Bogotá, May 31 (NNN-RHC), --Police drug enforcement strategies in Colombia that encourage a focus on arrest numbers are part of the continuing problems the country has in reducing the prevalence of drug addiction and its related criminal activity, according to a Colombia-based researcher.... More


Washington, May 30 (RHC)-- The U.S. National Security Agency is listening and recording almost every cellphone call in the Bahamas, an archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean, leaked documents show.... More


Paris, May 31 (Mercopress-RHC), --French Finance Minister, Michel Sapin, praised Argentina’s agreement with Paris Club creditors, saying it highlights the country’s effort to “normalize its relations with creditors.”... More


La Paz, May 31 (NNN-RHC), -- On Friday, Bolivia inaugurated the first segment of the world’s highest cable car railway line in the world. The cable line is called Mi Teleférico, or My Cable Car. It carries passengers six miles and 13,000 feet above sea level between La Paz and its neighboring city, El Alto.... More


LIMA, May 31 (Andina-RHC), --Aiming to increase current bilateral trade from US$1.5 billion to US$2 billion between Peru and India, the South American nation is looking to take the proposal of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the newly-formed Narendra Modi government.... More


La Paz, May 30 (NNN-RHC) -- Bolivian President, Evo Morales, inaugurated an international Women's Summit in eastern Santa Cruz in the lead up to the upcoming Group of 77 plus China Summit in June.... More


Washington, May 30 (Mercopress-RHC) -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to impose sanctions on Venezuelans responsible for human rights abuses during anti-government protests, despite President Obama administration worries that they could threaten talks seeking to ease the unrest.... More


Cairo, May 30 (RHC)-- Egyptian General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is poised for an overwhelming victory in Egypt’s presidential elections, with partial returns showing him taking more than 90 percent of the vote. ... More


Caracas, May 29 (NNN-RHC) -- Venezuelan authorities said they uncovered a plot by opposition leaders, international financiers and officials backed by the U.S. State Department to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro and take over the country.... More


Baghdad, May 29 (RHC)-- Over 60 people have been killed and scores of others injured in the latest wave of violence hitting Iraq. Two car bomb blasts in the northern city of Mosul on Wednesday left nearly two dozen people dead, among them soldiers and medical staff. ... More


Moscow, May 29 (Mercopress-RHC) -- Argentina has been formally invited to take part in a BRICS summit to be held in Brazil next month. Moscow's Kremlin also ratified support to Buenos Aires in its long-standing dispute with the UK over the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands.... More


La Paz, May 29 (PL-RHC) -- A "Women's Summit" will be held prior to the meeting of the Group of 77 plus China (G-77) in Bolivia to show the transformation of society to favor Bolivian women.... More


Lima, May 29 (Andina-RHC) -- Peru's Air Force (FAP) is expected to receive a delivery of eight new Russian-made helicopters in November, with an additional 16 to come in 2015, according to Peruvian Defense Minister, Pedro Cateriano.... More


Asunción, May 29 (PL-RHC) -- Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes vetoed a resolution approved by the local Congress, which increases the pension income for teachers, so teachers immediately announced the start of protests and emergency measures.... More


Port au Prince, May 29 (PL-RHC) -- A high-level commission from the UN and Haiti is targeting the elimination of cholera in Haiti where the disease has killed more than 8,300 people.... More


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