Cuban Parliament President Esteban Lazo received the President of the German Bundesrat, Stanislaw Tillich, who is paying an official visit to the country.... More


Puerto Rican authorities have expressed their interest in setting up a commercial office in Cuba to boost trade ties between the two Caribbean islands, however they need Washington's consent to do so. ... More


Relatives of the 43 Ayotzinapa students who disappeared are cutting off all dialogue with the Mexican government after the lead investigator resigned for allegedly tampering with evidence -- and was then awarded with a promotion.... More


In anticipation of its transition to a legal political group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia are set to dissolve its military high command during the 10th National Guerrilla Conference, sources close to the rebel group told Proceso magazine. ... More


Nearly 70 percent of Cuban-Americans in Miami-Dade County support the US decision to open diplomatic relations with Cuba and a strong majority (63 percent) oppose the US blockade against the Caribbean nation.... More


Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has defended himself against allegations of involvement in money-laundering and corruption.... More


UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his support for the Tel Aviv regime's expropriation of Palestinian territories and expansion of illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank. ... More


Israeli military forces have fatally shot a Palestinian man in close proximity to the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. ... More


A U.S. congressional intelligence committee has released a report condemning intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden for leaking information that "caused tremendous damage" to U.S. national security... More


Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France Thursday and were met by riot police as the tarde unions organized one last protest against the government’s controversial labor law passed through decree, and without a parliamentary vote in July... More


U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton are tied among likely voters in a four-way race for the White House. A new survey, the CBS News/New York Times poll, released on Thursday, shows both Trump and Clinton have support of 42 percent. ... More


WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange offered to turn himself over to the United States and serve a prison sentence if President Barack Obama pardons Chelsea Manning... More


The U.S. House of Representatives in Congress has passed a bill that would block the transfer of any detainees from the notorious Guantanamo Bay military prison during President Barack Obama’s remaining tenure. ... More


A flotilla bound for Gaza has set sail from the Spanish port city of Barcelona in efforts to break the ongoing Israeli blockade.... More


The director and cast of the highly-celebrated film "Aquarius" have protested the coup against Dilma Rousseff while representing Brazil at Cannes.... More


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