Baghdad, February 4 (RHC)-- In Iraq, a group of suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a government building in Baghdad, taking hostages and killing a number of people before security forces regained control. Reports on the precise death toll varied, with some tallies as high as 24.... More
Ramallah, February 4 (RHC)-- Israeli regime forces have raided a protest village in the Jordan Valley region of the occupied West Bank. According to reports, the Israeli troops stormed the al-Awdeh protest village, demolishing all tent structures there on Monday. The reports said that the soldiers also detained several activists. ... More
Ramallah, February 4 (RHC)-- The funeral for two Palestinian victims, whose remains were held by the Israeli regime for over a decade, has been held in the occupied West Bank. On Monday, thousands of people attended the funeral for Ayat al-Akhras, from Duheisha refugee camp, and Daoud Abu Swayy, from the village of Artas, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.... More
Moscow, February 4 (RHC)-- An adviser to Edward Snowden has ruled out plea talks with the U.S. government unless Snowden is offered amnesty. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said last week he is open to meeting with Snowden’s lawyers, but ruled out the prospect of amnesty or clemency. ... More
Ottawa, February 4 (RHC)-- The Canadian intelligence agency has defended spying through the wireless Internet service at a major airport, claiming it would not be able to locate its targets without the technology.... More
Luanda, February 4 (RHC)-- Cuban Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment, Elba Rosa Perez, paid tribute on Tuesday to the first Angolan President Agostinho Neto, at his memorial in the capital, Luanda.... More
Minsk, February 4 (RHC)-- Belarus and Cuba are currently considering new actions to boost the exchange of technology and products related to human and animal health, developed by the Cuba's Labiofam pharmaceutical enterprise.... More
Havana, February 4 (RHC)-- Nearly 50 researchers from Mexico, Ecuador and Cuba are holding the 7th International Conference on the Cultural Heritage of Ibero-American Nations in the eastern Cuban city of Bayamo.... More
Havana, February 4 (RHC)-- Haitian ambassador to Cuba Jean Victor Geneus thanked Cubans for their assistance of the Haitian people and recalled the 110th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two sister Caribbean nations. ... More
Havana, February 4 (RHC)-- A group of young people in the eastern Cuban province of Granma will climb to the top of the Caracas Mountain, 1,200 meters above sea level, to pay tribute on Tuesday to Bolivarian leader Hugo Chavez on the first anniversary of his death, which will be commemorated on March 5th.... More
The house where 19th century Cuban poetess, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, was born was declared a National Monument on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the establishment of Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe, today known as Camagüey. ... More
Havana, February 3 (RHC) -- Negotiators for the government of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos arrived in Cuba this Sunday to resume peace talks with representatives of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) militias.... More
Baghdad, February 3 (RHC)-- At least 21 more people have been killed and several others injured in violent attacks in and around Baghdad and north of the Iraqi capital, according to security and hospital sources.... More
United Nations, February 3 (RHC)-- The United Nations has censured the Israeli regime for demolishing 36 Palestinian homes in the Jordan Valley. James Rawley, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the occupied Palestinian territories, released a statement calling for a halt in such actions in the occupied West Bank.... More
San José, February 3 (RHC) -- None of the 13 candidates in Costa Rica's presidential race succeeded in winning the required number of votes for an outright victory, leaving the two leading players facing a run-off next month, the electoral authority said late Sunday.... More
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