Baghdad, March 28 (RHC)-- Iraqi officials say nine of their forces have been accidentally killed in an airstrike as part of the U.S.-backed effort to retake the city of Tikrit from the self-proclaimed Islamic State.... More


Brasilia, March 28 (teleSUR-RHC) Brazilian police on Friday arrested two businessmen in connection to corruption probe focused on state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras).... More


Paris, March 28 (RHC)-- A non-governmental human rights organizations says Israel perpetrated war crimes and crimes against humanity during its devastating military onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip last summer.... More


San Salvador, March 28 (teleSUR-RHC) El Salvador's electoral authority released official election results on Friday, with the right-wing ARENA party narrowly winning most of seats in the legislative elections held earlier this month. ... More


Quito, March 28 (teleSUR-RHC) A recently declassified CIA document reveals that Ecuador — like many countries of South America — was part of the U.S.-backed Condor Operation, which took hold of the region from the 1970s to mid-1980s. ... More


Madrid, March 28 (RHC)-- The Spanish lower house of parliament has approved new controversial security laws which are likely to restrict the right to protest and freedom of the press. The country’s ruling conservative Popular Party got the bills, which will come into force on July 1, 2015, passed with absolute majority in the assembly.... More


Asuncion, March 28 (teleSUR-RHC) For the 22nd annual march of poor farmers in Paraguay, thousands of people from around the country gathered in Asuncion on Thursday, despite heavy rains.... More


Havana, March 28 (RHC)-- Over one hundred representatives of Cuban civil society will participate in forums that will run parallel to the 7th Summit of the Americas, in Panama.... More


Guantanamo, March 28 (RHC)-- Cuban Parliament President Esteban Lazo said in eastern Guantanamo province that strengthening the economy is the main political task in today´s Cuba.... More


Washington, March 28 (RHC)--The Cuban Interests Section in Washington D.C. has once again extended its services up to June 30 despite the impossibility of finding a bank that takes its operation in the United States.... More


Santo Domingo, March 28 (RHC)--Organizers of an upcoming Continental Forum in Solidarity with Cuba gathered in the Dominican Republic to consider the agenda of the event, to be hosted by the Caribbean nation.... More


Havana, March 28 (RHC)-- Cuban institutions and the Kuwaiti Fund for the Arab Economic Development signed three accords supporting the rehabilitation of Havana´s sewage and water supply networks with a 21-million-dollar credit line.... More


Santi Spiritus, March 28 (RHC)-- Farmers in the central province of Sancti Spiritus have been benefited with the Brazilian More Food Program, which granted a credit line to increase the production of grains, fruits and milk.... More


Caracas, March 27 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday asked for the United Nations' Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to support his government in the consolidation of a productive economy and help it overcome difficulties.... More


Moscow, March 27 (RHC)-- Amid tensions over the issue of eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has downplayed U.S.-led efforts to isolate Moscow, warning the West that his country will stand firm.... More


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