Amazonian women from the non-profit group Land is Life organized a conference speaking out against extractive industries in Ecuador. ... More


Clashes have erupted in the Israeli occupied territories of Palestine as hundreds attend marches in preparation of Nakba Day, commemorated on Sunday, May 15th.... More


The United States has reportedly stationed some two dozen special operations troops to Libya prior to a possible military campaign against Daesh (ISIL) terrorists in the North African state.... More


In France, more than 50,000 people took to the streets on Thursday, blockading roads and barricading schools... More


The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan and presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump have described their meeting as a "positive step" toward unifying the Republican Party to defeat likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.... More


One in five species of plants worldwide are at risk of extinction amid threats from farming, logging, urbanization and human-made climate change. ... More


In another sign of the impact of climate change, at least five tiny Pacific islands have disappeared due to erosion and rising sea levels.... More


The social media site Facebook has been accused of suppressing news stories on political grounds. ... More


The United States has signed a new agreement with the West African nation of Senegal to allow easier deployment of U.S. troops there.... More


Greenpeace has called for a halt in secret U.S.-European Union negotiations over the massive TTIP trade deal.... More


Heroes of the Republic of Cuba Gerardo Hernández, René González, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González and Ramón Labañino –known internationally as the Cuban Five-- were awarded the Commemorative Medal of the 70th Anniversary of Soviet Victory over Fascism, granted by the Russian Committee of War Veterans.... More


Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo y Marfil, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain

Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo y Marfil, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, will pay an official visit to Cuba from May 13th through the 16th.... More


Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuban Minister for Foreign Trade and Investment is currently in Paris, where he has held a working meeting with Matthias Fekl, France's Minister of State for Foreign Trade, the Promotion of Tourism and French Nationals Abroad.... More


Institutions from Cuba and the United States have advanced in cooperative projects in support of the restoration of the Havana-based Ernest Hemingway Museum.... More


KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will increase flights to Havana starting from October 30, 2016, when it will incorporate a new daily direct route... More


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