Turkey said Thursday that it hopes the natural gas supply from Azerbaijan, which has been suspended since Tuesday, would be resumed by Thursday night. The natural gas from Azerbaijan has not reached Turkey yet, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz said, adding that Turkey hopes the gas flow would resume at around 10 [...]
At least 14 people were killed while 29 others were injured and some 44,000 more were affected in Peru during past two days by heavy rains and ensuing flooding and landslides, authorities said Thursday. Nonstop downpours are pounding 80 percent of the country and at least 4,861 people have been left homeless, according to a [...]
Bolivian President Evo Morales on Thursday accused the United States of spying on his and other Latin American countries. The Bolivian president said the spying is done under the cover of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs). “I am convinced that some NGOs, especially those funded by the USAID, [...]
Cuban cultural authorities on Thursday opened the 21st International Book Fair, which organizers said will be attended by over 200 cultural and literature figures from over 40 countries. A total of 130 exhibitors, including 66 from other countries will participate in the book fair, at which over four million books will be put up for [...]
The U.S. House on Thursday joined the Senate in voting against insider trading by members of Congress and other government officials amid a record-low public approval rating of the Congress’s job. The 417-2 vote came after the Senate 96-3 approval, which shows how eager both chambers are united in trying to dig Congress out from [...]
Bodies of 10 people allegedly murdered by organized crimes were found on Wednesday morning in two mass graves in eastern Mexico’s Veracruz state, the Mexican navy said. The navy said the graves were found in two ranches in Acayucan city, nearly 540 km southeast of Mexico City, following the arrest of a man on Tuesday. [...]
Visiting Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin and her Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on Wednesday agreed to promote the tie between the two countries in a variety of fields. “We are confident that Holguin’s visit will contribute to boost, in a satisfactory way, our bilateral relations,” Rodriguez told reporters at the end of Holguin’s [...]
From the campaign trail last month, GOP contender Newt Gingrich said US President Barack Obama had declared a “war on the Catholic Church.” Some clergy have heard that call and are warning the president: look out, we’re ready to rumble. Responding to the Obama-mandated health insurance policies, Catholic leaders throughout America are outraged over what [...]
Roughly 2,000 firearms were melted down in a blazing furnace Tuesday as part of an effort designed to combat gun trafficking and corruption in Jamaica while reducingviolent crime. Police, government and U.N. officials destroyed pistols and revolvers by pitching them into a kiln glowing bright orange at a cement factory in the capital of Kingston. Most of [...]
The U.S. government said on Tuesday that it is not considering arming the opposition in Syria, as violence continues in an 11-month turmoil facing the Arab nation. “We’re not considering that step right now,” White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters at a regular news briefing. “We’re exploring the possibility of providing humanitarian aid to [...]
