Washington, July 19 (RHC)-- The top lawyer at General Motors has faced a grilling before a U.S. Senate committee over the company’s failure to address an ignition switch defect for more than a decade. The defect, which prompted the recall of millions of cars, has been linked to at least 13, but potentially hundreds, of deaths.... More
Quito, July 18 (PL-RHC) -- Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño has described as “historic” the meeting between BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and the Union of South American nations (Unasur), official sources said.... More
Gaza City, July 18 (RHC)-- Israel has launched a ground invasion in the besieged Gaza Strip as the Palestinian death toll from Israeli airstrikes and shelling reaches 247. ... More
Kaula Lumpur, July 18 (RHC)-- A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 298 people has exploded and crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing everyone on board. U.S. and Ukrainian officials claim the Boeing 777 was shot down by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile, but it is unclear who shot the missile. ... More
Moscow, July 18 (RHC)-- Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who revealed Washington’s spying programs last year, says he is not a Russian spy. ... More
Brasilia, July 18 (Mercopress-RHC) --The first president of the BRICS New Development Bank will be from India and the position will rotate every five years among Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, a joint statement from the leaders said.... More
Havana, July 18 (RHC) – Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed in Brasilia the development of solid relations with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and set up an investment and financial fund for the region.... More
Havana, July 18 (RHC) –- Colombia’s Revolutionary Armed Forces-People’s Army (FARC-EP) and the Juan Manuel Santos administration considered and approved the way for direct participation at the peace talks by the victims of the Colombian armed conflict, according to a joint communiqué issued by the parties.... More
Brasilia, July 17 (RHC) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Wednesday that the development bank to be set up by the emerging-market bloc of BRICS is not against the International Monetary Fund (IMF).... More
Buenos Aires, July 17 (PL-RHC) -- The Argentinian government has deplored a paid announcement on the vulture funds published by the Clarin and La Nación newspapers asserting that the country is undergoing a technical suspension of payments.... More
Fortaleza, July 16 (Xinhua-RHC) -- BRICS, the emerging-market bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, has announced plans to establish a $100 million development bank and a Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA).... More
Caracas, July 16 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said in Caracas on Tuesday that the decisions taken at a BRICS summit will change the course of the 21st century.... More
Gaza City, July 16 (RHC)-- Thirty percent of the Palestinians killed by the Israeli offensive against the blockaded Gaza Strip are women and children, according to a report. On Tuesday, the figure was announced according to a DPA count based on a list of names provided by Gaza's Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qedra. ... More
Kabul, July 16 (RHC)-- The death toll from Tuesday’s massive bombing in Afghanistan has reached 89 people, all civilians. The blast hit a crowded market in the eastern province of Paktika. ... More
Washington, July 16 (RHC)-- As nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group continue in Vienna, two influential U.S. senators are calling for the imposition of more pressure on Tehran. The senators, Republican Lindsey Graham and Democratic Robert Menendez, urged other U.S. lawmakers to support demands that Iran accept at least two decades of tough international inspections of its nuclear program, before Congress would agree to ease sanctions. ... More
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