UNICEF
Assists One Million Chilean Quake Victims
Santiago de Chile, March 13, (RHC).-
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
is providing emergency education and water
services for one million Chilean children
and their families.
(03-13-10) |
Millions
Face Starvation in Yemen
United Nations, March 13, (RHC).-
The UN’s World Food Program says nearly one
in three Yemenis - more than seven million
people - are struggling every day to find
adequate food, with 2.7 million deemed
“severely food insecure.”
(03-13-10) |
UN
Secretary General Visits Haiti on Sunday
United Nations, March 13, (RHC).-
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will make a
one-day visit to Haiti on Sunday, his second
to the Caribbean country since the January
earthquake. (03-13-10) |
Piñera
Declares State of Disaster in Central Chile
Valparaiso, Chile. — Chilean
President Sebastián Piñera declared a state
of disaster on Thursday in the O’Higgins
(central) region, after a 7.2-magnitude
aftershock jolted the nation and provoked
alarm in the midst of his inauguration.
(03-12-10) |
U.S. House of Representatives Rejects
Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Washington, March 12, (RHC).-
The U.S. House of Representatives has
soundly rejected an effort by anti-war
lawmakers to force a withdrawal of all U.S.
troops from Afghanistan by the end of the
year. (03-12-10) |
Lawmakers
in U.S. Reject Direct Aid to Haitian
Government
Washington, March 12, (RHC).-
Preval’s pleas for U.S. assistance to his
government have fallen mostly on deaf ears.
In an interview with The Washington Post,
Preval said Congressional leaders gave a
cool reception to his request for help in
overcoming a projected $350 million dollar
budget shortfall.
(03-12-10) |
U.S. City Closes Public Schools and Fires
Hundreds of Teachers
Kansas City, March 12, (RHC).-
In the U.S. state of Missouri, the Kansas
City Board of Education has voted to close
almost half of the city’s public schools
amid a $50 million deficit.
(03-12-10) |
Haitian President René Préval in Washington
Washington, March 11, (RHC).-
Haitian President René Préval is in
Washington for talks with the Obama
administration on Haiti’s reconstruction
following the January earthquake.
(03-11-10) |
Piñera
Assuming Presidency of Chile
SANTIAGO CHILE. The president elect,
Sebastian Piñera, assumed Wednesday
the Government of Chile.
(03-11-10) |
US
Practice of Torture a Bad Influence on the
World
Geneva.— The reaction of the United States
and its allies —after the September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks— of intensifying torture
during investigations, has been a negative
influence on the rest of the world, said the
UN special relater on torture, Manfred Nowak.
(03-11-10) |
Iran Accuses U.S. of Playing "Double Game"
in Afghanistan
Kabul, March 10, (RHC).-
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has
accused the United States of playing a "double
game" in Afghanistan after Washington used
the same term to condemn Iran's role.
(03-10-10) |
Haiti
Needs Humanitarian Aid Until Next Year
United Nations, March 10, (RHC).-
Nearly two months after Haiti was struck by
a catastrophic earthquake, the top United
Nations official there says the country is
moving towards recovery and reconstruction
but will need continued urgent humanitarian
relief for at least the next 12 months.
(03-10-10) |
Coup General Named Manager of Hondutel
TEGUCIGALPA.- General Romeo Vásquez
Velásquez who participated in the coup
d'etat against president Manuel Zelaya last
June, was sworn in today as manager of the
Honduran Telecommunications Company (Hondutel).
(03-10-10) |
Bolivian Government Party Leads in Six
Departments
LA PAZ.- The party of President Evo Morales,
the Movement to Socialism (MAS), is the
electoral preference for the municipal
elections next April 4, in which they could
win six of the nine departments that are
being disputed in that country.
(03-10-10) |
Shelter Most Critical for Haiti and Chile
United Nations, March 9, (RHC).-
Returning from seeing first-hand the
destruction wrought by the earthquake that
struck Chile last month, UN Secretary
General Ban Ki-moon stressed the urgent need
for shelter, which is also a priority for
millions of quake survivors in Haiti.
(03-09-10) |
U.S. Defense Secretary Says “More Dark Days”
Ahead in Afghanistan
Kabul, March 9, (RHC).-
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is
in Kabul for his first trip to Afghanistan
since the start of U.S. President Barack
Obama’s 30,000 troop surge.
(03-09-10) |
Criticized For Adding Just Two Species to
Endangered List
Washington, March 9, (RHC).-
The Center for Biological Diversity has
criticized the Barack Obama administration
for adding just two species to the
endangered list over the past 13 months.
(03-09-10) |
UNESCO Condemns Deadly Attacks on
Journalists in Honduras
Tegucigalpa, March 8, (RHC).-
The head of
the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) has
condemned continuing attacks on journalists
in Honduras. (03-08-10) |
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UN
Assembly President Hopeful Summit Will Lead
to Progress on Anti-Poverty Targets
Ali Treki stressed the importance of a high-level
meeting to be convened at the United Nations
in September to discuss progress on the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
(03-08-10) |
British Prime Minister Says War is Right
London, March 6, (RHC).-
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says
that the 2003 war and invasion of Iraq was "right"
and that there are "lessons to learn" about
international cooperation and how to build a
"just peace" after wars.
