Cairo, March 6 (RHC)-- Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina, has reaffirmed in Cairo, Egypt, his country's stance in favor of a fair, lasting peace for all Middle eastern countries and peoples. ... More


Carlos Fernandez de Cossio.  File Photo

Havana, March 6 (RHC)-- The Director General for the United States at the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, has confirmed the willingness on the part of Cuban authorities to engage in respectful dialogue with U.S. authorities on issues that affect the lives of millions of people in both Cuba and the U.S. ... More


Cuban President Raul Castro addresses participants at the 15th Summit of ALBA-TCP, March 5, 2018. Photo/Estudios Revolucion

Caracas, March 5 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro says that the joint defense of Venezuela is the strategic and urgent task of the ALBA regional bloc.... More


EPA chief Scott Pruitt.  Photo: KSNV / Sinclair Broadcast Group

Las Vegas, March 5 (RHC)-- In the United States, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt has admitted that global warming is occurring, but questioned whether climate change might not be good for humans.  ... More


Jesus Chavez Flores was beaten and punished for hunger strike.  Photo: Democracy Now

Seattle, March 5 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Washington, the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a jailed Mexican immigrant who says he was beaten and put into solitary for joining a hunger strike. ... More


The newspaper Haaretz is reporting the State Prosecutor’s Office has for the first time directly linked Netanyahu to the bribery scandal involving communication

A major development in one of the multiple corruption investigations against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been announced. ... More


A migrant child in the sports hall at Jane-Addams high school, which has been transformed into a refugee shelter in Berlin, Germany.  Photo: Reuters

Berlin, March 5 (RHC)-- A German food bank is enforcing a temporary stop on accepting new non-German clients, claiming that immigrants and asylum seekers are displacing local people in need.... More


Flooding in Bolivia takes a heavy toll.  Photo: AFP

Berlin, March 5 (RHC)-- Global warming will increase the risk of river flooding over the coming decades, endangering millions more people around the world, according to a study published in Berlin.  ... More


 A picture taken on November 8, 2017 shows a general view of construction work in the Gilo settlement in the mainly Palestinian eastern sector of occupied Jerus

Tel Aviv, March 5 (RHC)-- Israeli officials have approved plans for the construction of thousands of new settler units in East Jerusalem in grave contravention of international law and a United Nations Security Council resolution. ... More


Havana, March 5 (RHC)-- Cubans are paying tribute to Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez on the 5th anniversary of his death on March 5th.... More


Havana, March 5 (RHC)-- Cuban electoral officials termed as 'successful' Sunday's drill held nationwide, ahead of the second and last phase of the general elections on March 11th.... More


Caracas, March 5 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro has arrived in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, to take part in the XV Extraordinary Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA-TCP). He, along with other leaders of the region, will also participate in ceremonies to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the death of Hugo Chavez.... More


Cuban long jumper Juan Miguel Echevarria

Refusing to buckle under pressure, Cuban 19-year-old Juan Miguel Echevarria won the world indoor long jump championships Friday in Birmingham, defeating champion Luvo Manyonga os South Africa,... More


Havana, March 4 (RHC)--Carlos Fernández de Cossío, the director of the United States Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, has expressed his rejection of the US State Department decision to permanently reduce the staff of its embassy in Havana.... More


Election Drill underway in Cuba

Havana, March 4 (RHC)--Cuban electoral polls are participating in a drill this Sunday a week from the second and last phase of the general elections.... More


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