In 60 Seconds - Luis Almagro new OAS Secretary General

2015-03-18 0

URUGUAY: The former Uruguayan foreign minister Luis Almagro has been elected secretary general of the Organization of American States. VENEZUELA: The 11 member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America regional bloc have expressed their condemnation of the United States' classification of Venezuela as a so-called security threat. ISRAEL: Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party has won again despite a close legislative race. TUNISIA: At least 17 foreign tourists and two gunmen have been killed in an attack in the Tunisian capital, Tunis. RUSSIA: Thousands of Crimeans are celebrating the first year since the region overwhelmingly voted to reunite with Russia.