Geneva, June 30 (RHC) UN Special Envoy to Syria Kofi Annan said on Saturday that the international work group on Syria agreed to help solve the crisis in that country through a political process led by Syrians themselves.

Argentina, June 29 (RHC)  The member nations of the South Common Market (MERCOSUR) approved on Friday Venezuela as a new member of the regional bloc.

Georgetown, June 29 (RHC)  The 33^rd Summit of heads of state and government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) will open sessions July 4 in Saint Lucia focusing on the free flow of people among member states of this regional bloc.

Buenos Aires, June 29, (RHC-PRESSTV), -- South American foreign ministers have suspended Paraguay from the regional trade bloc, Mercosur, over last week’s parliamentary coup against President Fernando Lugo, Argentine Foreign Minister said on Friday.

Washington, June 28 (RHC) -- The U.S. Supreme Court today delivered its much anticipated ruling on the Barack Obama administration's health care reform law, a decision that observers say will have far-reaching legal and political implications in the months and years ahead.

London, June 28 (RHC)-- The UK has fallen deeper into recession than previously thought, confirming that the country has officially entered a double-dip.  Data from the Office for National Statistics showed that the economy shrank faster than previously estimated between October and December last year, with a decline of 0.4%.

London, June 28 (RHC)-- Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been served with an extradition notice by the Metropolitan Police in London.  Officers from the extradition unit delivered a note to Assange at Ecuador's London embassy.

Damascus, June 28, (RHC), -- A bomb explosion has rocked a parking lot outside the Justice in the Syrian capital, Damascus, injuring three people, local TV informed.

Argentina, June 27 (RHC)  The 15^th Social Summit of the South Common Market (MERCOSUR) opened sessions on Wednesday in the Argentinean city of Mendoza. The meeting is expected to issue a strong condemnation of the coup that ousted Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo.

Havana, Cuba, June 27 (RHC)  Federico Franco, who heads the government imposed in Paraguay following the coup that ousted constitutional President Fernando Lugo, removed most military chiefs, according to Paraguay online publication.

Damascus, June 27, (RHC), -- A terrorist attack against a Syrian pro-government television channel has left seven people dead, including three staff members and four security guards.

Asuncion, June 26 (RHC)  Ousted constitutional President Fernando Lugo said in Paraguay that only participatory democracy can guarantee the continuity of a free social process in his country. Lugo launched a website on Tuesday about the increasing movement of resistance to the parliamentary coup that removed him form power.

Caracas, June 26 (RHC)  Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez received Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko at the Miraflores Presidential palace in Caracas.

Damascus, June 26 (RHC)-- Opponents of Syria's government continue to launch provocative media campaigns.  According to the Champ news agency, the latest image presented to the world by the armed opposition consisted of large black plumes of smoke from burning tires, apparently giving the idea of chaos in the Syrian capital.

Bethlehem, June 26 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his Palestinian counterpart Tuesday for what he said was a "responsible" position in negotiations with Israel, frozen for nearly four years, and said Russia has no problem recognizing a Palestinian state.