Kingston, Mar 14 (RHC)-- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) needs to adopt  changes to keep boosting  development and integration.

Moscow, Mar 14 (RHC) --US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton threatened again to attack Iran before this year ends, during a recent meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Kommersant newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Damascus, March 14 (RHC)-- Armed groups carried out more attacks in Syria on Tuesday, killing 15 civilians in the town of Karm al-Louz, among them a woman and her four children.

London, March 14 (RHC)-- Unemployment in Britain rose to 8.4%, with some 28,000 workers in the UK losing their jobs during the first two months of this year.  According to figures from the Office for National Statistics in London, there are now more than 2.6 million unemployed in the United Kingdom.

Kabul, March 14 (RHC)-- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has arrived in Afghanistan for the first visit by a senior Obama administration official since a U.S. soldier massacred 16 Afghan villagers over the weekend.

Santiago de Chile, March 14 (RHC) -- Social leaders in the Chilean region of Aysén have denounced the divisive strategy of the government while insisting on the resumption of talks through separate working committees.

Caracas, March 14 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his Cabinet approved-- during a telephone conversation-- the allocation of significant resources for the completion of the emergency pediatric and adult units in a Caracas hospital, as well as the remodeling of another health center in the state of Miranda.

Buenos Aires, March 14 (RHC) -- The Chamber of Deputies of Argentina discussed the Declaration of Ushuaia on Wednesday during this year’s first formal session. The document ratifies the country’s sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands and rejects the militarist and colonialist attitude of Great Britain.

Quito, March 14 (PL-RHC) -- Five Ecuadorian provinces declared in state of emergency due to recent heavy rains have received 15 million U.S. dollars each to mitigate the impact of the situation.

Guatemala City, March 14 (PL-RHC) -- A new trial over a massacre committed by the military during the internal armed conflict from 1960 to 1996 began Wednesday in Guatemala, according to official sources.

Brasilia, March 14 (PL-RHC) -- A team of experts from the World Heritage Center of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) continue evaluating Wednesday the conservation status of Brasilia.

Rio de Janeiro, March 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS-RHC) -- Latin American and Caribbean migrants sent 61 billion U.S. dollars in remittances to their home countries last year -- up 6 percent from 57.6 billion in 2010, according to a report released earlier this week by the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) group.

Kabul, March 14 (RHC)-- U.S. officials have confirmed they are investigating the Afghan Air Force for potential drug and weapons  trafficking.

Tokyo, March 14 (RHC)-- A strong earthquake in northern Japan has triggered tsunami advisories in a region heavily damaged by last year’s earthquake and tsunami.  Minor sea changes were reported following the 6.8-magnitude quake, and several towns issued evacuation orders, but all warnings were later lifted.  No damage or injuries were reported.

Palma, March 14 (RHC)-- Spanish Judge Jose Castro says he doesn't believe the testimony of the Duke of Palma, Iñaki Urdangarin, the son-in-law of Spanish King Juan Carlos, who is charged with corruption.  Urdangarin answered questions posed by Judge Castro regarding his involvement in the so-called Palma Arena case.  The case includes the diversion of money from public entities to the Noos Institute, a non-profit organization that the Duke headed from 2004 to 2006.