Washington, January 16 (RHC)-- U.S. lawmakers are seeking to block President Barack Obama’s plan to shift control of the country’s drone campaign from the CIA to the Pentagon. Congress has moved to insert a secret provision in the $1.1 trillion government spending bill introduced this week that would preserve the spy agency’s role in lethal operations overseas. ... More
Kabul, January 16 (RHC)-- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned a U.S. airstrike, which has killed at least eight civilians in the northeastern region of Afghanistan. Karzai said on Wednesday that seven children and a woman were among the victims of the aerial attack in Parwan Province.... More
Washington, January 16 (RHC)-- In the U.S., members of the White House panel reviewing government surveillance have publicly rejected some of the National Security Agency’s key claims in justifying warrantless, mass spying. ... More
San Juan, January 16 (RHC)-- Teachers in Puerto Rico are on their second day of a two-day strike across the U.S.-territorial island in protest against cuts to their pensions. The two-day walkout was launched on the first day of classes after winter break on Tuesday against government cuts that educators said will force many workers into poverty.... More
Havana, January 16 (RHC)-- Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Abelardo Moreno has praised the landmark nuclear agreement recently signed between Iran and the six major world powers in Geneva. ... More
Mexico City, January 16 (RHC)-- Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto will pay a state visit to Cuba on January 28th and 29th, according to the Mexican Ministry of the Interior.... More
Havana, January 16 (RHC)-- Among priorities set by the Cuban government for the still new year is the re-design and renovation of the island's energy network to promote a more efficient use of energy and the development of renewable sources.... More
Havana, January 16 (RHC)-– The British daily Telegraph has reported that former British Treasury Minister Philip Oppenheimer has signed a deal with Cuba, which will allow his start-up business, ... More
Havana, January 16 (RHC)-- Cuba has been developing a system of special schools for the past 52 years to support families with children requiring special education programs. At present, the island has 400 special schools, with a total registration of 40.000 students.... More
Havana, January 16 (RHC)-- Cuba has issued a resolution to allow loans for the purchase of kitchen appliances.... More
Jan 15, -- In a trip with few precedents, the University of Tampa's defending national champion baseball team has arrived in Cuba to play four exhibition games on the Caribbean island.... More
Mexico City, January 15 (RHC)-– At least 12 people, including 9 civilians and 3 soldiers, have been killed in recent clashes between vigilante groups and government forces in Mexico’s western Michoacan state.... More
Cairo, January 15 (RHC)-- Clashes with police left as many as 11 dead during the first day of voting in Egypt's vote on a constitutional referendum. The Muslim Brotherhood, whose members largely supported ousted President Mohamed Morsi, called to boycott the elections after being branded a "terrorist organization" and expelled from political circles in late December.... More
Santiago de Chile, January 15 (RHC)-- The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has urged developed countries to forge a pact on global financial stability to avoid financial crises that affect the entire world.... More
Washington, January 15 (RHC)-- The United States has lashed out at Israeli Minister of Military Affairs Moshe Ya'alon for making “offensive and inappropriate” comments about U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. ... More
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