Manzanillo, October 10 (RHC)-- President Miguel Díaz-Canel said that the Cuban Revolution, begun by the Father of the Cuban Homeland Carlos Manuel de Céspedes on October 10th, 1868, is the same today and so are the challenges it faces.... More


Manzanillo, October 10 (RHC)-- The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Raúl Castro, and President Miguel Díaz-Canel presided over the commemoration ceremony for the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the wars of independence.... More


Cuban representative to UNESCO, Oscar León.   Photo: Google

Geneva, October 9 (RHC)-- Cuba's representative to UNESCO, Oscar León, has highlighted the important role of the organization in maintaining peace and security in the face of multiple global challenges. ... More


Brazilian candidates support Fernando Haddad.  Photo: teleSUR

Brasilia, October 9 (RHC)-- In Brazil, Sunday's voting results have ensured a second round in the presidential elections, with former candidates beginning to join the Left and progressive forces around Fernando Haddad of the Worker's Party, the PT.  ... More


Saudi airstrikes leave five more civilians dead in southern Yemen.  Photo: AFP

Sanaa, October 9 (RHC)-- At least five civilians have been killed when Saudi military aircraft carried out airstrikes against a residential area in Yemen’s strategic western province of Hudaydah as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its atrocious bombardment campaign against its southern neighbor. ... More


Indonesia tsunami death toll tops 2,000 with 5,000 still missing.  Photo: AP

Jakarta, October 9 (RHC)-- In Indonesia, the death toll from last month’s massive earthquake and tsunami has risen to more than 2,000, with some 60,000 people displaced after an 18-foot wall of water swept miles into the island of Sulawesi. ... More


At least 54 people killed in Afghanistan on 17th anniversary of U.S. invasion.  Photo: Reuters

Kabul, October 9 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, at least 54 people were killed across the country on the 17th anniversary of the start of the U.S. invasion.  The death toll included at least 19 Afghan civilians. ... More


Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi.  Photo: Press TV

Tehran, October 9 (RHC)-- Iran has lashed out at Israel's President Reuven Rivlin for making insolent comments against the Iranian nation, warning the Tel Aviv regime's racist, narcissistic and impolite officials of the consequences of their thoughtless remarks. ... More


Protesters throw stones and Molotov cocktails at Israeli forces in the village of Shuwaykah in the occupied West Bank.  Photo: AFP

Ramallah, October 9 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have raided a village in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, arresting several Palestinians, following an alleged shooting that left two Israelis dead. ... More


 Wife of Israeli prime minister, Sara Netanyahu, on trial for fraud.  Photo: Press TV

Jerusalem, October 9 (RHC)-- The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in a Jerusalem courtroom this week, facing trial on charges of fraud and breach of trust.... More


 German court orders halt to destruction of forest near coal mine.  Photo: Democracy Now

Berlin, October 9 (RHC)--In western Germany, more than 50,000 protesters converged on the Hambach Forest, demanding an end to the planned expansion of a neighboring open-pit coal mine. ... More


White police officer in U.S. guilty of murdering Black teenager.  Photo: AP

Chicago, October 9 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Chicago, a jury has found white police officer Jason Van Dyke guilty of second-degree murder for killing African American teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014. ... More


Havana, October 9 (RHC)-- The path of Hurricane Michael over western Cuba has left destruction and service disruption in the region, with Pinar del Rio, the western-most territory, suffering road blocks, coastal flooding and a power outage over 90 percent of the province.... More


Port-au-Prince, October 9 (RHC)—Cuba has sent two teams of surgeons to Haiti to assist the victims of the earthquake reported on October 6, said Evelio Betancourt, the General Coordinator of the Cuban Medical Brigade in the neighboring Caribbean nation.... More


Manzanillo, October 9 (RHC)-- The 150th anniversary of the beginning of Cuba's independence war will be marked Wednesday at La Demajagua National Park in Manzanillo, in the eastern Cuban province of Granma.... More


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