Cairo, January 29 (RHC)-- Egypt’s top military body has given its approval for military leader General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to run for president after he led the coup that ousted President Mohamed Morsi last year. ... More
Washington, January 29 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration has loosened restrictions on what Internet companies can reveal about how frequently the government secretly demands information about users. But the new rules still bar companies from revealing details, including the nature and amount of data collected by the U.S. government. ... More
Tegucigalpa, January 29 (RHC)-- In Honduras, right-wing President Juan Orlando Hernández has been sworn into office despite claims of election fraud by the opposition. Hernández has pushed for militarizing Honduras as part of the fight against drug cartels, raising concerns about potential human rights abuses. ... More
Washington, January 29 (RHC)-- U.S. House and Senate lawmakers have reached a deal on a new farm bill that would continue heavy subsidies for crops like corn and soybeans while slashing food stamps by about $8 billion over the coming decade. ... More
Washington, January 29 (RHC)-- The number of nuclear missile officers under investigation by the U.S. Air Force over allegations of cheating has doubled from 34 initially to several dozen, according to military officials in Washington. ... More
Geneva, January 29 (RHC)-- UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says Iran's presence in the peace talks on Syria could be useful, adding that the mediators will seek Tehran's cooperation in the future. ... More
Havana, January 29 (RHC) -- The Second Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, closes sessions on Wednesday in Havana after days of intense and fruitful work in favor of the integration and collective development of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean.... More
Havana, January 29 (RHC) -- Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro on Tuesday with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, discussing a series of international issues, according to UN sources.... More
Havana, January 29 (RHC) -- Cuban leader Fidel Castro held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Dr. Kenny Davis Anthony, who expressed his country's appreciation for Cuba's support in the training of doctors and other skilled work forces vital to the future development of the sister Caribbean nation.... More
Havana, January 29 (RHC) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos thanked Cuba and countries in the region for their support of the ongoing peace negotiations with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) militias in Havana.... More
Miami, January 29 (RHC) -- One of the Cuban anti-terrorist fighters unjustly imprisoned in the United States since 1998 will be released from a U.S. federal prison on February 27th, but will be transferred to an immigration lockup while awaiting his return to Cuba, according to his lawyer.... More
Havana, January 29 (RHC) -- On the sidelines of the CELAC summit in Havana, a subsidiary of Brazilian conglomerate Grupo Odebrecht and the commercial arm of a Cuban cancer research institute signed a road map for the creation of a joint venture that will operate from the newly created Mariel Economic Development Zone (ZEDM), the website CubaStandard reported.... More
Havana, January 29 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro and Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro reaffirmed their interest in consolidating bilateral economic cooperation during a meeting that took place on the sidelines of the Second Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC.... More
Havana, January 29 (RHC)-- Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, told young students of the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) they should feel "very fortunate and grateful" to be able to be part of that institution, calling it "the most advanced in the world." ... More
Havana, January 29 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro says that all the wealth of Latin America and the Caribbean should become an engine for the elimination of existing inequalities in the region. ... More
