Washington, September 25 (RHC)-- This weekend, the professional sports world in the United States was rocked by widespread protests against racism, police brutality and President Donald Trump. ... More


San Juan, September 25 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, 100 percent of the island is still without power after the passage of Hurricane Maria. In the northwest corner of the island, 70,000 people have been ordered to evacuate the areas around the Guajataca Dam, which was damaged by Hurricane Maria and is at risk of collapsing "at any minute." ... More


Quito, September 25 (RHC)-- Coastal Ecuador, after suffering one of its worst earthquakes that killed more than 600 people last year, is sending aid to Mexico after its own recent quake. Following Mexico's natural disaster, Andres Drouet, a priest from Manta who experienced the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Ecuador last year, organized his community to join the rescue effort. ... More


Havana, September 23 (RHC) – A shipment of Venezuelan aid meant for the recovery effort in Cuba following Hurricane Irma arrived in Mariel Harbor, west of Havana, on Friday.... More


Caracas, September 23 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry has issued a statement categorically rejecting the illegal sanctions imposed by Canada on 40 Venezuelan government officials, including President Nicolas Maduro. ... More


Mexico City, September 23 (RHC)-- The death toll from Tuesday’s earthquake that devastated central Mexico has now risen to over 300.... More


United Nations, September 23 (RHC)-- U.S. diplomat Nikki Haley has warned of the possibility of an oil embargo against Venezuela. "It's not off the table, I can tell you that," the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said in a recent statement. “If things don’t improve, all those options are always there,” she added. ... More


Washington, September 23 (RHC)-- The New York Times reports the Donald Trump administration is preparing to dismantle rules limiting CIA and military drone strikes and commando raids outside of conventional battlefields. ... More


New York, September 23 (RHC)-- In Ithaca, New York, hundreds of Black students marched into Cornell University’s Willard Straight Hall and occupied the building for several hours after delivering a list of demands to the university’s president in a protest reminiscent of the 1969 takeover of the same building. ... More


Various brigades of Cuban performers traveled to five Cuban provinces to bring the best of their art to hurricane victims... More


Havana, September 23 (RHC-Xinhua)-- An Air China 747 aircraft arrived Friday at Jose Marti International Airport with humanitarian aid to Cuba after the Caribbean nation was severely damaged by Hurricane Irma.... More


New York, September 23 (RHC)-- The President of Namibia, Hage Geingob, has demanded an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba. ... More


New York, September 22 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, has condemned the intensification of Washington's blockade against the island and called for an end to aggressive actions against countries of the region. ... More


Havana, September 22 (RHC-Granma)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro received Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro at Havana’s José Martí International Airport last night.... More


San Juan, September 22 (RHC)-- In the Caribbean, the death toll from Hurricane Maria rose to 32 as the hurricane’s eye barreled toward the islands of Turks and Caicos as a Category 3 storm. ... More


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