UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein

Geneva, October 3 (RHC)-- The United Nations has called on Spanish authorities to launch a thorough and impartial investigation into the violence perpetrated during Catalonia's independence referendum. ... More


Caracas, October 3 (RHC)-- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has attacked Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy for the violent crackdown on the banned Independence referendum in Catalonia. ... More


Las Vegas, October 3 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Las Vegas, the toll in Sunday night’s mass shooting rose overnight to 59 dead and 527 wounded... More


Washington, October 3 (RHC)-- On Capitol Hill, U.S. Republican leaders called the Las Vegas massacre a moment for national mourning and prayer, even as lawmakers advanced a pair of bills that would liberalize gun laws. ... More


Havana, October 3 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez is scheduled to address the press in Havana this afternoon, following the Trump Administration's announcement earlier today that 15 Cuban diplomats from the island's Embassy in Washington will have to leave the country.... More


Havana, October 2 (RHC-PL)-- The Confederation of Cuban Workers, the CTC, has called for a massive day of voluntary work on Saturday, October 7th, in response to President Raúl Castro's call in the wake of Hurricane Irma.... More


Moscow, October 2 (RHC-PL)-- Cuba will participate at the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students with a delegation of 290 members.... More


Santa Clara, October 2 (RHC-Granma)-- An intense effort has been underway at the Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara Sculpture Complex in Santa Clara to prepare the plaza for the national commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Che's death on October 8.... More


Ciego de Avila, October 2 (RHC-Granma)-- Cuban linemen who traveled to Ciego de Avila province to assist with the efforts to restore power following Hurricane Irma have returned home.... More


Hanoi, October 2 (RHC-PL)-- Vietnam and Cuba confirmed their mutual desire to strengthen relations in all areas as the 35th Session of the Intergovernmental Commission between the two nations began Monday in Hanoi.... More


San Juan, October 2 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, a humanitarian catastrophe continues to unfold 12 days after Hurricane Maria struck the island. ... More


Barcelona, October 2 (RHC)-- In Spain, more than 800 people were injured Sunday after Spanish police stormed polling stations across the country’s Catalonia region ... More


Brazilian President Michel Temer

Brasilia, October 2 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Michel Temer’s popularity has plummeted down to just three percent, according to a new poll. ... More


Las Vegas, October 2 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Las Vegas, Nevada, a gunman opened fire with an automatic rifle from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay casino hotel Sunday night... More


Buenos Aires, October 2 (RHC)-- In Argentina, tens of thousands marched through the capital Buenos Aires on Sunday, demanding justice and answers in the case of a young activist who went missing two months ago. ... More


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