The head of the US Small Business Administration (SBA) Maria Contreras-Sweet began a working visit to Cuba Monday, June 20th.... More


Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa

Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa is on an official visit to Vietnam.... More


Cuba called at the United Nations on member countries to adopt coordinated, more effective strategies toward eliminating all forms and manifestations of violence against women and girls.... More


The Mexican government followed through on its threat to use force against striking dissident teachers. Mexican police attacked teachers striking against neo-liberal education reforms in the southern state of Oaxaca, killing at least nine people and leaving dozens more injured.... More


Venezuela's National Electoral Council, or CNE, began the process on Monday of confirming the identities of 1.3 million people who allegedly signed a petition for a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro.... More


Brazil is considering leaving 34 second-tier international organizations, including the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), to cut back on costs, according to a list seen by Reuters.... More


Puerto Rican adults are much more likely to report poorer health than other groups of Latino individuals, according to a new report released by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).... More


At least 14 people have been killed and eight others wounded in a bomb explosion targeting Nepalese security guards in the Afghan capital city of Kabul. ... More


At least eight people have been killed in a drone strike by U.S. forces in Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz.... More


Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated in Japan against the heavy U.S. military presence and violent crimes by U.S. personnel on the Island of Okinawa.... More


Julian Assange, renowned whistleblower and founder of WikiLeaks, has marked four years under arbitrary detention in London at the Ecuadorean embassy... More


Eurozone officials have agreed to unlock 7.5 billion euros in urgent bailout funds for Greece to help keep the cash-strapped country afloat for a few months.... More


The Daesh-held Iraqi city of Fallujah is facing a “humanitarian disaster” as many of its hunger-stricken residents remain trapped with no “safe passage” to make their way out, a prominent NGO warns.... More


The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is set to start training the first cadre of Israeli F-35 fighter pilots from next month, despite the stealth aircraft’s substandard performance in tests due to software issues.... More


China has warned the U.S. against interfering in its internal affairs, following a meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama.... More


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