Spanish soccer star Sergio Ramos visited Cuba this week on a UNICEF mission and spent time in Old Havana playing soccer with local young people. The Real Madrid right back told journalists present he would like to visit Cuba again and have more time to spend here.... More
Cuba and the European Union have made strides regarding commerce and cooperation in the 4th round of conversations that concluded on Tuesday in Brussels. Indeed, some common positions were found in subjects like political dialogue, according to the Cuban foreign ministry.... More
Kabul, June 18 (RHC)-- Taliban militants have reportedly launched a series of coordinated attacks on government buildings in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand, killing nearly a dozen members of security forces. ... More
Mexico City, June 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Over 220 Central American migrants have been violently attacked in two different locations in Mexico and, according to Mexican Excelsior newspaper, only 60 managed to escape alive. ... More
Charleston, June 18 (RHC)-- U.S. police caught a young, white gunman who opened fire inside an historic Black church in South Carolina, killing nine people and wounding several others. 21-year-old Dylann Roof was arrested Thursday morning about three hours north of the crime scene. ... More
Athens, June 18 (RHC)-- Greece’s Central Bank has warned the country is on a "painful course" toward defaulting on its debts and dropping out of the eurozone. ... More
Berlin, June 18 (RHC)-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is "still convinced" it is possible for Greece to reach a debt deal with its international creditors. "I am still convinced -- where there's a will, there's a way. If the political leaders in Greece demonstrate this will, then a deal with the three institutions is still possible," she told the country’s Bundestag lower house of parliament. ... More
United Nations, June 18 (RHC)-- A United Nations panel has recommended sweeping changes to the world body’s peacekeeping operations worldwide. The report comes amid revelations of sexual abuses and exploitation by U.N. forces in countries including Haiti, Liberia and the Central African Republic. ... More
London, June 18 (RHC)-- The whistleblower who exposed rampant security flaws on the submarines carrying Britain’s nuclear warheads has been dishonorably discharged from the British Royal Navy. ... More
United Nations, June 18 (RHC)-- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called on all Libyan rival factions to accept a draft UN agreement and form a unity government in a bid to resolve the ongoing conflict in the North African state. ... More
Geneva, June 18 (RHC)-- The United Nations refugee agency says almost 60 million people were displaced across the globe in 2014, expressing concern over the international community’s “inability” to contain the unprecedented number of refugees. ... More
Seoul, June 18 (RHC)-- A U.S. soldier has been found dead in South Korea following a navigation training exercise, the U.S. military said. Korean citizens found the body of Specialist Michael William Corey, an intelligence analyst based in Japan, near the edge of Camp Jackson on Monday, U.S. Forces Korea said in a statement on Thursday. ... More
Tehran, June 18 (RHC)-- Millions of Muslims all around the world mark the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. Religious authorities in Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and most other countries declared Thursday as the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.... More
Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez (2,746 Elo points) is now defending the top of the classification list in the Elite Group of the Capablanca in Memoriam Tournament, in its 50th edition.... More
Havana, June 18 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro held talks on Wednesday with Laotian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thoungloun Sisoulith, who is paying an official visit to Cuba.... More
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