Quito, May 24 (RHC-Agencies)-- Ecuador’s Environment Minister Lorena Tapia has awarded the state oil company Petroamazonas an environmental licence to exploit the Tiputini and Tambococha fields in the country's eastern Amazon region.... More
Washington, May 24 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama is "concerned and angry" over allegations that dozens of veterans may have died waiting for appointments at a Phoenix veterans hospital, according to White House press secretary Jay Carney.... More
Tehran, May 24 (RHC)-- The next round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) may be held in mid-June, says an informed Iranian source.... More
Brasilia, May 23 (PL-RHC) -- Brazilian President Dilma Roussef has regained people's backing over the past few weeks with 40 percent of voter intention, which would apparently secure her re-election in a first round on October 5th.... More
United Nations, May 23 (RHC)-- Russia and China have once again vetoed a Western-backed resolution at the UN Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court. Moscow and Beijing used their veto power on Thursday for the fourth time to abort a resolution against Syria.... More
Bogotá, May 23 (PL-RHC) -- Several road closures, prohibition on alcohol, ban on carrying weapons and suspension of bikeways service are some measures being taken for the presidential election on Sunday, which will be guarded by about 10,000 soldiers.... More
Damascus, May 23 (RHC)-- The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) says the last batch of Syria's chemical weapons has been packed and will be taken out of the country as soon as the security situation permits.... More
Santiago, May 23 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Lackluster economic performance expected in Latin America is likely to stall employment in 2014, a new study shows.... More
Port au Prince, May 23 (PL-RHC) -- In Port au Prince, the Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent Lamothe, welcomed the approval of a bill on naturalization by the Congress of the Dominican Republic.... More
Ramallah, May 23 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Authority's caretaker Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has secured a consensus between two main political factions of Hamas and Fatah to lead the new Palestinian unity government.... More
Washington, May 23 (RHC)-- U.S. activists have vowed to continue their struggle to force the closing of the illegal U.S. prison at Guantanamo. ... More
Kabul, May 22 (RHC)-- At least 21 people, most of them security forces, have been killed in militant attacks across Afghanistan. According to official reports, a large group of militants targeted several police checkpoints in Yamgan district of the northeastern Badakhshan province, killing six policemen and wounding three others.... More
Bogotá, May 22 (Mercopress-RHC) -- Former Costa Rican President José María Figueres has begun the deployment of 64 international experts and observers in Colombia ahead of the country’s presidential election on Sunday, May 25th.... More
Lima, May 22 (NNN-RHC) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting Peru during a forthcoming five-nation tour of South America, a government source said on Wednesday.... More
Abuja, May 22 (RHC)-- At least 48 people have been killed in the latest suspected assault from Nigeria’s Boko Haram. Three villages were attacked in overnight raids near Chibok, the town where the Boko Haram seized nearly 300 schoolgirls last month. ... More
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