A utility worker helps repair the electrical grid in the wake of Hurricane Michael on October 16, 2018 in Panama City, Florida.  Photo: AFP

Miami, October 18 (RHC)-- More than one thousand people were still missing on Wednesday -- one week after Hurricane Michael flattened communities across the Florida Panhandle, killing at least 31. ... More


The file photo shows US soldiers walking at the site of a Taliban attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 2, 2017.  Photo: AFP

Kabul, October 18 (RHC)-- A bomber has killed two Afghan civilians and wounded at least three foreign troops in an attack near the largest U.S. military base near the Afghan capital, Kabul.... More


The file photo shows smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike outside the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, October 17, 2018.  Photo: AFP

The Hague, October 18 (RHC)-- The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says she is “alarmed” by violence at the border between the besieged Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied territories, threatening to take action. ... More


Homero Acosta addresses delegates to International Lawyers Congress 2018. ACN  Photo

Havana, October 18 (RHC)-- The Draft Constitution being debated today is perfectible, and it is not the work of a commission or a group, but a collective work built with the contribution of all the people,” said Homero Acosta Álvarez, Secretary of the Council of State, at the inaugural session of the International Lawyers Congress 2018.... More


Revolution Square in Bayamo

Bayamo, October 17 (RHC) – The 24th Fiesta of the Cuban Spirit kicked off Wednesday in Bayamo, the eastern Cuban city where the nation was born 150 years ago... More


 Cuban functionaries protest new U.S. maneuver at UN.  Photo: Cubadebate / Timothy A. Clary, AFP.

Havana, October 17 (RHC)-- Cuba has rejected in the strongest terms the latest misinformation and slander, orchestrated by the U.S. government at the United Nations, in Washington's continued attempts to justify its blockade of the Caribbean state.... More


Bolivian President Evo Morales.  Photo: Google

La Paz, October 17 (RHC)--Bolivian president Evo Morales condemned Washington's manipulation of the human rights issue to attack Cuba at the UN headquarters.... More


Spanish president to visit Cuba next month.  Photo: EFE

Havana, October 17 (RHC)-- The President of the Spanish Government Pedro Sánchez will make an official visit to Cuba November 22nd and 23rd, international media has confirmed.... More


Guatemala's police officers stand as Honduran migrants, part of a caravan trying to reach the U.S., arrive at the border between Honduras and Guatemala.  Photo:

Guatemala City, October 17 (RHC)-- A group of nearly 3,000  Honduran caravanistas crossed the border into Esquipulas, Guatemala, despite being temporarily held up by Guatemalan officials and armed military.  ... More


This file photo shows the US Treasury building in Washington.  Photo: Google

Washington, October 17 (RHC)-- The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on a number of Iranian banks and financial institutions as well as companies ahead of the start of the next month's new round of U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic.... More


Participants must register before transportation arrangements and re-initiation into the Bolivarian social system can manifest.  Photo: VTV

Caracas, October 17 (RHC)-- Over 9,000 Venezuelan migrants from around Latin America are registered with the Plan Vuelta a la Patria, according to the Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs.... More


Firefighters help youngsters evacuate in a flooded street during a rescue operation following heavy rains that saw rivers bursting banks on October 15, 2018 in

Paris, October 17 (RHC)-- Residents in the flood-hit region of Aude in southwestern France have expressed anger about what they see as a failure on the part of authorities to warn people as the flood waters were rising on Sunday night.... More


Argentina's President Mauricio Macri speaks during a ceremony at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires.  Photo: AFP

Buenos Aires, October 17 (RHC)-- The ratings for Argentinean President Mauricio Macri have fallen some 20 percentage points since last December, particularly among the middle class, prompting his administration to backtrack on its retroactive gas pay.... More


File photo shows a view to the New Scotland Yard (London police force) office in London.  Photo: Reuters

London, October 17 (RHC)-- UK police infiltrated and spied on left-wing groups for almost 40 years, according to information gathered by the Guardian newspaper. ... More


German chancellor’s party loses power, Greens and far-Right party gain.  Photo: AP

Berlin, October 17 (RHC)-- In Germany, the party of Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered losses in Bavarian regional elections that saw big gains for the Green Party... More


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