Sport News Roundup June 5

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) paid tribute to recently deceased Cuban coach Eugenio George, recognized as the creator of Total Volleyball.... More


Caracas, June 5 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he will start judicial actions in the United States against alleged conspirators in a plot to kill him.... More


Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama is delaying a review of his administration’s controversial deportation practices until after the summer. ... More


Bogotá, June 5 (NNN-RHC) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says that he will abolish the military draft if re-elected and a peace deal is reached with the country's armed leftist rebels.... More


Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- In the United States, the country’s former top counter-terrorism official has said he believes President George W. Bush is guilty of war crimes for launching the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... More


Bridgetown, June 5 (PL-RHC) -- Dengue cases in the Caribbean increased five-fold in the last decade, according to the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO).... More


Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- A U.S. computer hacker who led a series of cyber-attacks on governments and corporations before turning FBI informant has avoided more time in prison. Hector Xavier Monsegur, known by his alias "Sabu," walked free after being sentenced to time served -- the seven months he has spent behind bars. ... More


New Orleans, June 5 (RHC)-- The oil giant BP is facing new fines for its 2010 Gulf oil spill following a new court ruling. On Wednesday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld a 2012 decision that BP and the company Anadarko Petroleum should be fined under the Clean Water Act. ... More


Tegucigalpa, June 5 (EFE-RHC) -- The Honduran government has created a new agency to attend to the needs of children at social risk after it dissolved the Honduran Institute of Children and the Family (IHNFA) earlier this week, due to alleged irregularities and violations of the rights of the minors, an official said.... More


Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- The relatives of three Americans killed in U.S. drone strikes in Yemen without trial say they would not appeal the dismissal of their lawsuit against Obama administration officials. ... More


Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- Activists and tech companies are holding a day of action today in the United States to promote greater on-line privacy. ... More


Asunción, June 5 (RHC) -- Nicaragua denounced on Wednesday Cuba's exclusion from the Organization of American States (OAS), saying that holding another Summit of the Americas without the Caribbean island's presence was impossible.... More


Paris, June 5 (RHC) -- The fine that U.S. authorities are set to impose on the French bank BNP Paribas could affect EU-US trade talks, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said Thursday. ... More


Havana, June 5 (RHC) -– The President of the Republic of Western Sahara and Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mohamed Abdelaziz concluded Wednesday a two-day official visit to Cuba, where he held talks with his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, as well as other high ranking officials.... More


Havana, June 5 (RHC) – Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes, member of the Politburo of the Cuban Communist Party, inaugurated on Wednesday in this city several buildings, on the occasion of the 500 th anniversary of the founding of the Villa del Espiritu Santo (Sancti Spiritus).... More


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