Montevideo, March 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Tabaré Vazquez, who governed Uruguay from 2005 to 2010, began his second presidential term on Sunday. ... More


Tel Aviv, March 2 (RHC)-- Former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren has reprimanded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for planning to address the US Congress about Iran. "I did say publicly that the prime minister could speak somewhere else, perhaps not intercede between the White House and the Congress or between Democrats and Republicans," Oren told CNN on Sunday. ... More


. Buenos Aires, March 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- President Cristina Fernandez addressed the Argentine Congress on Sunday for the last time before the end of her term in office, highlighting the gains made during her administration. ... More


Maputo, March 2 (RHC)--​ The death toll from a cholera epidemic in northern and western Mozambique has risen to 41 since the country was hit by widespread flooding in December.... More


Benghazi, March 2 (RHC)-- Two people were killed and seven others injured when two rockets hit a populated area in Libya's northeastern city of Benghazi, a medical source says. The mortar attack hit Sidi Hussein neighborhood in Benghazi on Sunday, the source from Al-Jalaa Burn Hospital said on condition of anonymity. ... More


Havana, March 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The recently-appointed U.S. Special Envoy to the Colombian peace talks met with Colombian government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia officials for the first time Sunday. ... More


Caracas, March 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- More than 90 percent of Venezuelans are against a U.S. invasion of Venezuela, according to a poll released Sunday. ... More


Johannesburg, March 2 (RHC)-- Tens of cities across the globe are holding events to mark the 11th Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) in a bid to raise awareness on Tel Aviv's atrocities against Palestinians. ... More


Buenos Aires, March 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- In her final speech before Congress on Sunday, Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez demanded justice for the victims of the AMIA case. ... More


Geneva, February 28 (RHC)-- Political directors from Iran and the P5+1 group’s foreign ministries will hold a fresh round of talks about Tehran’s nuclear program in Montreux, Switzerland, on March 5th, according to the European Union. ... More


Montevideo, February 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Uruguayan President Jose “Pepe” Mujica will step down on Sunday after carrying out many important social-economic reforms during his term in office as the country’s head-of-state. Mujica is leaving office with a 65 percent approval rating, making him one of the world’s most popular presidents.... More


Athens, February 28 (RHC)-- The Greek prime minister says he will present a draft law to address the “humanitarian crisis” in the debt-ridden country. "This is our foremost duty toward a society that has been severely tried for five years," Alexis Tsipras said in reference to the bill which is due to be presented on Monday. ... More


Mexico City, February 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam stepped down from his post on Friday after being under fire for months over his handling of the investigation into the disappearance and apparent massacre of 43 students, a senior government official reported. ... More


Tel Aviv, February 28 (RHC)-- A former head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency has criticized the regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for antagonizing Washington over Iran’s nuclear program. “The person who has caused the greatest strategic damage to Israel on the Iranian issue is the prime minister,” said Meir Dagan in an interview with the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth released on Friday. ... More


Mexico City, February 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto named Arely Gomez as his choice for the post of attorney general on Friday, in a move that raised eyebrows due to Gomez’s connection with media giant Televisa. ... More


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