Lima, May 29 (Andina-RHC) -- Peruvian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an annualized rate of 4.8 percent from January to March this year, Banco de Credito del Peru (BCP) has reported, citing figures released by the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) of Peru.... More


Tripoli, May 29 (RHC)-- Former Libyan General Khalifa Haftar has resumed airstrikes on the eastern city of Benghazi. A military jet carried out multiple raids against a militia camp in Benghazi on Wednesday.... More


Brasilia, May 29 (Mercopress-RHC) -- Brazil, Argentina and Chile presidents figure among the list of the 25 most powerful women in the world according to the latest release from Forbes.... More


New York, May 29 (RHC)-- During a major foreign policy speech on Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama said Washington would continue to use military force unilaterally "when our core interests demand it."... More


Washington, May 29 (RHC)-- The National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has spoken out in his first interview with a U.S. television network. In his comments, Snowden rejected U.S. government attempts to dismiss his views by painting him as a "low-level analyst."... More


Abuja, May 29 (RHC)-- More than 30 people have been killed in the Boko Haram’s latest attack in Nigeria. Militants struck a military base in the state of Yobe, killing dozens of government forces. ... More


Washington, May 29 (NNN-Xinhua) -- Four acoustic pings detected during the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 are not likely from the plane's black boxes, CNN quoted a U.S. navy official as saying on Wednesday.... More


Bogotá, May 28 (PL-RHC) -- In Bogotá, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has pointed out that the intention of his rival in the presidential race, Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, to suspend the talks with the FARC guerrillas temporarily if he wins the election would end the peace process.... More


Washington, May 28 (RHC)-- The United States has advised its citizens in Libya to leave the North African country immediately with the crisis there deepening fast. The U.S. State Department issued the warning on Tuesday in its latest travel advisory for Libya, where militia battles have plunged the country into chaos.... More


La Paz, May 28 (PL-RHC) -- The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) will provide its full support to the Summit of the Group of 77 plus China (G-77), scheduled for June 14th and 15th.... More


Tripoli, May 28 (RHC)-- The United States is sending a warship with 1,000 Marines into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya to boost the American forces already deployed in the region, a U.S. military official says.... More


Santiago de Chile, May 28 (PL-RHC)-- A majority of Chileans support President Michelle Bachelet's plan for Constitutional, educational, fiscal and electoral reforms, an opinion poll showed.... More


Cairo, May 28 (RHC)-- Egypt's electoral commission says about 37 percent of the country's eligible voters have cast ballots in two days of presidential election. According to electoral commission chief Abdel Aziz Salman, the turnout by the end of the second day on Tuesday stood at about 37 percent of the 53 million electorate.... More


Moscow, May 28 (PL-RHC) -- Important mutually-beneficial agreements are expected to be signed during the state visit to Russia this week by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elías Jaua, according to a diplomatic source.... More


Caracas, May 28 (PL-RHC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has appointed Luis Motta and Nicia Maldonado as state Ministers of the Strategic Integral Development Regions (REDI) Central and Guayana, respectively.... More


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