Panama City, May 21 (PL-RHC) -- Dengue cases continue to rise in the district of San Miguelito, in Panama City, where 850 cases have been reported so far this year, said the director of the Regional Office of Health, Milizbeth Ramos.... More


Washington, May 21 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration says it will release the secret government memo that authorizes the killings of Americans overseas. ... More


United Nations, May 21 (RHC)-- A senior United Nations official has called for an investigation into the deaths of two Palestinian teenagers shot dead last week by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.... More


Gaza City, May 21 (RHC)-- A humanitarian aid convoy has arrived in the besieged Gaza Strip as part of efforts to break the Israeli-imposed blockade of the impoverished Palestinian coastal enclave. According to a report on Press TV, the convoy entered the Gaza Strip through Egypt’s Rafah border crossing, carrying medical supplies and humanitarian assistance.... More


Panama City, May 20 (RHC) – Panama said on Monday it would restore consular relations with Venezuela in the coming days, months after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro broke diplomatic and economic ties, accusing Panama's government of siding with the U.S.-backed right-wing opposition.... More


Cairo, May 20 (RHC)-- At least three Egyptian soldiers have been killed and several others wounded as gunmen attack a security checkpoint near al-Azhar University in the capital Cairo. The attack took place near the university's dormitory in Nasr City on Monday night.... More


Montevideo, May 20 (NNN-RHC) -- Uruguay Foreign Minister Luis Almagro said that the political situation in Venezuela makes it quite improbable that the three-times postponed and since delayed MERCOSUR summit can effectively take place in Caracas sometime in the next two months.... More


Istanbul, May 20 (RHC)-- Turkish media reports say the government in Ankara had rejected earlier calls to investigate the safety of mines in the Soma region, weeks prior to the recent deadly mine explosion in the country.... More


Sarajevo, May 19 (RHC)-- Dozens of people have been killed and tens of thousands have been displaced after unprecedented flooding in the Balkans. An estimated three months worth of rain hit the region in just three days.... More


Caracas, May 19 (RHC) -- Venezuela has accused the United States of interfering in its affairs, saying Caracas will file a complaint against Washington at the United Nations.... More


Bogotá, May 19 (RHC) -- Colombia's presidential election campaign closed Sunday, a week before voters are scheduled to cast their ballots on May 25th.... More


Tripoli, May 19 (RHC)-- Dozens of people were killed in Libya over the weekend in attacks by forces loyal to a renegade former general. Khalifa Haftar, who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi, launched an offensive in Benghazi in what he called a bid to root out Islamist militants. ... More


Paris, May 19 (RHC)--West African countries have declared a "war" on the militant group Boko Haram following last month’s kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls. At a meeting in Paris, heads of state from Nigeria and its neighbors declared the Boko Haram a threat to all of Africa. ... More


Bogotá, May 19 (RHC) -– At least 31 children and one adult have been killed in an incident during which a bus with dozens of passengers caught fire in a city in northern Colombia.... More


Ramallah, May 19 (RHC)-- Funerals were held in the occupied West Bank over the weekend for two Palestinians shot dead during the annual Nakba Day protest. ... More


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