Damascus, March 20 (RHC-Xinhua) -- More than 45 percent of chemical weapons in Syria have been removed for destruction outside the country, the Syria-based joint mission said in a statement on Wednesday.... More


Ramallah, March 20 (RHC-NNN) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked U.S. President Barack Obama to press Israel to release Palestinian prisoners and freeze Israeli settlement for the extension of the peace talks ultimatum, a Palestinian official said on Wednesday.... More


Rio de Janeiro, March 20th (PL- RHC ) The Brazilian Association of Airlines said the restrictions to be implemented to the air traffic during the games of the Soccer World Cup will affect 800 flights.... More


Berlin, March 20 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) will meet on the Ukrainian crisis at a nuclear summit in The Hague next week, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Wednesday.... More


Jerusalem, March 20 (RHC-Agencies) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon have ordered the military to continue preparations for a possible strike on Iran's nuclear facilities during 2014, Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported on Wednesday.... More


Havana, March 21 (RHC) -- The International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five has called for a week of activities in their support next June 4th through the 11th.... More


Havana, March 20 (RHC) – Cuba's National Assembly will meet on Saturday, March 29th to debate and approve a new foreign investment law, whose main objective is to attract overseas capital and spur economic growth, the Cuban government announced on Wednesday.... More


Hanoi, March 20 (RHC) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official visit to Cuba later this month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Thursday.... More


Havana, Mar 20, (RHC), -- Heberprot-P, a safe and effective drug, developed in Cuba for the treatment of complex diabetic foot ulcers, has successfully reached the markets of 20 countries, said Luis Herrera, director of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB). ... More


Geneva, Mar 20, (RHC), – Cuba on Wednesday called for the total elimination of nuclear weapons before the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Switzerland .... More


Caracas, March 19th (RHC) -- The Venezuelan National Assembly agreed on Tuesday to investigate the involvement of opposition lawmaker Maria Machado in recent protests that have left 29 dead and more than 400 injured.... More


Moscow, March 19th (RHC) The Constitutional Court of Russia unanimously recognized the legitimacy of the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol to the Russian Federation, which was approved by President Vladimir Putin and leaders of that peninsula at southern Ukraine. ... More


Washington, March 19 (RHC) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned on Tuesday Russia's moves to formally annex Crimea.... More


Quito, March 19 (PL- RHC ) Experts from the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) will meet in the Ecuadorian capital next week to negotiate the creation of a regional body to solve controversial issues related to investment.... More


Caracas, March 19 (RHC ) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that the United States government will be the most affected if it decides to impose economic sanctions on the South American country over the recent violent actions that had left 29 dead and over 400 injured.... More


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