Mexico City, January 16 (RHC-PL) -- Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio rejected that elements of the armed forces are linked in the missing of Mexican students, local media reported Thursday. At a news conference held Wednesday, after the security meeting in the northeastern region, Osorio stated that there is an interest in generating ignorance or wanting to involve the Army and the federal forces with the Iguala events.... More


Athens, January 16 (RHC)-- A recent opinion poll shows that Greece's anti-bailout opposition party Syriza holds a lead over the ruling conservatives, and is expected to grab the largest share of votes in this month's snap general election.... More


Bogota, January 16 (rhc-pl) -- The issue of threats made to human rights activists and peace process promoters remains latent today in Colombia amid expressions of rejection and demands to check those actions. A committee including Clara Lopez, president of Polo Democratico Alternativo; senator Ivan Cepeda, lawyer Piedad Cordoba and House representative Angela Maria Robledo, attended Wednesday a meeting in Casa de Narino (government house) to demand a thorough investigation into those threats.... More


Hollywood, January 16 (RHC)-- A documentary film featuring the story of Edward Snowden, the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor, has been nominated for the 2015 Academy Awards. "Citizenfour," directed by Laura Poitras, along with four other documentaries, earned an Oscar nomination for the Documentary Feature prize. ... More


Washington, January 16 (RHC)-- The White House had been aware of the CIA's plan to snoop on a Senate panel investigation of the agency's torture techniques and did not stop it, according to a report on Capitol Hill. ... More


Caracas, January 16 (RHC-Caribbeannews) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that the PetroCaribe agreement will continue its path toward the consolidation and transformation of a great economic zone between the regional countries that are involved.... More


Havana, January 16 (RHC-Xinhua) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Colombia's largest rebel group, said Thursday it was ready to negotiate a definitive bilateral ceasefire agreement with the government.... More


New York, January 16 (RHC)-- Airport workers have held rallies in several U.S. cities including New York City to demand higher wages. The rallies, organized by union officials from Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ, were part of several protests planned to mark the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. ... More


Quito, January 16 (RHC-PL) -- Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas and other authorities inaugurated the Innopolis Science and Technology Fair 'Knowledge is Freedom' on Thursday, in the year proclaimed as year of knowledge and innovation. The event is being held at the Yachay City of Knowledge Park, 150 km north of Quito, to promote an ecosystem of enterprising and innovation aimed at revitalizing national development.... More


Oklahoma City, January 16 (RHC)-- In its first lethal injection since a botched one last spring, the U.S. state of Oklahoma executed Charles Warner on Thursday. It took him 18 minutes to die -- about twice as long as the average. His final words were: "My body is on fire." ... More


Bogota, January 15 (RHC-teleSUR) -- After years of refusing calls by the FARC rebels for a bilateral cease-fire, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has instructed his negotiators in Havana to settle on terms for an armistice.... More


Moscow, January 15 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Slumping oil prices will be the main topic of conversation when Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday.... More


Geneva, January 15 (RHC)-- The United States has said it held "substantive" talks with Iran in Geneva on Wednesday evening to expedite negotiations for a nuclear deal.... More


Mexico City, January 15 (RHC-EFE, -- Authorities in northern Mexico apprehended 22 reputed members of the Los Zetas drug cartel, including seven people wanted in connection with a triple-murder, Nuevo Leon state Gov. Rodrigo Medina said Wednesday.... More


Ramallah, January 15 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have arrested at least 18 Palestinians during an overnight raid on a number of houses in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said military trucks and jeeps rolled into the town of Beit Ummar, located eleven kilometers northwest of Hebron, early on Wednesday. ... More


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