In a major victory for environmental and Indigenous movements, a Canadian court has overturned the government’s approval of Enbridge’s controversial $6.5 billion Northern Gateway pipeline project... More


Homelessness among households in England has risen over 50 percent in the past six years.... More


The Eighth Session of the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament) of Cuba began its seventh regular session today in Havana, focused primarily on the progress of the economy.... More


The 5th Meeting of the Political Consultation Mechanism between Cuba and El Salvador will take place on Monday in San Salvador with the participation of Cuba's Deputy Foreign, Rogelio Sierra.... More


Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez was welcomed over the weekend by a huge crowd of followers upon her arrival in Buenos Aires, where she has been summoned to testify over accusations of “public administration fraud.”... More


Striking Mexican teachers, entering their third month of protest, announced over the weekend that they will hold an indefinite strike against neo-liberal education reform starting Tuesday.... More


Investors in Puerto Rico's debt-burdened economy still face the risk of default on some of the island's nearly US$73 billion in debt even after the U.S. Congress on Wednesday created a controversial but powerful federal oversight board to manage its economy and debt restructuring.... More


A bomb ripped through a busy shopping district in central Baghdad early on Sunday, killing over 200 people and wounding around 200 more, according to Iraqi officials.... More


Israel has approved plans to construct 800 new housing units for settlers in and around the occupied East al-Quds (Jerusalem) in open defiance of international law.... More


Senior German officials have called for changes to decision-making processes in the EU after Britons decided to leave the bloc in a shocking referendum. ... More


The number of smugglers prosecuted for bringing illegal stowaways into the UK in 2015-16 rose by 50 percent, according to Home Office statistics.... More


Iceland’s capital has announced that it will boycott all Israeli products until Palestine is freed from occupation.... More


Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeated calls for the return of the waterboarding torture technique against terrorism suspects, saying, “I like it a lot.”... More


Septeto Santiaguero announces new CDs and international performances, following a successful concert in New York’s Lincoln Center... More


At the heart of the Havana Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology's world-known achievements are years of study, commitment, integrity and collective effort, said Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday night during a gala marking the institution's three decades of work. ... More


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