Bogotá, March 5 (RHC) -- Colombian veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of classical swine fever at a pig farm in the northeastern department of Cesar, affecting semi-confined backyard pigs that came into contact with pigs affected by other outbreaks.... More
Brasilia, March 5 (RHC) -- Brazil’s Air Force has purchased two new $12 million dollar drones from Israel to patrol the skies during the FIFA World Cup, the daily Haaretz reported.... More
Kabul, March 5 (RHC)-- New data from the Afghan government shows Afghan forces have borne the brunt of the U.S.-led invasion, with nearly 14,000 Afghan soldiers and police killed in the war, a far higher toll than previously known. ... More
Bogotá, March 5 (RHC) -- Almost 62,000 acres of coca leave crops and drug making laboratories were found in Colombia’s central state of Boyaca.... More
Baghdad, March 5 (RHC)-- Iraq is continuing to see increased levels of violence. The United Nations confirmed more than 700 people died in Iraq in February alone, most of them civilians, a higher toll than the same month last year. ... More
Brasilia, March 5 (RHC) -- This year, Arabica coffee prices are likely to rise to 150-160 cents/pound (lb). Currently, the price is 194 cents/lb, a rise of 92 percent compared with 101 cents/lb in November 2013, the Business Standard daily reported.... More
Mexico City, March 5 (RHC)-- Mexico’s Human Rights Commission is investigating possible medical negligence over the care of indigenous women giving birth in the southern state of Oaxaca.... More
Santiago de Chile, March 5 (RHC)-- In Chile, the daughter of former President Salvador Allende is poised to become the first female leader of the Senate. Senator Isabel Allende will take up the post next week after she was selected by lawmakers from the party of President-elect Michelle Bachelet. ... More
United Nations, March 5 (RHC)-- The United Nations has proposed a nearly 12,000-member peacekeeping force for Central African Republic where sectarian conflict has raised fears of a possible genocide. ... More
Tel Aviv, March 5 (RHC)-- Israeli government figures show that Tel Aviv initiated more than twice as many West Bank settlement homes last year than it did the previous year. ... More
Los Angeles, March 5 (RHC)-- U.S. border agents are facing new scrutiny for killing migrants, with 21 civilian deaths reported since 2010. ... More
Geneva, March 4 (RHC) -– Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua has accused international media outlets of conducting a psychological war against the oil-rich nation. ... More
Moscow, March 4 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced Ukrainian opposition’s power grab as a coup, noting that Victor Yanukovych remains legal president of Ukraine. Speaking to media in a news conference at his residence outside the capital Moscow, the Russian president censured recent developments in neighboring Ukraine as unconstitutional and a coup.... More
Caracas, March 4 (RHC) -- Venezuela's Ombudswoman, Gabriela Ramirez, said that she has not received any report of cases of torture during violent incidents in the country.... More
Geneva, March 4 (RHC)-- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has criticized the threats of “sanctions and boycotts” against the country over its alleged role in Ukraine’s ongoing crisis. ... More
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