Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 22:58 by GxMedia San Salvador, Dec 10 (EFE).- Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren traveled to Cuba for “his periodic medical checkup” after suffering health problems on Monday in Mexico, the Salvadoran government said Wednesday.“Sanchez Ceren, after suffering a slight decompensation in his health, which we will report in good time, on the recommendation ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 22:53 by GxMedia Rio de Janeiro, Dec 10 (EFE).- Brazilian police on Wednesday busted a violent gang comprising at least five police officers that controlled three Rio de Janeiro shantytowns.Authorities said 15 suspected gang members were arrested in the first few hours of the operation, among them Rio de Janeiro state police Pvt. ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 22:49 by GxMedia Caracas, Dec 10 (EFE).- Venezuelan Penitentiary Services Minister Iris Varela confirmed Wednesday the deaths of 48 inmates in a prison in the western part of the country after they consumed a cocktail of medications during a riot or strike on Nov. 26.“I don’t like to speak about that figure. I ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 22:47 by GxMedia Santiago, Dec 10 (EFE).- Latin America is on course to reduce hunger by half ahead of the target date established in the Millennium Development Goals, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Wednesday.The FAO’s 2014 report on food and nutritional security in Latin America and the Caribbean, released in Santiago, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 22:36 by GxMedia By Natalia BonillaSan Juan, Dec 10 (EFE).- Taiwan is losing ground in the Caribbean, one of its traditional strongholds, as global economic powerhouse China expands its presence in the region, experts told Efe on Wednesday.“Globalization has changed the rules because the financial capabilities of each country are like night and ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 22:29 by GxMedia Washington, Dec 10 (EFE).- The Cuban Interests Section in Washington announced Wednesday a three-month extension of passport-renewal services in the United States, which have been hampered by the mission’s lack of a local bank.Cuba’s diplomatic mission said that while it “continues searching for a solution” to the banking issue, through ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 22:38 by GxMedia Washington, Dec 9 (EFE).- U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the use of torture by the CIA on suspected terrorists during the past decade did not help the efforts against terrorism or the country’s national security interests, after the release of a Senate report on the issue.The report on ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 22:31 by GxMedia Vatican City, Dec 9 (EFE).- The Vatican intends to consult Roman Catholic dioceses about the possibility of making the marriage annulment process free of charge and eliminating “unfair discrimination” against homosexuals, with a survey whose contents were made public on Tuesday.The questions included in the survey are addressed to episcopal ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 22:27 by GxMedia Caracas, Dec 9 (EFE).- Venezuelan authorities seized “at least $3 million” hidden in a vehicle being transported on a Lebanese-flagged vessel that arrived in the capital’s port from the United States, the state-run press reported Tuesday.“The vehicle arrived in the country on Sunday, Dec. 7, on board a vessel from ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 22:24 by GxMedia Chicago, Dec 9 (EFE).- A study released on Tuesday warns that President Barack Obama’s recent executive action on immigration offers only “minimal benefits” to immigrants who work in agriculture in the U.S. Midwest, most of whom are of Mexican origin.Moreover, the measures could worsen the critical scarcity of agricultural workers ...