Damascus, March 30, (RHC), -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday reiterated his government's readiness to implement the UN-sponsored peace plan to restore security and stability in the country.

Jerusalem, March 30, (RHC), -- Dozens of Palestinians have been hurt Friday in the West Bank and Gaza Strip while marking Land Day protests with fierce riots and clashes with IDF soldiers.

Kabul, March 30, (RHC), -- The number of deaths of foreign soldiers fighting in Afghanistan this year has now climbed to more than 90, after at least four NATO soldiers were killed in separate attacks in the past 24 hours in the war-torn country.

Caracas, March 29 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned to Caracas following the first stage of radiotherapy treatment in Havana, where he was operated on February.

Madrid, March 29 (RHC) Representatives from the main unions in Spain, the Worker´s Commissions and The General Workers Union, said there was a massive participation of workers in the general strike held on Thursday in protest against the work reform approved by the government of Mariano Rajoy.

New Delhi, March 29 (Xinhua-RHC) Leaders of the five-nation BRICS bloc issued a declaration on a broad range of international issues, including their suggestions for securing stability, security and prosperity, after their one-day summit in New Delhi on Thursday.

Moscow, march 29 (RHC) Russian television channel Russia Today stated that the Pentagon will reinforce its military presence in the Persian Gulf and near Iran.

Damascus, March 29 (Xinhua-RHC) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Thursday that his country has responded to the mission of UN envoy Kofi Annan, stressing that Syria would exert all efforts to make Annan's mission to restore security and stability to Syria a success.

Quito, March 29 (RHC) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa will confirm his country’s participation at the Summit of the Americas, scheduled for April in Colombia without the presence of Cuba next Monday.

Quito, March 29 (Prensa Latina-RHC) -- Ecuadorian authorities will give a new boost to the ITT Yasuní environmental initiative with the upcoming trip of the training ship Guayas and a campaign in the United States called “I am Yasuni”.

Rio de Janeiro, March 29 (RHC) -- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced his return to politics after showing no signs of the laryngeal cancer with which he was diagnosed in October last year.

Berlin, March 29 (RHC) The Institute of Economic Studies of Berlin released a report saying that the disparity between rich and poor has been increasing in Germany since 2000, and that young people are receiving more lower salaries each year.

Lima, March 29 (Prensa Latina-RHC) -- The acting general secretary of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN), Adalid Contreras, praised Chile and Peru for airing a border dispute in the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Guatemala City, March 29 (Prensa Latina-RHC) -- Guatemala’s judicial system received the accusation, prepared by the Attorney General’s Office, to try former Dictator Efrain Ríos Montt, charged with genocide during his de facto administration from 1982 to 1983.

Washington D.C, March 29 (Xinhua-RHC) U.S. President Barack Obama pressed the Congress to end billions of dollars in subsides handed out to oil companies each year on Thursday.