Bogotá, December 8 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Delegates from the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebel movement traveled to the town of Bojaya to personally ask the local residents for forgiveness for a 2002 accident that killed approximately 80 people.... More


Cuban President, Army General Raúl Castro sent a congratulatory message to the Orfeón Santiago Choir on its 55th birthday during the closing of international choir festival... More


Cardenas, December 7 (RHC)-- Heroes of the Republic of Cuba Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González and René González were presented with the key to the city of Cárdenas, upon a unanimous decision by the Municipal Assembly of People's Power, located in the province of Matanzas, east of Havana.... More


Havana, December 7 (RHC)-- Cuban teachers paid tribute to Cuban Revolution Leader Fidel Castro, whom they have presented with the Estrella Martiana National Prize in recognition of his contribution to education in Cuba and in other countries around the world.... More


Havana, December 7 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro sent Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro a message of support following the results of Sunday's legislative elections, in which the Venezuelan opposition won a majority of votes.... More


Caracas, December 7 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuela's right-wing has won a majority in the country's National Assembly during parliamentary elections on Sunday.... More


Gaza City, December 7 (RHC)-- Israeli fighter jets have carried out an aerial attack against the Gaza Strip in yet another act of aggression against the blockaded coastal territory. ... More


Havana, December 7 (RHC)-- The Second Secretary of Cuba's Communist Party, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, presided over the provincial assembly of the organization in Havana, as part of a process prior to the 7th Congress of the Party. ... More


Washington, Washington, December 7 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a live speech from the Oval Office Sunday night, calling last Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, an act of terrorism. ... More


London, December 7 (RHC)-- In London, police are investigating Saturday’s knife attack on a man at an East London metro station as a terrorist attack. British police say they were told the attacker shouted, "This is for Syria." ... More


Paris, December 7 (RHC)-- In France, Marine Le Pen’s far-right party, the National Front, secured 30 percent of the vote in the first round of regional elections on Sunday, marking a major boost for the anti-immigration party. ... More


Paris, December 7 (RHC)-- At the United Nations climate change summit in Paris, France, negotiators have approved draft text for what they hope will form an accord to curb global carbon emissions by the end of this week. ... More


Paris, December 7 (RHC)-- New figures show that worldwide, an average of one person is displaced by climate-related weather events every single second. ... More


Brussels, December 7 (RHC)-- Ten thousand people marched in the Belgian city of Ostend on Sunday, calling for an ambitious accord at the UN climate summit. ... More


Sports News Roundup December 07

The stellar Cuban athlete Yipsi Moreno, 3-time world champion and two-time Olympic silver in hammer throw, officially retired from active sports during a Gala for the 110 years of Athletics in Cuba, which also honored other figures of the discipline.... More


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