Caracas, June 20 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Latin America's armed forces are increasingly working together to ensure peace in the region and promote unity, Ecuadoran Defense Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa said Thursday.... More
Ramallah, June 20 (RHC)-- New clashes have erupted in the occupied West Bank as part of an Israeli crackdown over the kidnapping of three teenagers. At least one Palestinian teenager was killed today when Israeli soldiers opened fire near Hebron. ... More
Montevideo, June 20 (PL-RHC) -- The first Uruguayan satellite, Antelsat, was launched into space Friday, on occasion of the 250th birthday of leader Jose Gervasio Artigas.... More
Islamabad, June 20 (RHC)-- A Pakistani military offensive against the Taliban has reportedly displaced tens of thousands of people. Agence France-Presse reports more than 90,000 have fled their homes in North Waziristan since last month. ... More
Santiago de Chile, June 20 (Xinhua-RHC) -- An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale shook Chile's northern regions of Antofagasta and Tarapaca on Thursday, the National Seismological Center (CNS) reported.... More
Washington, June 20 (RHC)-- A U.S. military tribunal has charged an Iraqi prisoner at the U.S. Army prison at Guantánamo with war crimes. Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi is accused of plotting and ordering attacks on Western troops in Afghanistan. He has been held at Guantánamo for more than seven years, and is classified as one of 16 "high-value" prisoners. ... More
Santo Domingo, June 20 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina, discussed trade on Thursday, according to reports from Santo Domingo.... More
Washington, June 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has unveiled new measures aimed at protecting marine life from pollution and over-fishing. The United States will create the world’s largest ocean preserves by expanding federally protected waters in the Pacific Ocean. ... More
Atlanta, June 20 (RHC)-- A mosquito-transmitted illness called the Chikungunya Virus, has now spread to the United States.... More
Washington, June 19 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama says he does not need congressional approval about his upcoming decision on possible military intervention in Iraq, where al-Qaeda-linked militants have taken over several cities.... More
Bogota, June 19 (PL-RHC) – U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden has reiterated his country's support of the Colombian peace process, whose importance for the region was highlighted during a meeting with President Juan Manuel Santos.... More
Santiago de Chile, June 19 (PL-RHC) -- Shrugging off opposition criticism, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet reached her first 100 days Wednesday as head of Government, with a result said to be positive and a high rate of popularity.... More
Washington, June 19 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration has reportedly conditioned military intervention in Iraq on the resignation of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. ... More
Caracas, June 19 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Officials from the member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) pledged Wednesday to eradicate hunger and poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2024.... More
Gaza City, June 19 (RHC)-- Israeli warplanes have once again targeted several spots in the besieged Gaza Strip in the latest attack against the Palestinians. The airstrike was carried out in early hours of Thursday on northern Gaza Strip and Gaza City.... More
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