Havana, April 18 (RHC)--An Argentinean Parliament Committee adopted a draft resolution stating that 51 percent of shares of the Repsol-YPF oil company belong to Argentina.

Havana, April 18 (RHC)—A bomb attack by armed groups in Syria against security forces resulted in at least 6 officers killed and 11 wounded, despite the ceasefire announced by Kofi Annan, special envoy of the United Nations and the African Union.

Caracas, April 18 (RHC) -- Venezuelan media has given extensive coverage to the allocation of some 3.9 billion U.S. dollars to increase the minimum wage and pensions by 30 percent.

Quito, April 18 (RHC) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and his government met with representatives of social movements Wednesday to assess the progress of commitments made during a previous meeting to strengthen programmatic and political agreements to promote the participation of people.

Buenos Aires, April 18 (RHC) -- Senator Anibal Fernandez, considered that the Senate will be ready to announce the report on the debates about the draft law to expropriate 51% of YPF oil company, from the Repsol.

Mexico City, April 18 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Latin American countries on Tuesday had a mixed reaction to Argentina's proposed nationalization of Spanish-owned oil company Repsol YPF, with some cheering it and others condemning it.

Moscow, April 18 (Xinhua-RHC) Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, accused the Syrian opposition of trying to derail UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan on Wednesday.

Asuncion, April 18 (RHC) -- The Union of South American Nations is calling for the Sixth Meeting of the South American Health Council in Paraguay for Friday.

Brussels, April 18 (RHC) Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)began discussions in Brussels today to define the role of the Alliance after the withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan, scheduled for 2014.

Mexico City, April 18 (RHC) -- Spanish President, Mariano Rajoy, and his Mexican counterpart, Felipe Calderon, will initiate an official agenda of conversations in Mexico this Wednesday.

London, April 18 (RHC) – According to the Office for National Statistics, the UK unemployment rate is still above 8% for the last trimester of December through February.

Paris, April 18 (RHC) Four days after the first round of French presidential elections, Socialist Party candidate, François Hollande leads the voting intention polls, according to a survey published in Paris.

Islamabad, April 18 (RHC) - The Defense Committee of the Council of Ministers of Pakistan decided to reactivate the long-term and multifaceted relations with the United States strictly under the guidelines set by the Parliament of the South Asian country.

Islamabad, April 18 (Xinhua-RHC) Osama bin Laden's three widows and two oldest daughters completed their jail terms on Wednesday for entering and living in Pakistan illegally and could be deported at any time.

Tehran, April 18 (Xinhua-RHC) The Manager of International Affairs of Iran's National Oil Company said Iran has not stopped oil exports to Greece and Spain, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported Wednesday.