Police in Washington, DC arrested students protesting gun violence.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, March 8 (RHC)-- Student protests against gun violence continued on Wednesday after a school shooting that left 17 dead in Florida several weeks ago. ... More


Protesters demonstrate against Trans-Pacific Trade deal.  Photo: Reuters

Santiago de Chile, March 8 (RHC)-- Eleven foreign ministers have signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to slash tariffs among member nations by 2019.  ... More


Immigrants detained in the U.S.  Photo: AP

Washington, March 8 (RHC)-- The U.S. Justice Department is suing California over the state’s so-called sanctuary laws, which limit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration agents.  ... More


Pope Francis (File Photo)

Vatican City, March 8 (RHC)-- Pope Francis has announced that Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero had been put on the path to sainthood.  The Pope stated that Romero should be canonized or declared a saint following a theological and medical commission's approval of a miracle attributed to the late archbishop. The head of the Catholic church made the announcement at a meeting of cardinals. ... More


Women march on International Women's Day.  Photo: Democracy Now

Madrid, March 8 (RHC)-- Women across the world are taking to the streets on Thursday, March 8th, International Women’s Day.  ... More


Jardines del Rey, Ciego de Avila, Cuba.

Ciego de Avila, March 8 (RHC-ACN)-- Cuba's Jardines del Rey Tourism Complex has expanded the number of rooms to over 8 thousand to welcome foreign vacationers with the opening of the new Hotel Grand Muthu Cayo Guillermo. ... More


Aerial view of the  Mariel Special Development Zone.

Havana, March 8 (RHC)-- A delegation from Cuba's Mariel Special Development Zone has just visited The Netherlands, where they explored business opportunities, the Cuban embassy in the European nation has reported.... More


 Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro presents Víctor Gaute with replica of General Ezequiel Zamora's Sword, (Correo del Orinoco Photo)

Caracas, March 8 (RHC)-- Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has decorated Víctor Gaute, head of the Cuban social missions in the South American nation, with the Estrella de los Libertadores order and a replica of General Ezequiel Zamora's Sword, in recognition of the social programs implemented by the Bolivarian Revolution with Cuba's assistance.... More


 Bolivia's Vice President Álvaro García Linera. File Photo.

Havana, March 8 (RHC)-- Bolivia's Vice President Álvaro García Linera has urged countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to strengthen economic ties with Cuba, praising the assistance Cuba has provided to his and other countries in the region.... More


In this photo from Andres Pastrana´s twitter account, the two former presidents sit comfortably in Havana´s International Airport

Havana, March 8 (RHC)-- Cuba frustrated a provocation by two former Latin American presidents, returning them upon their arrival at Havana’s Jose Marti International airport.... More


‘The best percussionists of Cuba’ opened the Fiesta of Drum at Havana’s Mella Theater Tuesday evening, consolidating the event as one of the top such gatherings in the country... More


 Trump shakes hands with economic adviser Gary Cohn.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, has announced he will resign, amid a dispute about Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum. ... More


Former US President George W. Bush arrives at The Billy Graham Library on February 26, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Photo: AFP

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President George W. Bush has said that President Donald Trump makes him "look pretty good," according to a Republican source.  The source close to the Trump administration made the comments in an interview with National Journal.... More


Environmental Protection Agency building in Washington.  Photo: AP

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Dow Chemical lawyer Peter Wright to head up an Environmental Protection Agency unit tasked with overseeing the disposal of hazardous waste and chemical spills at toxic Superfund sites. ... More


 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that Iran is responsible for "darkness descending" on the Middle East, hailing the US administration's threat to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.... More


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