Ankara, July 28 (RHC)-- In news from Turkey, the police have detained more than 1,000 people in the ongoing crackdown on suspected militants from the self-proclaimed Islamic State, as well as members of the dissident Kurdistan Workers’ Party, known as the PKK. ... More
Tripoli, July 28 (RHC)-- In news from Libya, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi’s son, along with eight others has been sentenced to death for allegedly committing war crimes in 2011. ... More
Dresden, July 28 (RHC)-- In Germany, an explosion in Dresden struck the car of a leftist politician who has been advocating for refugees. The explosion comes one day after Dresden residents smashed windows in a hotel that is being converted into refugee housing. ... More
Jayapura, July 28 (RHC)-- A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck Indonesia’s Java Island, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit at 6.41 a.m. on Monday local time in Indonesia, almost 250 kilometers west of the densely populated provincial capital, Jayapura. ... More
Paris, July 28 (RHC)-- Forest fires in southern France have prompted firefighters to evacuate three campsites near the southern drought-hit region of Provence, affecting thousands of people. ... More
Havana, July 28 (RHC) -- With the introduction of the project ´Friends of a Friend´ at the ALBA Cultural House in Havana, the Young Communist League (UJC) recalls the Eternal Comandante Hugo Chavez on this July 28th, when we commemorate the 61st birthday of the leader of the Bolivian Revolution of Venezuela.... More
Sancti Spiritus, July 28 (RHC) -- Members of the 26th Pastors for Peace Caravan have confirmed that they will continue the struggle to lift the unjust blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for over half a century.... More
Havana, July 28 (RHC) --- Alina Rodriguez, one of the most important Cuban actresses of all time, admired for her exceptional theatrical skills and loved by the Cuban people, has died in Havana, a victim of cancer.... More
Caracas, July 28 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has proposed that Pope Francis join the project for Operation Miracle's expansion to other countries around the world.... More
Medellin, Colombia, July 28 (RHC) –- Colombian authorities on Monday began the country’s largest forensic excavation to search for hundreds of victims of both organized crime and armed groups buried under huge piles of trash.... More
San Juan, July 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Puerto Rico will not pay off its $93.7 million debt installment due August 1st to the Puerto Rico Public Financing Corporation (CFP), the Caribbean island’s chief of staff announced on Monday. ... More
La Paz, July 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales told police officers from the Special Forces Fighting Drug-Traffic (FELCN) which were celebrating their 28th anniversary on Monday: “You represent Bolivia in this difficult task.” ... More
Mexico City, July 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican federal authorities reported on Monday an unprecedented discovery. When checking a shipment from Colombia of frozen blackberry pulp, they detected cocaine had been diluted into the fruit. ... More
Quito, July 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Representatives of some of Ecuador's most established indigenous and farmers organizations converged on the Central University's rural campus in Uyumbicho to discuss strategies as how to increase production and enhance the quality of their goods. ... More
Caracas, July 28 (Xinhua-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in New York to meet with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon over Caracas' rights in a century-old territorial dispute with Guyana, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said.... More
