New York, January 22 (RHC)-- Amnesty International says Washington's continued operation of the notorious detention camp at Guantánamo and the torture of detainees there is a prime example of the U.S. double standard on human rights.... More


Tel Aviv, January 22 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again threatened Hamas, saying he will teach the Palestinian resistance movement a lesson very soon. Speaking in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu said: "We have a very clear policy and we respond forcefully against whoever hurts us." ... More


Islamabad, January 22 (RHC)-- At least 22 Shia pilgrims returning from Iran are killed when a powerful bomb explosion hit their bus in the restive Balochistan Province in southwest Pakistan.... More


Managua, January 22 (RHC)-- Nicaragua attracted 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2013, up 17 percent from the previous year, state-run investment agency ProNicaragua said Tuesday.... More


Cairo, January 22 (RHC)-- Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is to stand trial on charges of conspiring with foreign groups to carry out terrorist attacks. Egypt's prosecutor general said on Tuesday that Morsi will stand trial on February 16th for alleged espionage and conspiracy charges.... More


Gaza City, January 22 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have launched another airstrike on the blockaded Gaza Strip, with initial reports indicating there have been at least two deaths. In the attack, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, an Israeli fighter jet targeted a vehicle in the city of Beit Hanoun in northeast Gaza.... More


Tokyo, January 22 (RHC)-- Voters on the Japanese island of Okinawa have re-elected a mayor opposed to the relocation of a major U.S. military base. Local officials agreed to a deal last month that would move the base from a densely populated urban area to a more remote location. ... More


Havana, January 22 (RHC)-- Members of Puerto Rican Independence-oriented organizations will come to Havana in the context of the Second Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, which will promote the membership of Puerto Rico.... More


Havana, January 22 (RHC)-- Brazil will boost the number of Cuban doctors contracted under the Mais Médicos program to 11,000, the Brazilian ambassador in Havana announced Tuesday.... More


Asuncion, January 22 (RHC)-- The president of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes, will attend the 2nd summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), to be held here in Havana, Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga said Tuesday.... More


Havana, January 22 (RHC)-– The Universities of Havana and the Mexican state of Campeche signed an agreement Tuesday to promote joint academic and research projects, Prensa Latina reported.... More


Havana, January 22 (RHC)-- Two German ships carrying high school students and professors will arrive in Cuba's westernmost province of Pinar del Río in February as part of an academic overseas program that will take them to several nations in the region, officials said.... More


Havana, January 22 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes said that the upcoming 20th Congress of the Confederation of Cuban Workers, the CTC, will focus on the defense of the socialist revolution and describe it as a revolutionary forum of the proletariat in a country that is implementing a process of change and transformations. ... More


The Cuban National Ballet Company will dedicate the 24th International Ballet Festival in late October and early November to honor the memory of famous English playwright, writer and poet, William Shakespeare.... More


Bolivia, Iran to Strengthen Ties

La Paz, January 21 (RHC-NNN) -- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister D. Majid Takht confirmed on Monday his country's willingness to strengthen friendship and cooperation ties with Bolivia.... More


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