Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi confirmed on Wednesday that the special envoy of the UN and the Arab League to Syria, Kofi Annan, will visit Iran next week to discuss the situation in the country. Salehi said at an Iranian cabinet meeting that Annan’s visit, originally set for this week, …»
Correa: Necessary Presence of Cuba in America’s Summit
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa reiterated the necessary presence of Cuba in the next Summit of the Americas Monday, and confirmed that he will give a response to the invitation made by his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos. “If you check my intervention at the 5th Summit of the Americas in …»
Chavez Back in Venezuela from Havana
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Caracas on Thursday from Havana, where he traveled on March 24 to receive radiotherapy treatment.»
Rigoberta Menchu to Mediate FARC Prisoner Liberation
Guatemala Peace Nobel Prize Rigoberta Menchu announced she will mediate the FARC unilateral liberation of ten militaries on her blog on social network Twitter along ex Senator Piedad Cordoba, leader of the group Sociedad Civil Colombianos y Colombianas por la Paz.»
Syria Agrees with Kofi Annan Plan
The Syrian government accepted the plan proposed by the United Nations-Arab League (AL) special envoy, Kofi Annan, to solve the conflict in that Arab nation, the world organization stated on Tuesday.»
Wave of Protests in U.S. for Murder of Young Black Man
A wave of protest runs in the United States on Saturday following the murder of young black Trayvon Martin, who was shot on February 26 by George Zimmerman, a white vigilante in Florida.»
Pope Officiates First Mass in Mexico
Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday officiated his first mass in Mexico, held at the chapel of the Miraflores College and only attended by the Papal entourage, other priests and nuns from the local congregation.»
Venezuela: Members of Election Tables and Boards to Be Elected
The draw to select the 462,456 voters who will work at the polling stations during the presidential elections on October 7, and in the regional elections in December 16, will take place on Thursday in this capital.»
ALBA to Demand End of Blockade against Cuba
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said that the member countries of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) will require the immediate cessation of the U.S. blockade against Cuba in the Summit of the Americas, to be held in the city of Cartagenas, in Colombia.»
US University Professor not Allowed to Lecture in Cuba
Alan S. Hoffman, an American professor from Washington University was unable by the Treasure Department of the United States (US) to give classes in a course on biomaterials in Cuba, the website of the Foreign Ministry denounced. As consequence of the blockade of the U.S against Cuba, Professor Hoffman may …»