(03-06-10) |
One
in Three U.S. Drone Victims in Pakistan is a
Civilian
Islamabad, March 6, (RHC).-
A new report says nearly one in three people
killed by U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan is
a civilian. (03-06-10) |
Congressional Representatives in U.S. Urge
White House to Probe Honduras Abuses
Washington, March 6, (RHC).-
A group of nine U.S. congressional
representatives have written a letter urging
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to
“fully investigate reports of severe human
rights abuses in Honduras.”
(03-06-10) |
Secretary of State Clinton “Deeply
Concerned” about Venezuela
Brasilia, March 5, (RHC).-
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,
during a visit to Brazil, says she is "deeply
concerned" about Venezuela.
(03-05-10) |
Attacks Increase Against Honduran Coup
Opponents
Tegucigalpa, March 5, (RHC).-
Human rights groups are warning of
continuing attacks against opponents of the
fascist military coup that overthrew then-President
Manuel Zelaya in June last year.
(03-05-10) |
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The Thirsty Caribbean
PORT OF SPAIN. — The Caribbean nations are
studying the possibility of desalinating sea
water and seeding the clouds to withstand
the shortage of rain threatening regional
economy, announced by scientists over a year
ago.
(03-05-10) |
Strong Aftershocks Hit Central Chile
Santiago de Chile, March 4, (RHC).-
Strong aftershocks have hit areas devastated
by last weekend's earthquake in central
Chile, triggering panic in many areas of the
shaken region.
(03-04-10) |
U.S.
Senate Extends Benefits for Unemployed
Workers
Washington, March 4, (RHC).-
The U.S. Senate has passed a $10 billion
dollar spending bill extending unemployment
benefits for millions of U.S. workers.
(03-04-10) |
Brazil Against Early Normalization of
Relations with Honduras
BRASILIA.- The Brazilian Foreign Minister
Celso Amorim ruled out restoring relations
with Honduras in the short-term, and said it
depends on the measures taken by President
Porfirio Lobo for the return to democratic
normality in the Central American country.
(03-04-10) |
Situation in Chile: Humanitarian Help
Arrived Late and Insufficient
SANTIAGO.— The
CNN news agency
considered as late and insufficient the
assistance that started to arrive to the
devastated regions in Chile, due to one of
the most powerful earthquake of its history.
(03-03-10) |
Bolivia Dismisses U.S. Report on Drug
Trafficking
LA PAZ.- The Bolivian government dismissed
the latest U.S. report on drug trafficking
in the region, which criticizes the anti-drug
efforts of the authorities of this South
American nation.
(03-03-10) |
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U.S. State Department Covered for Blackwater
Mercenary Guards
Baghdad, March 3, (RHC).-
A security official at the U.S. Embassy in
Iraq claims that State Department officials
tried to block any serious probe of the 2007
massacre of 17 Iraqi civilians by employees
of the private military firm Blackwater.
(03-03-10) |
Chile Calls for International Help in Wake
of Massive Quake
Santiago de Chile, March 2, (RHC-ACN).-
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has
appealed for international help as rescue
efforts continue following Saturday’s
devastating earthquake.
(03-02-10) |
British Troops Will Remain in Afghanistan
for Five Years
London, March 2, (RHC).-
The head of the British Army says that UK
troops will be in Afghanistan for at least
another further five years.
(03-02-10) |
José
Mujica Assumes Presidency of Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO.— José Mujica assumed the
presidency of Uruguay on Monday in a climate
of a popular fiesta.
(03-02-10) |
Obama Gives Green Light for Firing Teachers
Washington, March 2, (RHC).-
U.S. President Barack Obama has voiced
support for the mass firings of every
teacher at a public high school in Rhode
Island. (03-02-10) |
The
United States will Strongly Oppose Regional
Unity, Warns Chavez
CARACAS.— Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez
called for
achieving regional
unity to create a new organization of the
Latin American and Caribbean countries, as
agreed during the Unity Summit held in
Mexico, to face the obstacles
that the United States will post.
(03-01-10) |
UN
Approves Goldstone Report Resolution on Gaza
War Crimes
New York, March 1, (RHC).-
The United Nations General Assembly has
approved a resolution calling for Israel and
the Palestinians to conduct impartial
investigations into war crimes committed
during Israel’s assault on Gaza last year as
documented in the Goldstone report.(03-01-10) |
Heavy
Rains Cause Flooding in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, March 1, (RHC).-
At least eight people have been killed
in floods triggered by heavy rain in Haiti.(03-01-10) |
Chile's Earthquake Much More Powerful
Than Haiti's
Santiago de Chile, March 1, (RHC).-
While there is no apparent connection
between the quake in Haiti and the one
in Chile over the weekend, many analysts
say that there seems to be increased
seismic activity around the world.
(03-01-10)
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