A senior adviser to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has accused U.S.-led coalition forces of carrying out "intentional" airstrikes against a Syrian military airbase in Dayr al-Zawr province, where 90 soldiers were killed. ... More


Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in the Greek capital, Athens, to mark the third anniversary of the death of an anti-fascist activist. ... More


Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of London to demand that the British government take in more refugees.... More


Lebanon has marked the 34th anniversary of the massacre of hundreds and perhaps thousands of civilians by militias allied with Israel in the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila, with survivors still recounting the horror of the slaughter. ... More


Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell

Israel has 200 nuclear weapons and apparently all of them have been aimed at Tehran, according to former U.S. secretary of state Colin Powell's leaked e-mails. ... More


According to the latest statistics, the Israeli regime has expanded its settlement activities in the occupied territories during the presidency of Barack Obama. ... More


The Australian Psychological Society, the APS, has formally apologized to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for decades of oppressive, colonial practices that have caused profound psychological scars and eroded Indigenous culture. ... More


A top-ranking university in the United States has suspended an academic course on Palestinian history midway through the semester, following accusations that it propagated anti-Semitic viewpoints and indoctrinated students against Israel. ... More


Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa warned about the existence of a new Operation Condor, as the repressive action of Latin America’s military dictatorships in the 1970s and ’80s was called, this time against the “progressive governments” of the region.... More


The 1956 ballet show held to make amends for Batista regime’s attack on Alicia Alonso and Cuban Ballet was commemorated at Havana University over the weekend... More


Addressing the 17th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement on Margarita island, Venezuela, President Raúl acknowledged that since the historic announcement in December 2014, there have been some advances in U.S.-Cuba relations, particularly the diplomatic field and cooperation in areas of mutual interest. He insisted though that the measures adopted so far by the U.S. government in the economic and trade fields have been positive, but very limited. ... More


The East African nation of Kenya opened its Embassy in Havana on Friday. Dr. Monica K. Juma, Principal Secretary in the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs traveled to Cuba for the occasion.... More


President of Iran to Visit Cuba

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani will begin an official visit to Cuba on Sunday evening. ... More


The 17th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is taking place Saturday and Sunday on Margarita island, presided over by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who has assumed the bloc's rotating presidency from his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. ... More


Whistleblower Edward Snowden has shut down the U.S. House intelligence committee’s damning report against his plea for a presidential pardon, calling out factual errors and tweeting that “the American people deserve better.”... More


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