Port au Prince, March 12 (RHC) -- Some 1,500 Haitians have launched a lawsuit against the United Nations, seeking compensation for victims of a cholera outbreak in the Caribbean country, attributed to the UN forces.... More
Tel Aviv, March 12 (RHC)-- Israel has passed a new electoral law that elevates the threshold of votes that political parties require in elections to gain seats in the country's parliament, known as the Knesset.... More
Beijing, March 12 (RHC)-- The search for the missing airliner that vanished en route from Malaysia to China is reportedly focusing on Malaysia’s west coast, far from the opposite coast where the plane last made contact with air traffic control. ... More
Tokyo, March 12 (RHC)-- Japan marked the third anniversary on Tuesday of the Fukushima Daiichi crisis, when a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami on its northeast coast. The twin disasters resulted in an unprecedented triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. ... More
Washington, March 12 (RHC)-- The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly approved a measure to overhaul prosecution of sexual assault in the military. Passed by a unanimous 97-to-0 vote, the bill scraps the century-old "good soldier defense" that allows defendants to present evidence during trial of a positive military character. ... More
Laredo, March 12 (RHC)-- Hundreds of people gathered on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border to support a group of youth seeking re-entry into the United States. It was the third action in two years in which people deported from Mexico tried to return to the U.S. without legal documents. ... More
Santiago de Chile, March 12 (RHC)-- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet received Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who headed the island’s delegation to her official swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday.... More
Santiago de Cuba, March 12 (RHC)-- Two floral tributes, on behalf of Revolution leader Fidel Castro and by President Raul Castro, were placed in homage to the combatants of the Frank Pais 2nd Eastern Guerrilla Front on the 56th anniversary of its creation.... More
Havana, March 12 (RHC)-- Cuban Parliament President Esteban Lazo met on Tuesday with Truong Hoa Binh, President of the People’s Supreme Court of Vietnam, who is on a working visit to the island.... More
Havana, March 12 (RHC)-- The Cuban achievements in the field of neurological rehabilitation will be presented at the NeuroRehabana 2014 International Congress, which opens Wednesday in Havana.... More
Havana, March 12 (RHC)-- The number of cell phone lines in Cuba increased six fold over the past five years as a result of the development of those services, according to official sources.... More
Santiago de Chile, March 12 (RHC)-- The foreign ministers with the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) are analyzing in Santiago de Chile the situation of violence that has taken place in Venezuela for a month now, during an extraordinary meeting called by the Bolivarian government headed by President Nicolas Maduro.... More
Caracas, March 12 (RHC)-- A huge march is being held by Venezuelan youth in Caracas in support of the national dialog called by the Bolivarian government and as a call for peace and life. ... More
Santiago de Chile, March 12 (RHC)-- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet received Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who headed the island’s delegation to her official swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday.... More
Santiago de Cuba, March 12 (RHC)-- Two floral tributes, on behalf of Revolution leader Fidel Castro and President Raul Castro, were placed in homage to the combatants of the Frank Pais 2nd Eastern Guerrilla Front on the 56th anniversary of its creation. ... More
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