Kabul, January 13 (RHC)-- An unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the U.S. military in Afghanistan has crashed in the country’s western province of Herat, according to local security officials.... More
Managua, January 13 (RHC)-– The government of Nicaragua announced over the weekend that the construction of a massive inter-oceanic canal in through that Central American nation will begin at the end of 2014.... More
London, January 13 (RHC)-- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been asked to examine the actions of former British cabinet members and troops over claims of torture in Iraq. The European Centre for Constitutional Human Rights (ECCHR) and the Public Interest Lawyers (PIL) firm said in a statement that they have filed a joint complaint to the ICC, calling for a probe into British war crimes in the war-torn country.... More
Santiago de Chile, January 13 (RHC)-- Struggling with an increase in forest fires, Chile's National Forest Corporation (Conaf) has requested international help to control the blazes, media reported Sunday.... More
United Nations, January 13 (RHC)-- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says thousands of South Sudanese people have fled to neighboring countries in the wake of deadly violence between government troops and rebels.... More
San Juan, January 13 (RHC)-- An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted Puerto Rico early on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).... More
Bangui, January 13 (RHC)-- The Red Cross in the Central African Republic (CAR) has confirmed 13 deaths in two days of consecutive intense clashes in the country’s capital Bangui since Michel Djotodia announced his resignation from the presidency.... More
Tel Aviv, January 13 (RHC)-- Israel’s former prime minister, Ariel Sharon, has died at a hospital in Tel Aviv after eight years in coma, Israeli media reported. Israeli Army Radio said the former premier died on Saturday at the age of 85. ... More
Kabul, January 13 (RHC)-- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered the release of 72 prisoners in defiance of U.S. pressure. The Barack Obama administration says the prisoners were involved in killing U.S. troops and Afghan civilians, but Karzai says there is insufficient evidence to warrant their continued detention. ... More
New Delhi, January 13 (RHC)-- An Indian diplomat whose arrest sparked a rift between India and the United States has returned to her home country. ... More
Havana, January 13 (RHC)-- Cuban Parliament President Esteban Lazo inaugurated a scale model of the city of Trinidad, in central Sancti Spiritus province, as part of commemorations for the 500th anniversary of the founding of the old villa. ... More
Madrid, January 13 (RHC)-- Madrid’s emblematic Puerta de Sol or Sun Door was the site where Spanish activists gathered this weekend to demand the release of four Cuban anti-terrorist fighters held in U.S. jails since 1998.... More
Havana, January 13 (RHC)-- Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for the Americas and Europe, Mayid Tajt Ravanchi, announced a 10-day Latin American tour that includes Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia.... More
Havana, January 13 (RHC)-- Colombian government representative at ongoing peace talks in Havana with the Revolutionary Armed Forces guerrilla group, Humberto de la Calle, traveled to Havana over the weekend to keep working for a peace accord.... More
Havana, January 13 (RHC)-- An exhibit of Bible-related relics was opened in Havana, which also displayed a series of funerary face packs of ancient Egypt, papyruses and other archaeological pieces. ... More
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