Brussels, May 31, (PRESSTV), -- The EU's Economics Commissioner Olli Rehn says eurozone leaders must act to avoid "disintegration" amid the economic crisis.

Baghdad, May 31, (RHC), -- At least 16 people haven been killed in a string of bomb attacks across Baghdad, as renovated violence breaks weeks of relative calm in the Iraqi capital.

Kabul, May 31, (RHC), -- Another soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has been killed in a bomb explosion in troubled southern Afghanistan, the Western military coalition said.

Havana, May 30 (RHC)—Russia and China reiterated on Wednesday their determination to  veto, at the United Nations, any move to launch a foreign military escalation on Syria.

Havana, May 30 (RHC)--Recent violent attacks against alternative media outlets by opposition sectors in Venezuela were rejected by the United Socialist Party and media workers.

Caracas, May 30 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has announced that he is currently working, along with his cabinet members, to put the finishing touches on his government program for the 2013-2019 period.

Beijing, May 30 (RHC)-- China and Russia have reiterated their opposition to foreign military intervention in Syria, calling on the international community to support the mediation efforts of Kofi Annan, the UN and Arab League special envoy.  Annan left Damascus on Wednesday after a two-day stay during which he met with government and opposition leaders.

Paris, May 30 (RHC)-- An international meeting on the situation in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel is taking place at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.  The two-day meeting is organized by the Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, of which Cuba is vice president, and will examine the role of youth and women in finding a solution to the conflict.

Washington, May 30 (RHC)-- Mitt Romney’s victory in the Texas primary on Tuesday gives him enough delegates to capture the Republican presidential nomination, but he remains some distance from recovering from the damage caused by months of Republican in-fighting.

London, May 30 (RHC)-- Britain’s Supreme Court has upheld the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden after a more than year-long legal fight.

Washington, May 30 (RHC)-- The New York Times is reporting President Obama personally oversees a "kill list" containing the names and photos of individuals targeted for assassination in the secret U.S. drone war.

San Francisco, May 30 (RHC)-- Researchers have found radioactive blue fin tuna off the coast of California that were contaminated by last year’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster in Japan.  The discovery marks the first time radiation from the disaster has been found in fish that migrated into California waters.

London, May 30 (RHC)-- An anti-war activist in London disrupted former British prime minister Tony Blair’s testimony Monday before the judicial inquiry investigating the Rupert Murdoch spying scandal.  The activist, David Lawley Wakelin, was removed from the proceedings after he called Blair a war criminal.

Damascus, May 30, (RHC), -- An oil pipeline in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zour has been blown up by unknown armed men, with no casualties reported.

Kabul, May 30 (RHC), - A soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has been killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan, as escalating rebel violence has taken the lives of eight Afghan police officers, official sources announced on Wednesday.