Damascus, January 9 (RHC)-- The United Nations has begun moving Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile out of the country as part of the disarmament program agreed to last year. ... More
Baghdad, January 9 (RHC)-- Nearly 100 people were killed in Iraq amid clashes between government forces and al-Qaeda-linked militants for control of two major cities. ... More
Havana, January 9 (RHC)-- The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, attended the inauguration of an Art Studio in a Havana neighborhood that has been revived and is now a flourishing cultural area, with restored and painted homes, paved streets and their boulevards filled with flowers. ... More
New York, January 9 (RHC)-- The Inter-religious Foundation for Community Organization, IFCO -- the parent organization of Pastors for Peace -- is reporting that it is under attack by the U.S. government tax-collection agency, the Internal Revenue Service. ... More
Tehran, January 8 (RHC)-- Iran has warned against imposition of new sanctions, saying fresh U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic will destroy the Geneva nuclear talks and the ensuing deal. Iran Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Marzieh Afkham, said: “Approval of any new sanctions will be tantamount to terminating the ongoing talks.” ... More
Havana, January 8 (RHC)-- Science is an important component and active actor for national development and plays a major role in the ongoing economic updating in the Cuban nation, said Science, Technology and the Environment Deputy Minister, Jose Santana, on the occasion of the upcoming celebration of the Day of Cuban Science on January 15th. ... More
Havana, January 8 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has declared his exchanges with his Dutch counterpart, Frans Timmermans, as fruitful. ... More
Boston, January 7 (RHC)-- Renowned U.S. philosopher and political commentator Noam Chomsky warns that the world is racing towards “environmental catastrophe” and “nuclear war” in 2014. Answering a question in an interview with Salon.com about the contemporary issues which particularly concern him, the U.S. scholar answered that there are two major problems from among a long list that are worth mentioning. ... More
Kabul, January 7 (RHC)-- At least nine people have been killed in a strike by a U.S. killer drone in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, according to media reports. The casualties come after the unmanned plane targeted a vehicle in the Momand Dara district of Nangarhar Province. ... More
Cienfuegos, January 7 (RHC)-- The Quality Control Laboratory at the huge Cienfuegos Oil Refinery, a project developed by Cuba with the support of the ALBA group of nations, has received technical certification for its ability to guarantee the highest quality of production. ... More
Havana, January 7 (RHC)-- The Secretary General of the Communist Party of Portugal, Jerónimo de Souza, said in Havana that his organization has historic links of friendship with Cuba.... More
Caracas, January 6 (RHC)-- The president of the Venezuelan Parliament Diosdado Cabello stressed in Caracas the growing unity of the Bolivarian Revolution and the people forged by the legacy of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez. ... More
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