Baghdad, July 5 (RHC)-- Iraq on Friday celebrated the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's decision to name the historic city of Babylon a World Heritage Site in a vote held in Azerbaijan's capital, years after Baghdad began campaigning for the site to be added to the list.... More
Caracas, July 5 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan government issued a statement Thursday rejecting the findings of a report released by the United Nations Human Rights Commission, questioning the methodology used to collect the data.... More
Rome, July 5 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin, while addressing the current situation in Venezuela, said on Thursday that since opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido proclaimed himself president "before God" yet received no heavenly "signs," it's time to get back to earth and dialogue.... More
Tegucigalpa, July 5 (RHC)-- In Honduras, teachers and students are renewing protests across the Central American country in favor of public healthcare and education services. The protests continued on Friday amid police violence and repression, reported local media.... More
Washington, July 5 (RHC)-- U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton has hailed Britain's illegal seizure of an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Gibraltar. British Royal Marines stationed in Gibraltar seized the supertanker on Thursday accusing it of carrying crude oil to Syria in violation of European Union (EU) sanctions against the Arab country... More
Tunis, July 5 (RHC)-- Dozens of African migrants are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia after setting of for Europe from Libya, a government source and the Tunisian Red Crescent said on Thursday.... More
Havana, July 6 (RHC)-- U.S. filmmaker and screenwriter Estela Bravo was awarded the Haydee Santamaria medal at a special ceremony here in Havana. The distinction was presented to her by the island’s minister of Culture, Alpidio Alonso, at the Casa de las Americas.... More
Havana, July 5 (RHC)-- The Coordinator of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Cuba, Rafael Cuestas, has praised the high representation of women in the composition of the island´s parliament, the respect for Cuban women’s reproductive rights, and the high life expectancy in the Caribbean island.... More
Moscow, July 5 (RHC)-- Russia has considered US attempts to isolate Cuba as a policy doomed to failure, as well as the almost 60 years of the economic, commercial and financial blockade it has imposed on the island.... More
Washington, July 5 (RHC)-- Protesters in Washington, DC clashed with supporters of President Donald Trump outside the White House on Thursday, a few moments before the U.S. president got on stage for his “Salute to America.”... More
Tehran, July 5 (RHC)-- Iran's top security official says European countries need to stand against Washington's unilateralism in a bid to defend their own "identity and security.... More
Brasilia, July 5 (RHC)-- In news from Brazil, a nonprofit environmental group is warning that deforestation of the Amazon rainforest increased by 20% in just the last nine months.... More
Kuala Lumpur, July 5 (RHC)-- Malaysia will send up to 3,000 tons of plastic waste back to the countries it came from, in an attempt to halt wealthier countries from dumping their used plastic under the guise of recycling.... More
Beijing, July 5 (RHC)-- China says the existing U.S. tariffs against the country must first be removed if Washington wants any trade deal with Beijing. China’s Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng announced the condition in a media briefing more than a week after Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart, Donald Trump, met on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan and agreed to re-launch stalled trade negotiations.... More
Managua, July 4 (RHC)-- Nicaragua's government, amid Washington's crippling sanctions, has begun plans to build the largest hospital in the country in the western city of Leon.... More
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