Senator Cristina Fernandez addresses SDenate during debate of abortion bill.

Buenos Aires, August 9 (RHC)-- Argentina´s former president and current senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner rejected Thursday the Senate's refusal to approve the legalization of abortion, but she was optimistic about the future.... More


Havana, August 8 (RHC)-- The Cuban Friendship Institute, ICAP, has expressed its support for Venezuela and its Chavista leadership in the face the recent assassination attempt against President Nicolas Maduro. ... More


Havana, August 8 (RHC)-- The Council of Ministers in Cuba has approved a set of amendments to the policy in force regarding the handing over in usufruct of idle land previously state-owned to individuals and entities. ... More


UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.  Photo: UN file

United Nations, August 8 (RHC)-- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Saturday's drone attack, which targetted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.... More


  A file photo of the Russian Foreign Ministry building in Moscow.  Photo: File

Moscow, August 8 (RHC)-- Russia says it was "deeply disappointed" by U.S. President Donald Trump's move to re-impose unilateral sanctions on Tehran... More


PT and PCdoB have confirmed a left-wing coalition candidacy for the upcoming October presidential elections.   Photo: Ricardo Stuckert

Brasilia, August 8 (RHC)-- In Brazil, following a closed meeting, the presidents of the Workers Party (PT), Senator Gleisi Hoffman, and of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCdoB) lawmaker Luciana Santos announced in a press conference they were entering into a coalition for the upcoming October presidential elections.... More


Iranians protest against US President Donald Trump's decision to walk out of a 2015 nuclear deal.  Photo: Tasnim News Agency

Brussels, August 8 (RHC)-- If European companies cave in to U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of secondary sanctions and stop doing business in Iran, they will be punished by the EU itself, says the aide to Federica Mogherini, the bloc's foreign policy chief.... More


Palestinian teenager Qassem Abu Bakr.   Photo via Twitter

Tel Aviv, August 8 (RHC)-- An Israeli military court has handed down a jail term of 18 months to an Palestinian teenager as the number of Palestinian children being held in Tel Aviv regime’s prisons... More


In this file photo taken on March 27, 2018 Britain's former foreign secretary Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in central London after attending the weekl

London, August 8 (RHC)-- The chairman of Britain's governing Conservative Party told former UK foreign minister Boris Johnson to say sorry for Islamophobic comments he made about Muslim women wearing the burqa.  ... More


Trump's Hollywood star gets the ax.  Photo: AP

Los Angeles, August 8 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, the West Hollywood City Council passed a resolution calling for the removal of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring U.S. President Donald Trump.... More


Caracas, August 8 (RHC)--The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, presented evidence of the assassination attempt against him last Saturday and disclosed names of perpetrators and masterminds.... More


Cubans get their copy of draft constitution at news-stands across the island.  Photo: Granma

Havana, August 7 (RHC)-- The printed version of Cuba's constitutional reform proposal, which has been in circulation since July 31st, is the best selling tabloid of this kind ever distributed by the state enterprise Correos de Cuba, which is responsible for circulating the document. ... More


Supporters of President Maduro gather at the center of the capital Caracas in support of the president after the failed attack against him.   Photo: teleSUR

Caracas, August 7 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands of Venezuelans marched in support of President Nicolás Maduro on Monday, following the failed drone attack against him during a speech at a military parade on Saturday. ... More


Washington reimposes sanctions against Iran.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, August 7 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration has reimposed economic sanctions against Iran, following the decision to withdraw from the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal. ... More


Over the past months, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been a vocal critic of the decision by US President Donald Trump to abandon the nuclear deal with Iran

Berlin, August 7 (RHC)-- Germany says it will continue to support companies over their Iran business activities in face of returning U.S. sanctions and also warned that EU firms -- including enterprises in Berlin -- could sue the administration of President Donald Trump if they suffer losses due to sanctions.  ... More


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