Havana, January 13 (RHC)—On Wednesday, peace negotiators representing the government of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People's Army (FARC-EP) began a new round of talks in Havana. This aims to put an end to the over five decades-long armed conflict in that South American country. ... More
Caracas, January 13 (RHC) -- The Venezuelan National Assembly has accepted the resignation of three right-wing deputies, whom the country's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) said were barred from taking office, pending an investigation into electoral fraud. ... More
Mexico City, January 13 (RHC) -- A Mexican judge has blocked the fast-track extradition proceedings of the Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States, media outlets have reported. ... More
Moscow, January 13 (RHC)-- Russia says Tuesday's deadly bombing in Istanbul highlights the need for the international community to join forces to stem terrorism. In a statement issued in Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed “deep condolences to the families of those who died” in acts of terror, both in Iraq and Istanbul on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. ... More
Riyadh, January 13 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia has admitted that its military has used cluster bombs in the aggression against Yemen.... More
Stockholm, January 13 (RHC)-- Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom has called for a “thorough” investigation into the killings of Palestinians by Israeli forces in the past few months. ... More
Ramallah, January 13 (RHC)-- The head of the Palestinian Committee for Prisoners' Affairs says the Israeli regime is due to force-feed a Palestinian prisoner who has been on a hunger strike for weeks now.... More
Washington, January 13 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration has repatriated a Saudi prisoner held at Guantánamo since the early days after the prison first opened in 2002. ... More
Damascus, January 13 (RHC)-- An aid convoy has reached the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, where the United Nations says it’s received credible reports of people starving to death. ... More
Tehran, January 13 (RHC)-- Iran has released two U.S. Navy patrol boats carrying 10 crew members hours after detaining them for entering Iranian waters. ... More
Paris, January 13 (RHC)-- French authorities have opened new temporary shelters to house some of the people living in France’s largest refugee camp. ... More
Washington, January 13 (RHC)-- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has said it is "possible" Donald Trump could become president, but added that the business mogul has to get "a lot more serious" about how America functions. ... More
Buenos Aires, January 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Argentina’s former president, Cristina Fernandez, prepares for her return to the political scene, heading a foundation that will debate the new conservative government’s policies, the daily Tiempo Argentino reported on Sunday. ... More
Mexico City, January 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexico’s government has formally begun extradition proceedings against Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman after informing the recaptured drug kingpin that he is wanted in the United States. ... More
La Paz, January 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales has affirmed that the campaign defending the “no” in the referendum on his right to re-election was funded from the United States, in an interview with the private television channel ATB that aired on Sunday night. ... More
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