Damascus, August 20 (RHC)-- Syrian Army troops are pursuing insurgents in the northern city of Aleppo, continuing the offensive attack to clean out the country's second largest city of terrorist groups.

Kabul, August 20 (RHC)-- Two men in Afghan police uniforms shot at U.S. troops in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing one and wounding another, according to Afghan security officials.

Havana, August 20 (RHC) -- A survey recently carried out by the Center for Measurement and Interpretation of Statistical Data shows that President Hugo Chavez has the support of 58.9 percent of Venezuelan voters.

Havana, August 20 (RHC) -- The government of Ecuador considers it essential that the Organization of American States (OAS) make a statement on Britain’s threat to storm into the South American country’s embassy in London to arrest Julian Assange, the founder of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks.

Quito, August 20 (Xinhua-RHC) -- South American foreign ministers have voiced their support for Ecuador in granting asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, rebuking Britain for threatening to storm the country’s embassy in London.

Havana, August 20 (RHC) -- More families in Nicaragua will receive the benefits of a food production bond given by the government this week, in a bid to continue reducing malnutrition and poverty.

Havana, August 20 (RHC) -- Representatives of the Mapuche people of Chile condemned the decision of a court martial that overturned the prison sentence against a police officer, charged with the murder of laborer Jaime Mendoza, three years ago.

Havana, August 20 (RHC) -- Associations of Paraguayans living in eight countries convened a congress in defense of democracy and against the coup that ousted constitutional President Fernando Lugo.

Lima, August 20 (ANDINA-RHC) -- Officials from the High Level Group and the Technical Groups of the Pacific Alliance will meet on Thursday and Friday in Puerto Varas, Chile, to evaluate the progress of the commitments made by the presidents of members Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru on several issues.

Tehran, August 20 (RHC)-- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday urged Muslims all over the world to remain vigilant against the conspiracies of their enemies, according to a report by Iran's state-run Press TV.

Islamabad, August 20 (RHC)-- At least 13 people were killed over the weekend in three separate U.S. drone attacks inside Pakistan.  The attacks came as Pakistanis celebrated the end of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.

Manama, August 20 (RHC)-- Protests against the U.S.-backed monarchy in Bahrain continued over the weekend, leading to at least one death.  A 16-year-old demonstrator was killed in what activists called a brutal attack by the Bahraini police.

Washington, August 20 (RHC)-- U.S. Congressional Representative Kevin Yoder of Kansas apologized to his constituents Sunday night after a published report revealed the lawmaker swam nude in the Sea of Galilee during a private fact-finding trip to the Mideast last year.

Brussels, Aug 20, (PRESSTV), -- The head of the Eurogroup has warned that any Greek exit from the 17-member eurozone would carry unforeseeable risks.

Guayaquil, Aug 20, (RHC), -- Member countries of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) have voiced their support for Ecuador in its standoff with Britain over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.