Havana, May 24 (RHC) —Greeting local artists back from performing in Washington DC, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said their presence in a Cuban arts festival there can open inroads to improved relations with the United States.... More


Institute director Sergio Rabell Piera

Havana, May 24 (RHC)-- Cuba has identified the remains of 66 out of the 111 people killed in the May 18 Havana plane crash, Granma newspaper reported. ... More


Moscow, May 24 (RHC)-- On the third day of a working visit to Russia, Cuban vice president Ricardo Cabrisas was received by the country's energy minister Alexander Novak. ... More


Cuban health minister begins working visit to Algeria

Algiers, May 24 (RHC)-- Cuban health minister Roberto Morales leads the country's delegation on a working visit to Algeria on occasion of the 55th anniversary of Cuban internationalist health cooperation, which began in Algeria in 1963. ... More


Ernesto Samper presided UNASUR between 2014 and 2017.  Photo: EFE

Bogota, May 24 (RHC)-- Ernesto Samper, the former secretary general of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), has warned that allowing the regional integration body to be dismantled... More


F-18 Hornet fighter jet waits to take off from the deck of the US navy aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on May 8, 201

Damascus, May 24 (RHC)-- U.S.-led coalition warplanes have targeted several Syrian military positions in the country's eastern Dayr al-Zawr province. ... More


An “angry” Donald Trump cancels meeting with North Korea.  Photo: File

Washington, May 24 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled plans for a June 12th summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to be held in Singapore.  ... More


A view of the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit south of Tel Aviv-occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, February 14, 2018.  Photo: AFP

The Hague, May 24 (RHC)-- Palestine has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to probe the human rights violations linked to the Israeli regime's illegal settlement activities on occupied Palestinian territories. ... More


Nikolay Mladenov, the United Nations Middle East envoy.  Photo: AFP

United Nations, May 24 (RHC)-- The United Nations Middle East envoy has stressed that "Gaza is on the verge of collapse." ... More


Silvio Berlusconi, leader of the right-wing party "Forza Italia" leaves after a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella on the second day of

Rome, May 24 (RHC)-- In Italy, three-time former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will face charges for allegedly bribing witnesses in the notorious "Rubygate" scandal after being ordered to stand trial by a Rome judge. ... More


Tania Velazquez, Vice President of Business Strategy and Technology of Cuba´s Telecommunications Company (ETECSA).

Havana, May 24 (RHC)—Access to Internet will soon be made available to cell phone customers in Cuba. The announcement was made by Tania Velázquez, Vice President of Business Strategy and Technology of Cuba´s Telecommunications Company (ETECSA).... More


Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel. File photo

Havana, May 23 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel attended the opening Wednesday of the 9th International Justice and Law Congress taking place in Havana until Friday. ... More


Dr. Sergio Rabell, director of the Cuban Institute of Legal Medicine. File photo

Havana, May 23 (RHC)-- Cuba has identified the remains of 58 of the 111 people killed in the country's worst air disaster in decades, as authorities continue their investigation into the accident. ... More


MSC Opera at Havana’s cruise-ship terminal. File photo

Havana, May 23 (RHC)-- In what has been described as a significant investment by Cuba into its port and tourism infrastructure... More


Cuban-born terrorist Luis Posada Carriles.  File photo

Havana, May 23 (RHC)-- Cuban-born terrorist Luis Posada Carriles died early Wednesday morning in Miami, Florida.  ... More


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