World

The main event for World Literacy Day are held  in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where the 2014 international awards will go to projects from Ecuador, Burkina Faso, Algeria, South Africa and Spain.»

Not a surprise to anyone, the U.S. government has criticized Panama’s decision to invite Cuba to participate in the 2015 Summit of the Americas, which the Central America country will host.»

The cabinet reshuffle carried out by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is raising expectations today in a society that requires change.»

President Barack Obama began a tour of Europe today in the midst of the complex crisis facing his administration in regard to the situation in Ukraine, Syria and Iraq.»

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has launched a campaign to draw attention towards the effects of climate change, as frequent flooding, storms and a searing heat wave are predicted within 40 years.»

The President of Venezuela’s National Assembly (AN), Diosdado Cabello, said that Venezuelan opposition denies the existence of contraband and sympathizes with this unlawful practice.»

Brazilian socialist candidate Marina Silva has displaced her adversary from the Social Democratic Party, Aecio Neves, and is threatening the reelection of President Dilma Rousseff, in the October elections.»

Cuba defended at the 20th Sao Paulo Forum, in Bolivia, the viability of Socialism amidst the current world crisis, which causes violence, instability, discontent and insecurity in many countries.»

Israeli air raids have killed some 2,087 people in just 50 days of constant attacks on this coastal strip, while Palestine insists on returning to the negotiating table.»

The defense team of the Australian computer expert and journalist Julian Assange is demanding UN intervention in the case, announced his lawyer, the Spanish jurist Baltasar Garzón, in a statement released by the press.»