Caracas - The 5th China-Venezuela High Level Joint Commission is being held in Caracas with the aim of assessing strategic alliances in the development of both nations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated today.

Brasilia-Brazil's Senate has voted to hold an impeachment trial for suspended president Dilma Rousseff, pushing her one step closer to dismissal from office. Following a nearly 20-hour debate on Wednesday, 59 senators voted in favor of the impeachment and 21 against.

Caracas- The minimum wage will rise 50 percent in Venezuela from September 1st.

During the announcement this Saturday president Nicolas Maduro stated forward that the rise not only benefit employees but also pension beneficiaries and families receiving Socialist Missions Cards, explained the head of government during a meeting with his government cabinet at the Miraflores Palace.

New York- A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled in favor of the oil giant Chevron in a case that dates back more than 20 years, blocking one of Ecuador's indigenous communities from collecting a judgment of nearly $8.6 billion for environmental damage to the Amazon rain forest.

New Delhi-With poems, music and a documentary, Indian university students and professors here today paid tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, on occasion of his 90th birthday on August 13.

Mexico City-Mudslides triggered by intense rainfall in eastern Mexico killed 40 people over the weekend. According to reports, saturated hillsides collapsed on to houses in the states of Veracruz and Puebla.