Guatemala City, August 26 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina on Monday signed a governmental decree declaring a state of calamity in 17 of the country's 22 departments, where as many as 200,000 rural and indigenous families whose livelihoods depend solely on farming are said to have been affected by a severe drought in those areas and a potential famine.... More
Washington, August 26 (RHC)-- The United States is sending spy drones and manned surveillance flights over Syria in the latest step toward possible airstrikes against Islamic State militants there. ... More
Gaza City, August 25 (RHC)-- Israel has leveled a 12-story apartment building and a seven-story office building as it continues its bombardment of Gaza. According to Agence France-Presse, more than 100 Palestinians have been killed since Israel resumed airstrikes last week. ... More
Damascus, August 25 (RHC)-- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem has warned the United States against carrying out airstrikes on the Takfiri ISIL terrorists inside Syria without Damascus’ consent. Muallem said at a news conference in Damascus on Monday that any such attack without the approval of the Syrian government would be considered as a violation of his country’s sovereignty and an act of aggression. ... More
La Paz, August 25 (PL-RHC) -- The XX Sao Paulo Forum opens today in La Paz, capital of Bolivia with discussions focussed on integration of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.... More
Caracas, August 25 (NNN-RHC) -- On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro issued a decree to strictly ban the exportation of products that are on the list of the basic diet of Venezuelans.... More
Washington, August 25 (RHC)-- The United States is considering the possibility of sending 300 more troops to Iraq to provide additional security at American diplomatic installations, a senior U.S. official says. The anonymous government agent said that the U.S. State Department has made the request for additional troops. ... More
Santo Domingo, August 25 (NNN-RHC) -- One person has been swept away and 4,000 displaced when heavy rains from a newly forming tropical depression slammed into the Dominican Republic, authorities said.... More
San Francisco, August 25 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, the San Francisco Bay Area has been rocked by its strongest earthquake in 25 years. ... More
Lima, August 25 (Xinhua-RHC) -- A 7-magnitude earthquake jolted a thinly-populated region of central Peru at 2321 GMT on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.... More
Cairo, August 23 (RHC) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called for a quick resumption of Egypt-mediated talks between Israel and the Palestinians that have so-far failed to stop the bloody conflict in Gaza.... More
Mexico City, August 23 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Mexico has witnessed a substantial decrease in crimes such as murders, kidnappings, extortion and robbery in comparison with last year, according to President Enrique Peña Nieto.... More
Monrovia, August 23 (RHC) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the alarm about the Ebola outbreak in the West African countries, warning of the epidemic’s “unprecedented” extent and speed.... More
MOSCOW, Aug. 23 (RHC) -- The Russian humanitarian convoy that had delivered aid to Ukraine's conflict-hit Lugansk region has returned to Russia, local media reported Saturday.... More
Gaza City, August 22 (RHC)-- Israel is continuing its military assault on the Gaza Strip, with the Palestinian news agency Ma’an reporting that five people have been killed today and at least 38 on Thursday.... More
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