The Women's Boat to Gaza (WBG) is set to depart the Spanish port of Barcelona and sail to the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip to bring world attention to the plight of Palestinian living under a devastating siege in the coastal sliver. ... More
Imprisoned U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning has ended a hunger strike to protest her prison conditions. ... More
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has named former CIA Director James Woolsey to be his senior adviser on national security.... More
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sparked outrage by calling Palestinian opposition to Israeli-only settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories a version of "ethnic cleansing."... More
In news from the U.S. presidential campaign trail, Hillary Clinton released her latest tax returns, showing she and her husband Bill Clinton earned $10.6 million in 2015. ... More
Cuba will defend the principles of self-determination, independence and sovereignty at the 17th Summit of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (NAM), which began Tuesday and runs through Sunday, the 18th, in Venezuela.... More
On Monday in Washington, Cuba and the United States held their first meeting on potential long-term bilateral economic cooperation.... More
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani will travel to Cuba for an official visit, after attending this week's Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Venezuela, an Iranian official announced.... More
The Russian Foreign Ministry has hosted a ceremony celebrating the 90th birthday of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. ... More
Cuba and Japan are getting ready to announce plans for a medical specialist training center in the Caribbean nation that will feature Japanese technology and equipment.... More
Heads of state and representatives of more than one hundred Third World nations are on Venezuela's Margarita Island for the 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement... More
The former president of the chamber of deputies and mastermind of President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment, Eduardo Cunha, lost his seat in the lower house Monday night. ... More
Isabel Allende, the daughter of former President Salvador Allende, announced her intention to seek the presidency in 2017... More
The latest poll conducted by Ipsos-Napoleon Franco for a consortium of media outlets found that 72 percent of the Colombian people intend to vote “yes” in the upcoming peace plebiscite.... More
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