The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, will not attend the inauguration of Michelle Bachelet as president of Chile, which will take place on Tuesday at the National Congress, according to confirmed sources of the Chilean Foreign Ministry. Maduro was scheduled to arrive in the early hours of Tuesday to the capital Santiago. However, they could […]readmore
Noting the positive results of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) response programme in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan, the agency’s chief today committed to long-term support for farming and fishing communities, earlier today during a visit to the region. Four months after the landfall of a typhoon that claimed over 6,000 lives […]readmore
The past year has been the worst for 5.5 million children in Syria in terms of humanitarian issues, said Tuesday the UN fund for children and childhood, Unicef. This figure, which is twice that reported a year ago, including nearly one million children who are trapped in places besieged by armies, without access to food […]readmore
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay have voiced deep concern about the escalation of violence and its impact on civilians in Sudan’s Darfur region, and urged an immediate halt to hostilities. Since late February, fighting between rebel groups and local militia in South Darfur has left thousands of people […]readmore
Ousted President Viktor Yanukovych said Tuesday that his departure from the government of Ukraine, which occurred on 23 February was «illegal.» He also said that he expects to return to power to restore order in the country, which is experiencing a political crisis with Russia after his departure from government. He added during a press […]readmore
Two Iranian citizens of 19 and 30 years old were traveling with stolen passports in the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which disappeared last Friday, Interpol said . The men were identified as Pouri Nourmohamadi and Delavar Seyed Mohammadreza and did not have any links with terrorist organizations, as was initially suspected. Secretary General of Interpol, […]readmore
Governor Chafee Responds Quickly to Consequences of New Farm Bill Requirements Providence, R.I. – In response to changes in federal law through the Farm Bill, which was recently signed by President Obama, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that Rhode Island would continue using a provision, commonly referred to as «heat and eat,» in the […]readmore
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, announces that as a result of an ongoing effort to ensure the safety of the motoring public by removing impaired operators from our roadways, members of the Rhode Island State Police arrested five operators over the […]readmore
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook northern California coast this morning (Sunday night pacific time), as Reported by the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake occurred at 9:18 pm local time about 4 miles under the seabed of the Pacific Ocean, about 50 miles west of Eureka. There was no danger of a tsunami, said the Tsunami […]readmore
The White House reiterated Monday that the arrest of American businessman Alan Gross in Cuba prevents a more constructive relationship between Washington and Havana. So said the White House spokesman, Jay Carney during the daily briefing at the U.S. capital. «We continue working to secure their release,» Carney said. «Gross is a husband of 64 […]readmore