United Nations, April 9 (RHC)-- Strongly criticizing Washington's aggression against Syria, Bolivian Ambassador to the United Nations Sacha Llorenti compared the basis for the unilateral move to former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's infamous 2003 presentation to the body, when fraudulent evidence of an alleged Iraqi weapons program was presented to justify the U.S. war on Iraq. ... More


Havana, April 10 (RHC)-- Havana is hosting the 15th Meeting of the Political Council of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP). The gathering got underway Monday morning at the Palacio de Convenciones, with the participation of foreign ministers and representatives from the region.... More


United Nations Special Rapporteur Maria Grazia Giammarinaro

Havana, April 7 (RHC/Cubaminrex.cu)-- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the trafficking in persons will be visiting Cuba next week.... More


Cuba Marks World Health Day

Havana, April 7 (RHC)-- Cuba has joined international commemorations on World Health Day with a broad program of activities. These include talk shows, film screenings, concerts and photo exhibitions... More


Havana, April 7 (RHC/Cubaminrex.cu)-- Cuba's diplomacy kept the struggle against the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States as a priority during 2016.... More


Washington, April 7 (RHC)-- U.S. warships fired a barrage of missiles into Syria Thursday evening, in the first direct U.S. assault on the Syrian government since the start of the civil war six years ago.... More


Damascus, April 7 (RHC)-- Syrian President Bashar Assad's office has strongly condemned the U.S. missile attack against a military airfield in the country’s central province of Homs, describing it as “reckless and irresponsible behavior.”... More


Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova

Moscow, April 7 (RHC)-- Russia’s Foreign Ministry quickly condemned the U.S. assault on Syria’s government, saying it threatened international security.... More


Buenos Aires, April 7 (RHC)-- Riot police violently clashed with demonstrators Thursday during a national strike that brought Buenos Aires to a standstill as the region's political and economic elites kick off the Latin American edition of the World Economic Forum in the Argentine capital.... More


Caracas, April 7 (RHC)-- In Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, Diosdado Cabello presented evidence of a coup attempt planned by the opposition with terrorist acts and looting. ... More


New York, April 7 (RHC)-- Several more companies, including BMW and Allstate, have pulled their advertising from Fox News' "The O’Reilly Factor" television program days after the New York Times reported Fox and star host Bill O’Reilly paid five women to settle claims he sexually harassed them.... More


Havana, April 6 (RHC)-- President Raúl Castro has sent a message of condolence to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the victims of the terrorist attack on the St Petersburg metro.... More


Havana, April 6 (RHC)-- The National Secretariat of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution, representing over 8.5 million Cubans, issued a statement in support of the Bolivarian Revolution and the people of Venezuela... More


Havana, April 6 (RHC) -- The second meeting on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), taking place from April 4-7 in Havana, continued Thursday with a debate on the arms industry, the development of autonomous lethal weapons and the consequences of war for civilian populations.... More


San Salvador, April 6 (RHC) -- The largest agricultural fair in El Salvador, AgroExpo-2017, is featuring in this edition the Cuban experience in the implementation of public policies that affect crops and producers. ... More


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