Cairo, June 5 (RHC)-- Over the past three days, demonstrators have occupied Tahrir Square in Cairo to protest against what they consider a disappointing verdict announced on Saturday against former president Hosni Mubarak, his sons, his minister of interior and six of his senior aides.

Beijing, June 5 (RHC)-- The Chinese government has criticized U.S. plans to shift the bulk of its naval fleet to the Pacific by 2020.  U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced over the weekend that a majority of U.S. ships and submarines will operate out of East Asia by the end of the decade.

Cochabamba, Bolivia, June 5 (PL-RHC) -- The 42nd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Bolivia concludes Tuesday after two days of debates marked by demands to reform the continental organization.

Caracas, June 5 (RHC) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez reiterated his proposal to create genuine Latin American integration mechanisms that serve as alternatives to the Organization of American States (OAS).

Cochabamba, June 5 (RHC-PL)-- Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe called on the international community to channel aid to his country through government institutions rather than through non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to ensure the effectiveness of collaboration.

Caracas, June 5 (RHC) -- The National Assembly of Venezuela is examining a bill to approve a trade agreement with Colombia for the second time on Tuesday.

Asuncion, June 5 (RHC) -- Representatives of the member countries of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) gathered in Paraguay have concluded preparations for the sixth meeting of South American Defence Council, which began on Tuesday.

Santiago de Chile, June 5 (RHC) -- Chilean police have arrested Jose Ancalao, a Mapuche university leader who is one of the leading spokesmen of the Confederation of Chilean Students and the Mapuche Federation of Students.

Lima, June 5 (ANDINA-RHC) -- Peru’s agrarian export in the first three months of 2012 reached a record value of 915 million U.S. dollars, a 17 percent increase compared to the previous year.

Islamabad, June 5 (RHC)-- Pakistan's foreign ministry has summoned a senior U.S. diplomat to lodge a formal protest over a series of drone strikes in its volatile tribal regions.  There have reportedly been eight drone attacks in Pakistan's north-western tribal territory over the past two weeks.

Berlin, June 5 (RHC)-- As the European debt crisis continues, Germany has signaled it is prepared to accept a deal that would give aid to indebted countries in exchange for more centralized control over government spending in Europe.

Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- The U.S. government is refusing to disclose thousands of documents to lawyers representing Bradley Manning, the former U.S. Army private who is on trial for leaking diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks.

Houston, June 5 (RHC)-- BP has sparked concerns over academic freedom after obtaining thousands of confidential e-mails from scientists who studied the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit from a Colorado resident who was arrested for approaching then-Vice President Dick Cheney and criticizing the Iraq War in 2006.

 Milwaukee, June 5 (RHC)-- A man in the U.S. city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin has been charged with first-degree murder after fatally shooting an unarmed 13-year-old African-American boy who lived next door.