Washington, February 28 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration is sending two top diplomats to the annual gathering of the powerful pro-Israel group AIPAC. ... More
Quito, February 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuador accepts more refugees than any other country in the region, as the South American country signed an agreement with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees in February to provide greater protection to people with transitory status. ... More
London, February 28 (RHC)-- British Prime Minster David Cameron has vowed to utilize Britain’s full force to stop extremists from committing “appalling and heinous crimes”. At a news conference in Cardiff, Wales, on Friday, the British prime minister said: “When there are people anywhere in the world who commit appalling and heinous crimes against British citizens, we will do everything we can, with the police, with security services, with all that we have at our disposal, to find these people and put them out of action." ... More
Nassau, February 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expressed its support for Venezuela and the continuing energy alliance in the region during its biannual meeting of heads of state held on Thursday and Friday in Nassau, The Bahamas. Regional leaders also condemned the most recent coup attempt in Venezuela by the ultra right wing opposition in the country.... More
Copenhagen, February 28 (RHC)-- Many U.S. troops who participate in armed conflicts around the world do so as “mercenaries” against innocent nations, a U.S. veteran and journalist in Denmark says. “People who are fighting other people who have done them no harm and are doing it for pay, are mercenaries. They’re not real soldiers defending their own country,” said Ron Ridenour. ... More
London, February 28 (RHC)-- More than half the world’s population of wild animals has disappeared in the past four decades. Scientists at the World Wildlife Fund and Zoological Society of London say human-caused pollution, over-hunting, devastation of habitats and climate change have combined to cut wildlife populations by 52 percent since 1970. ... More
Mexico City, February 28 (NNN-RHC)-- Mexican police on Friday captured one of the country's most wanted drug lords Servando "La Tuta" Gomez Martinez, head of the feared Knights Templar drug cartel.... More
Lima, February 28 (ANDINA-RHC)-- Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has called for national unity and dialogue to lower "political noise" and maintain Peru’s economic growth, while noting the country will be back to lead the region according to international projections.... More
Caracas, February 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- In February 1989, thousands of Venezuelans took the streets in a wave of protests that highlighted the right-wing misrule in the country. The protests came to be known as the Caracazo -- an uprising that began in the capital, Caracas -- and shaped the country's future. ... More
Gaza City, February 27 (RHC)-- Rebuilding the besieged Gaza Strip, which suffered heavy damage during a 50-day Israeli war last summer, may take 100 years if the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian enclave continues, charity organization Oxfam says. "It could take 100 years to complete essential building of homes, schools andhealth facilities in Gaza unless the Israeli blockade is lifted," Oxfam said on Thursday. ... More
Madrid, February 27 (RHC)-- Thousands of students have poured into the streets of the Spanish capital, Madrid, and the city of Barcelona to protest against planned government education reforms. The students staged the rallies on Thursday to show their anger at a new plan of the Education Ministry - known as the 3+2 Decree - that will reduce the duration of undergraduate studies from four years to three years while extending the duration of master's programs from one year to two years. ... More
Guatemala City, February 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was released Wednesday from prison in the U.S., after serving a sentence for accepting $2.5 million in bribes from Taiwan. The former president flew to his home country the same day. ... More
Ramallah, February 27 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have fired tear gas at a group of Palestinian protesters demonstrating against the blockade of their city, Qalqilya, in the north of the occupied West Bank. ... More
Lima, February 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Lima Court Judge Lizy Béjar Monge said on Thursday that Editorial El Comercio is using its considerable media power to influence appeal results in a process against her. ... More
Abuja, February 27 (RHC)-- A bomb blast in the northeastern Nigerian town of Biu has claimed the lives of at least 18 people. According to Babagana Kyari, a civilian vigilante, on Thursday, “at least 18 people, including three women, died... and several others were injured” when a bomber targeted the Tashar Gandu motor park in Biu, Borno State. ... More
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