Moscow, March 26 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Russia accused Ukrainian authorities Wednesday of violating a bilateral agreement on air transportation and putting air travelers at risk.... More


Damascus, March 26 (RHC-NNN) - The Syrian army on Tuesday thwarted rebels' offensive against a key military observation site, in the north-western province of Latakia, inflicting heavy losses upon the rebels, Syria's state media reported.... More


Caracas, March 26 (RHC) -- The Venezuelan Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced opposition politician Daniel Ceballos to one year in prison on charges of treason and civil rebellion.... More


Berlin, March 26 (RHC-Agencies) -- Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt has criticized the West for its Russia policy of imposing sanctions and stopping cooperation in the G8 amid the Ukraine crisis, according to media reports on Wednesday.... More


Kabul, March 26 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday utterly rejected rumors suggesting he would sign the controversial Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with Washington before he steps down to allow presence of a limited number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan after pullout of NATO-led troops from the country by the end of this year.... More


Brasilia, March 26 (RHC) -- A Brazilian official on Tuesday slammed the downgrade of his country's credit rating by Standard & Poor's, saying the rating agency is incompetent and Brazil's economy is solid, Xinhua news agency reported.... More


Moscow, March 26 (RHC-RIA Novosti) -- All military garrisons deployed in Crimea have raised Russian flags, the Russian General Staff said Wednesday.... More


Forest Fire Cuts Power in Caracas

Caracas, March 26 (RHC) – A forest fire on a mountain overlooking Caracas has knocked out power to the downtown area of the Venezuelan capital. ... More


Kuala Lumpur, March 26 (RHC-Bernama) -- New satellite images have detected 122 potential objects that may be related to the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 aircraft, approximately 2,557 km from Perth, Australia.... More


Asunción, March 26 (RHC) A general strike called in Paraguay by unions, farmer and social organizations has had a strong impact on several economic sectors following the large participation by the workers.... More


Washington, March 26 (RHC) US authorities announced that the number of deaths due to a landslide Saturday in the Northeastern state of Washington increased to 24, with 176 missing persons.... More


Georgetown, March 26 (RHC)-- The Caribbean Community, CARICOM, renewed its call on Tuesday for Washington to lift its over-50-year economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba and reiterated the bloc´s willingness to maintain close relations with the Caribbean island. ... More


Washington, March 26 (RHC) US authorities announced that the number of deaths due to a landslide Saturday in the Northeastern state of Washington increased to 24, with 176 missing persons.... More


Caracas, March 25 (RHC) – The committee of the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR -- called to follow the political dialogue in Venezuela -- is meeting in Caracas Tuesday and Wednesday, Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño announced.... More


Caracas, March 25 (RHC) -- Venezuela's National Assembly has stripped a hardline opposition member of her seat, after she accepted Panama's invitation to discuss her country's political crisis at a meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS).... More


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