The Vatican, January 16 (RHC)-- Palestine opened its first embassy in the Vatican over the weekend, a diplomatically significant development in the midst of ongoing threats by President-elect Donald Trump to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and an international peace conference on Israel and Palestine held in Paris. ... More


Quito, January 16 (RHC)-- Colombia's second-largest rebel group began preliminary talks with the government over the weekend, hoping to agree on a lasting peace like the FARC. ... More


Washington, January 16 (RHC)-- More than one million people have signed onto a petition asking outgoing President Barack Obama to pardon former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden... More


Washington, January 16 (RHC)-- U.S. civil rights activists have kicked off a week of protests ahead of Donald Trump's presidential inauguration with a march in Washington. ... More


The video Súbeme la radio (Turn the radio up) is being shot by Cuban film and video maker, Alejandro Pérez... More


Havana, January 14 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro met Friday in Havana with Thomas Donohue, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, who is on a visit here.... More


Havana, January 14 (RHC-PL) – A meeting of the UNESCO International Scientific Committee for the elaboration of Volume 9 of the General History of Africa will take place here in Havana from January 23rd through the 28th at Casa de las Americas.... More


Santiago de Cuba, January 14 (RHC-PL)-- With the presence of Cuban and foreign experts from 26 countries, the 15th International Symposium on Social Communication taking place January 23-27 will confirm the global reach of an event that has been held for the last 30 years. ... More


Vienna, January 14 (RHC-PL)-- Cuba is participating in the International Tourism Fair in Vienna with the presence of specialists from travel agencies, hotel chains and other workers in this field, according to the Cuban Embassy in Austria.... More


United Nations, January 14 (RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa travelled to New York on Friday to assume the chairmanship of the Group of 77 plus China ... More


Washington, January 14 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands of people from across the United States are preparing to travel to Washington, DC to protest on January 20th.... More


London, January 14 (RHC)-- WkiLeaks founder Julian Assange will agree to be extradited to the United States if President Barack Obama grants clemency to the former U.S. soldier Chelsea Manning, jailed for leaking documents. ... More


Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo

Mexico City, January 14 (RHC)-- Mexico says it should react "immediately" by imposing its own taxes if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump moves to fulfill his promised border tax on Mexican imports. ... More


Former Colombian National Police Chief General Oscar Naranjo

Bogota, January 14 (RHC)-- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has named former national police chief and peace negotiator General Oscar Naranjo as his pick to replace Vice President German Vargas Lleras... More


Washington, January 14 (RHC)-- A former Honduran soldier allegedly involved in last year's assassination of renowned Honduran Indigenous and environmental activist Berta Caceres has been arrested in Mexico, local press reported on Friday. ... More


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