San Salvador, March 19 (PL-RHC) -- The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador resumed work Monday, 42 days before the end of the term of the current Legislature.

Damascus, March 19 (Xinhua-RHC) Armed "terrorist" groups committed a massacre in the central province of Homs, leaving 14 people killed, the pro-government al-Watan daily reported on Monday.

Beijing, March 19 (RHC) China expressed its strong opposition to the suicide bombings that took place early Saturday morning in Damascus, which caused 29 deaths and left 140 people wounded.

Paris, March 19 (RHC) The French Leftist Front marched in support of its presidential candidate, Jean Luc Mélenchon in Paris.

Berlin, March 19 (RHC) The new German president, Joachim Gauck, officially took over on Monday from his predecessor, Christian Wulff, a day after winning the election by a large majority in the Federal Assembly.

Paris, March 19 (Xinhua-RHC) Three children and an adult were killed in a shooting outside a Jewish school in the Southwestern French city of Toulouse on Monday morning, local media reported.

Baghdad, March 19 (Xinhua-RHC) An official from Iraq´s Ministry of Justice informed Xinhua news agency that Iraqi authorities released the trade minister for ousted leader Saddam Hussein after nearly nine years in prison.

Washington, March 19 (Xinhua-RHC) Republican front-runner Mitt Romney scored another win on Sunday in the primary held in Puerto Rico as the Republican presidential race continues, U.S. media reported.

Seoul, March 19 (Xinhua-RHC) A group of anti-nuclear activists from across Asia gathered in central Seoul on Monday to voice their opposition to the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit, the largest international event South Korea has ever hosted. About 30 anti-nuclear activists from countries such as Japan, Thailand and China's Taiwan held a news conference to call for a nuclear free world.

Paris, March 19, (RHC), -- At least four people were killed, including three children, and five others injured when an unknown assailant opened fire on a Jewish school in Toulouse Monday.

La Paz, March 19, (RHC), -- Bolivian President Evo Morales has threatened to shut down the American embassy in La Paz if Washington continues to interfere in Bolivia’s internal affairs.

Islamabad, March 19, (RHC), -- At least 36 militants were killed in retaliatory military operations carried out by government forces in tribal regions of northwestern Pakistan.

New York, March 17 (RHC)—The Occupy Wall Street movement called a general strike for May 1^st  in solidarity with the struggle already underway to defend the rights of workers, immigrants, and other communities who are resisting oppression.

Moscow, March 17 (RHC)—Russia condemned the bomb attempts perpetrated in the Syrian capital Damascus, which killed 27 people and wounded 97 others, mostly civilians, according to an official statement by the Russian foreign ministry.

Caracas, March 16 (RHC) -- A poll conducted by GIS XXI pollster shows that 55 percent of Venezuelans would vote for the re-election of President Hugo Chavez if the elections slated for October 7th were held today.