Montevideo, July 28 (PL-RHC) -- President Jose Mujica of Uruguay will attend the tribute to the late president Hugo Chávez of Venezuela in Caracas and the upcoming Summit of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) in the Venezuelan capital, the presidency in Montevideo has confirmed.... More


Washington, July 28 (RHC)-- Former Republican Party nominee for U.S. President Mitt Romney would defeat President Barack Obama in the popular vote if a rematch of the 2012 U.S. presidential election were held today, a new poll shows.... More


Bogota, July 28 (PL-RHC) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Bogota on Monday for a two-day official visit to Colombia, diplomatic sources say.... More


Bogota, July 26 (PL-RHC), -- The guerrilla group, People's Liberation Army (EPL), which operates in some regions of Colombia, has expressed its desire to join the peace process.... More


Gaza City, July 26 (RHC),-- The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip has reached 1,030 as new attacks kill more civilians and spark the largest West Bank protests in decades. Gaza City, July 26 (RHC),-- The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip has reached 1,030 as new attacks kill more civilians and spark the largest West Bank protests in decades. ... More


DAMASCUS, July 26 (Xinhua) -- As many as 85 government soldiers have been killed over the past two days as a result of attacks launched by the so-called Islamic State (IS) on a military base in Syria's northern al-Raqqa province, activists said Saturday.... More


Beijing, July 26 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's just concluded visit to Latin America has raised international confidence in emerging-market economies, says Foreign Minister Wang Yi.... More


Washington, July 26 (Xinhua-RHC),-- The Presidents of the United States and three Central American countries met on Friday to discuss their collaboration to address an influx of minors and families crossing the U.S. border with Mexic... More


Bamako, July 25 (RHC)-- Mali's president says the wreckage of the Air Algérie Flight AH5017 has been found in a remote area of his country. Reuters quoted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita: "I have just been informed that the wreckage has been found between Aguelhok and Kidal."... More


Buenos Aires, July 25 (Telam-RHC) –- Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez reiterated that her country "will not go into default" because it did pay the bondholders of its restructured debt “in due time and form.”... More


Brasilia, July 25 (RHC)-- Brazil has recalled its ambassador to Israel in protest at the Tel Aviv regime's "disproportionate use of force" in the besieged Gaza Strip. A statement released in Brasilia on Thursday said: "The Brazilian government considers unacceptable escalation of violence. We strongly condemn the disproportionate use of force by Israel in the Gaza Strip, from which large numbers of civilian casualties, including women and children, resulted."... More


Baghdad, July 25 (RHC)-- At least 21 people have been killed in two car bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad shortly after Iraqi lawmakers elected the country's new president. Iraqi police and hospital officials said on Thursday that the bombs exploded just seconds apart near a restaurant in the Karrada district, which is a busy area in the central part of Baghdad.... More


Buenos Aires, July 24 (PL-RHC) -- Argentina is participating in another meeting in New York, to discuss the lawsuit brought by the vulture funds, while strongly criticizing judge Thomas Griesa for turning his back on the settlement of that speculative conflict.... More


Gaza City, July 24 (RHC)-- A family of six, including two children, has been killed in the besieged Gaza Strip, raising the total death toll from Israel’s 17-day onslaught to 732.... More


Quito, July 24 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño said on Wednesday that the Bank of the South was an indispensable tool for the region, as his country made its first contribution to the institution.... More


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