Benicio del Toro, who played Ernesto Guevera on Soderbergh's 2008 film on the Argentinian revolutionary, joined Palestinians in a minute of silence for the Gaza

Cannes, May 17 (RHC)-- The acclaimed Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro joined Palestinians at the Cannes Film Festival in a protest against the Israeli army’s killing of Palestinians on the Gaza border.  ... More


 U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.  Photo: Democracy Now

Washington, May 17 (RHC)-- The New York Times is reporting that a special team within the U.S. Education Department tasked with investigating fraud at for-profit colleges... More


Fidel Castro signs first Agrarian Reform Law on May 17, 1959.

Havana, May 17 (RHC)-- Cubans, especially farmers, celebrate this May 17th the 59th anniversary of the first Agrarian Reform Law, one of the most important measures adopted by the Revolution during its first stage.... More


Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla presents report in Geneva. UN Photo

Geneva, May 15(RHC)—Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, ratified Wednesday the island´s commitment with the safeguarding and respect of the human rights of its citizens, during the presentation in Geneva of the island´s national report to the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council.... More


US ambassador to UN Nikki Haley.  Photo: AP

United Nations, May 16 (RHC)-- At the United Nations, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley has blocked a call for an international investigation into Israel’s massacre of at least 61 unarmed Palestinians.... More


Rupert Colville, the spokesman for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.  Photo: Reuters

Geneva, May 16 (RHC)-- The United Nations human rights body has called for an independent investigation into the recent Israeli massacre of Palestinian protesters in Gaza Strip after the U.S. blocked the same bid at the Security Council. ... More


 Bolivian President Evo Morales reacts during a speech.  Photo: Reuters

La Paz, May 16 (RHC)-- As Palestinians mark the 70th anniversary of Nakba Day or "Catastrophe Day" after a bloody protest which claimed the lives of over 60 Palestinian protesters against the U.S. relocating its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem... More


Catalan Parliament elects pro-independence candidate.  Photo: EFE

Barcelona, May 16 (RHC)-- The Catalan Parliament has elected a pro-independence Member of Parliament as president, seven months after Spain took direct control of Catalonia following its independence referendum.  ... More


 One thousand people arrested across U.S.   Photo: AP

Washington, May 16 (RHC)-- In the United States, as many as 1,000 people were arrested in civil disobedience protests in cities across the country during a national day of action for the new Poor People’s Campaign.  ... More


Student protesters against Israeli killings of Gaza protesters place Palestinian flag and scarf on a statute at their university Universidad de Chile in Santiag

Santiago de Chile, May 16 (RHC)-- In Chile, students of the Department of Philosophy and Humanities of the country’s largest public university, Universidad de Chile, have voted to endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. ... More


Greek pensioners take to the streets with walking sticks over pension cuts.  Photo: Reuters

Athens, May 16 (RHC)-- Thousands of elderly Greeks defied the heat and protested on Tuesday over planned pension cuts they say will leave them living on the fringes of poverty. ... More


DPRK´s President Kim Jong-un

Seoul, May 16 (RHC) The People's Democratic Republic of Korea has called off the high-level talks with its southern neighbor that were due for Wednesday next week citing the joint military exercises underway between South Korea and the United States, reported Pyongyang’s official news agency KCNA.... More


Federica Mogherini and Bruno Rodriguez sign the cooperation agreement.

Brussels, May 16 (RHC)-- Cuba and the European Union (EU) signed a cooperation agreement to promote renewable energies in the Caribbean nation.... More


Havana, May 15 (RHC) – The Cuban government has voiced its strongest condemnation of the Israeli army's murderous action against defenseless Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.... More


Brussels, May 15 (RHC)-– The First Joint Council meeting between Cuba and the European Union is taking place May 15th in Brussels.

Brussels, May 15 (RHC)-– The First Joint Council meeting between Cuba and the European Union is taking place May 15th in Brussels. ... More


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