Bolivia, March 27 (RHC)—The 8^th Congress of Bolivia´s Movement to Socialism party ratified President Evo Morales as its leader.

Madrid, March 27 (RHC) The March edition of the economic bulletin of the Bank of Spain, published in Madrid, confirms that the Spanish economy is in recession since the beginning of the year, as it registers a reduction of the Gross Domestic Product for the second consecutive trimester.

Damascus, March 27 (RHC) -- The Syrian government accepted the six-point plan presented by the U.N. and Arab League Special Envoy, Kofi Annan, as a solution for the crisis in the country. The plan seeks the end of hostilities under U.N. supervision, the freeing of anti-government protesters who have been detained, and establishes the sending of humanitarian aid. 

Cairo, March 27 (RHC) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited the neighbourhood of Baba Amr, in the city of Homs, which was the scene of battles between the opposition and government forces through the beginning of March.

La Paz, March 27 (RHC) -- The Eighth Congress of the Movement Toward Socialism concluded in Bolivia on Tuesday with the adaptation of a new guideline and analysis of the creation of a government subsidy to encourage breastfeeding.

Santiago de Chile, March 27 (RHC) -- Social leaders from Aysén returned to the Patagonia after agreeing on a package of measures to reduce the isolation of the southern part of the country with government representatives in Santiago de Chile. 

Mexico City, March 27 (RHC) -- A declaration by the working group of the Sao Paulo Forum, which recently wound up in Mexico, highlighted the progress of Latin American integration.

La Paz, March 27 (RHC) -- Bolivia’s Deputy Minister of Alternative and Special Education, Noel Aguirre, said a new campaign will be launched in the country to teach some 200,000 illiterates to read and write.

Managua, March 27 (RHC) -- More than 100,000 health workers and volunteers are taking part in a national vaccination campaign to supply over 1.5 million doses.

Seoul, March 27 (RHC) U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dimitri Miedviediev agreed to continue a dialogue among experts from each country about anti-missile defense over the next six months. They made the agreement at the Second Nuclear Security Summit, which concluded in Seoul on Tuesday with a consensus from world leaders to take strong actions against nuclear terrorism threats and further steps toward a safer world.

United Nations, March 27 (RHC) Representatives from all over the world observed the International Day in Memory of Victims of Slavery on Monday at the General Assembly of the United Nations. The tribute was lead by vice-secretary general of the U.N., Asha-Róus Mígairo, and President of the General Assembly, Nasír Abdulazíz Al-Nasér. He referred to new forms of slavery, such as debt, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, child labor, forced marriage, and the recruitment of children to armed conflicts. Asha-Róus Mígairo also warned about the persistence of discriminatory acts, as well as the use of new technologies to spread racist ideologies.

Buenos Aires, March 27 (RHC) -- The Provincial Commission for Memory in Argentina requested the facts of torture reported in the Malvinas war to be considered as crimes against humanity.

Bogotá, March 27 (PL-RHC) -- Guatemalan Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú announced that she will mediate the unilateral release of ten police and military officers held by the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), along with former Senator Piedad Cordoba, leader of the group Colombians for Peace.

Kabul, March 27, (RHC), -- Taliban militants have attacked a NATO convoy, killing at least five people in Farah province in western Afghanistan.

Havana, March 27, (RHC), -- President Hugo Chavez, on Tuesday will address the people of Venezuela from Havana, where he has been since March 25^th, as part of ongoing cancer treatment.