Havana, August 17 (RHC)-- The Cuban telecommunications company ETECSA conducted this week a nation-wide test of its cell phone Internet connection capabilities.... More
Managua, August 17 (RHC)-- The presence of a Labor Commission from the Organization of American States (OAS) in Nicaragua is "unacceptable," according to a statement by President Daniel Ortega's administration. ... More
Caracas, August 17 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Supreme Court has formally requested the extradition of eight Venezuelan nationals living abroad who have been implicated in the failed assassination of President Nicolas Maduro. ... More
United Nations, August 17 (RHC)-- A United Nations agency says schools teaching half a million Palestinian refugees will reopen across the Middle East on time despite funding shortages triggered by a U.S. decision to withhold aid to the Palestinians. ... More
Berlin, August 17 (RHC)-- Deutsche Telekom and Deutsche Bahn, two state-owned German companies, are following car manufacturer Daimler and mechanical engineering company Herrenknecht to withdraw from Iran because of U.S. sanctions. ... More
Tegucigalpa, August 17 (RHC)-- A major drought has ruined crops and left livestock dead in two southern provinces of Honduras causing famine ... More
Ramallah, August 17 (RHC)-- Palestinian officials say Israeli naval forces have opened fire on several Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip... More
Kabul, August 17 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, funerals have been held for 37 people killed after a suicide bomber struck an education center Wednesday in the capital Kabul. ... More
Tripoli, August 17 (RHC)-- In the Mediterranean, an aid ship carrying 141 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya docked in Malta on Wednesday... More
Boston, August 17 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Massachusetts, The Boston Globe has stepped up security at its offices, after a building manager reported several threatening phone calls on Thursday, including a bomb threat. ... More
Vatican City, August 17 (RHC)--Pope Francis is on the side of victims of more than 300 “predator” priests in the U.S. accused of abusing children in one state, the Vatican says.... More
Washington, August 17 (RHC)-- The U.S. Department of State is reducing the amount of time its diplomats are staying in Cuba to only one year, an unusually short time frame typically applied to war torn or otherwise dangerous nations. ... More
Havana, August 16 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa met Wednesday in Havana with Choe Ryong Hae, Vice-Chairman of the State Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), who is on a working visit to Cuba.... More
Havana, August 16 (RHC)-- Cuba's Ministry of the Interior (MININT) and The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have signed an agreement to strengthen their cooperation to prevent and fight sexual crimes against children. ... More
Havana, August 16 (RHC-Bernama)-- With the help of Chinese financing, Cuba has finished dredging the Santiago de Cuba Bay as part of efforts to modernize the key port there, project directors have said.... More
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