Havana, June 20 (RHC) -- Gente de Zona has confirmed that Italian singer Laura Pausini will perform with the Cuban duet at a Havana concert on Tuesday... More


Cuba´s Minister of Industry, Salvador Pardo.

Havana, June 20 (RHC)--The 3rd Edition of the International Convention and Exhibition of Cuban Industry (CubaIndustria 2018), continues in the Cuban capital with lectures, round tables, and exhibitions.... More


Cuban Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Pedro Luis Pedroso. File Photo.

Geneva, June 20 (RHC)-- Cuban Ambassador Pedro Luis Pedroso has reiterated before the Human Rights Council the island´s firm commitment to international solidarity.... More


US envoy to the UN, Mikki Haley. File Photo

Washington, June 20 (RHC)-- The Trump Administration continues severing its ties with United Nations bodies, and its latest departure is from the UN Human Rights Council.... More


New York hosted the UN Special Committee on Decolonization session.  Photo: Prensa Latina

United Nations, June 19 (RHC)-- Cuba's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Anayansi Rodríguez, reaffirmed her country's full and unconditional support for Puerto Rico's independence and sovereignty. ... More


Protests in U.S. to stop separating children from parents.  Photo: AFP

Dallas, June 19 (RHC)-- Outrage is mounting over the Donald Trump administration’s practice of separating immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the crackdown against immigrants and asylum seekers. ... More


 Thousands flee Yemeni port city.  Photo: Press TV

Sanaa, June 19 (RHC)-- In Yemen, there are reports that hundreds of fighters have been killed and more than 4,000 civilians have been forced to flee their homes since the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition launched an all-out offensive against the key port city of Hodeidah nearly one week ago. ... More


UN human rights head: Trump policy separating migrant families is abuse.  Photo: Getty

Geneva, June 19 (RHC)-- The United Nation’s top human rights official has called on the Donald Trump administration to end its "zero tolerance" policy, which has resulted in the separation of migrant families at the southern border, calling the practice abusive.... More


FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño, known as Timochenko, poses for a picture after an interview at La Carmelita, Colombia, June 8, 2018.   Photo: Reuters

Bogota, June 19 (RHC)-- After Colombia's President-elect Ivan Duque announced he will review the peace agreement reached between the government and the demobilized insurgent group... More


Presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is accompanied by relatives as he addresses supporters after being defeated by Ivan Duque in Colombia's presidential electi

Bogota, June 19 (RHC)-- In Colombia, the center-left former presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, who ended up in second place in Sunday's presidential runoff, asserted his impact in the elections by winning in the poorest zones of the country... More


US Republican Senator Ben Sasse say end practice of separating children.  Photo: AFP

Washington, June 19 (RHC)-- U.S. Republican Senator Ben Sasse has called on the administration of President Donald Trump to end a “wicked” practice of separating Central American immigrant children from their parents at the southern border amid growing backlash over the policy.... More


Geneva, June 19 (RHC)--The number of people forced to flee their homes last year rose by nearly three million to 68.5 million, the head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, warning that the world’s displacement hotspots “are becoming hotter”.... More


Reuters Photo

Geneva, June 19 (RHC)—A new report by the Small Arms Survey says U.S. citizens own 40 percent of world´s guns, that is 393 million firearms more than the combined total owned in the survey’s other top 25 countries. ... More


Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel attends inauguration of Cuban Hematology and Immunology Institute.

Havana, June 18 (RHC)-- President Miguel Díaz-Canel attended the inauguration this weekend of the new and expanded headquarters for the Cuban Hematology and Immunology Institute.... More


Industrial fair and convention CubaIndustria 2018 begins in Havana. Photo PL

Havana, June 18 (RHC)-- The third edition of Cuba's industrial fair and convention, CubaIndustria 2018, began in Havana this Monday under the three-pronge goal of promoting the development of strategic sectors, striving for a sustainable industry, and attracting foreign investment.... More


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