Havana, January 30 (RHC) -– The Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) underlined in its final declaration its determination to strengthen the regional space among Latin American and Caribbean countries and, at the same time, ratified its full support for Argentina's claim over the Malvinas Islands.... More
Beijing, January 30 (RHC) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday congratulated the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) on its successful second summit and lauded its approval of a special statement on the establishment of a China-CELAC forum.... More
Buenos Aires, January 30 (RHC) -– Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez underwent tests for an incident of lumbago or back pain at a Buenos Aires hospital on Wednesday afternoon, according to an official release from the hospital and the Government House Public Communication Office. ... More
Geneva, January 30 (RHC)-- UN-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi says there is a "quite large" gap between rival sides in the Geneva II conference. ... More
Washington, January 30 (RHC)-- Western nations have doubled arms supplies to mercenaries fighting the Syrian government, according to report amid ongoing talks on the Arab country’s crisis. The United States increased more than twice its supply of light weaponry and munitions to militants linked to the so-called Free Syrian Army's Supreme Military Command during the month of January. ... More
Kabul, January 30 (RHC)-- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, is pressuring Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign the so-called bilateral security agreement with the United States. ... More
Gaza City, January 30 (RHC)-- An Israeli drone has reportedly crashed in the southern Gaza Strip near the coastal sliver’s border with Israel. The drone apparently fell east of the city of Rafah on Wednesday, the Palestinian Ma’an News Agency reported. ... More
Madrid, January 30 (RHC)-- Spain’s economic recession is taking its toll on children’s well-being with more than one-third of Spanish children living at risk of poverty. The aid charity Save the Children blamed the mounting child poverty on the government’s crippling austerity measures, saying the austerity policy has worsened the situation. ... More
Ramallah, January 30 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian teenager north of the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. The 19-year-old, named Mohammad Mubarak, was killed just north of the Ofra settlement on Wednesday. ... More
United Nations, January 30 (RHC)-- The United Nations Security Council has approved a new deployment of European soldiers to the Central African Republic. The move comes amid continued warnings the country’s sectarian conflict between Christian and Muslims could turn into a genocide. ... More
New York, January 30 (RHC)-- At least 11 people have been arrested in a protest outside the annual shareholders meeting of the agribusiness giant Monsanto. ... More
Havana, January 30 (RHC)-- Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro met with several Latin American presidents who attended the 2nd Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.... More
Havana, January 30 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro met with Mexican head of state Enrique Peña Nieto on Wednesday afternoon. ... More
Havana, January 30 (RHC)-- The Declaration of Havana, adopted on Wednesday by the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, reaffirmed the role of the bloc as a regional space for dialog and political coordination.... More
Havana, January 30 (RHC)-- President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro stressed the need for integration in the region and the respectful acknowledgement of differences between countries.... More
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