Columbus, January 21 (RHC)-- In the United States, the family of an Ohio man whose “agonizing” execution took nearly 25 minutes is to sue the state, saying the way he was executed was in violation of his constitutional rights.... More
Chicago, January 21 (RHC)-- The Archdiocese of Chicago has agreed to release thousands of internal documents that detail its internal handling of child sexual abuse by clergy members. ... More
Havana, January 21 (RHC)-– The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki–moon, will travel to Cuba next week to attend the 2nd Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).... More
Havana, January 21 (RHC)-– A major international commission of inquiry into the case of the Cuban Five will be held in London on March 7th and 8th, where participants will hear first-hand testimonies from family members, Cuban victims of terrorism, legal experts, international jurors, human rights campaigners, academics and politicians.... More
Havana, January 21 (RHC)-- Cuba is calling on fellow member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to back a proposal to declare the region a nuclear-free zone, a top official said Monday.... More
Havana, January 21 (RHC)-– The 33rd Sundance Independent Movie Festival, held in Salt Lake City, United States, premiered a film that exposes the mistreatment of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in U.S.-occupied Cuban territory.... More
Havana, January 21 (RHC)-– A Russian convicted of hate crimes has been arrested in Cuba and could soon be extradited to Moscow, a Russian diplomat in Havana told AFP Monday.... More
Argentina, Cuba, Mexico and Colombia are the countries which sent the most entries to the 55th Casa de las Américas Literary Prize competition that got underway on the island Monday.... More
United Nations, January 20 (RHC-UN-CMC) -- The United Nations has announced the allocation of US$6 million for emergency aid operations for the “neglected crisis” in Haiti.... More
Caracas, January 20 (RHC-AVN) --- President Nicolas Maduro has reaffirmed his invitation to Venezuelans to create a social program to pacify the country.... More
Río de Janeiro, January 20 (RHC-PL) -- Brazil has pledged 300,000 U.S. dollars to support United Nations humanitarian efforts in Syria, the Foreign Ministry announced over the weekend.... More
Bogota, January 20 (RHC-NNN) -- The Colombian Air Force killed nine members of the guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Sunday during a military operation in the country's eastern department of Arauca, local newspaper El Tiempo reported.... More
Baghdad, January 20 (RHC)-- Seven bomb blasts across the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have left at least 26 people dead and 67 others injured.... More
Gaza City, January 20 (RHC)-- Two Palestinians have been wounded in the latest Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip. The Israeli drone strike targeted a motorcycle in north of the Gaza City, leaving its rider in critical condition. Reports say a 12-year-old boy who was standing nearby suffered moderate head wounds in the raid.... More
Bangui, January 20 (RHC)-- Gunmen have killed at least 22 Muslims, including three children, who were fleeing sectarian violence in the Central African Republic (CAR). Robert Lankenau, with Save the Children, said in a statement issued over the weekend that some 50 others were injured in the attack. ... More
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