Phoenix, June 12 (RHC)-- A U.S. Army veteran has killed himself in an apparent suicide in front of the Veterans Affairs compound in Phoenix, Arizona. Police spokesman Sergeant Jonathan Howard told reporters that "Thomas Murphy, 53, likely died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound outside the Department of Veterans Affairs Phoenix Regional Office." Howard added: "We're still looking into this, but at this point all indications are that he did commit suicide." ... More
New Orleans, June 12 (RHC)-- Louisiana has delayed the release of former Black Panther Albert Woodfox, the longest-serving U.S. prisoner in solitary confinement, after appealing a judge’s order for his freedom. ... More
Washington, June 12 (RHC)-- The documentary filmmaker, publisher, journalist and activist Ellen Ray has died at the age of 75. ... More
Chicago, June 12 (RHC)-- Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert has pleaded not guilty to charges of hiding large cash withdrawals and lying about it to the FBI. ... More
Washington, June 12 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The U.S. House Appropriations Committee passed a bill on Friday that prevents using funds to reopen the country's embassy in Cuba. The legislation was proposed earlier this month. ... More
Havana, June 12 (RHC)-- Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro has received the Reverend Joan Brown Campbell, who is visiting Havana at the invitation of the Evangelic Theology Seminary located in the western province of Matanzas.... More
Havana, June 12 (RHC)-- The Chambers of Commerce of Cuba and Trinidad-Tobago signed a bilateral cooperation accord in Havana on Thursday to exchange information on investment opportunities and the main products offered on their markets.... More
Havana, June 12 (RHC)-- Cuban and European companies signed five accords on Thursday aimed at supporting investment in water supply and treatment in the Caribbean nation, according to the Cuban Water Institute.... More
Havana, June 12 (RHC)-- Cuban expert with the National Hygiene and Epidemiological Institute Maria Isabel Rodriguez triggered an alert on Thursday about the prevalence of cholera in Latin America, a disease she described as very old but re-emergent.... More
Tokyo, June 12 (RHC-PL)-- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Fumio Kishida, expressed hope that his recent visit to Cuba will help strengthen bilateral ties.... More
Havana, June 12 (MINREX, RHC)-- Salvador Valdés Mesa, Vice President of the Council of State, is heading the Cuban delegation to the 25th African Union Summit, to be held on June 14th and 15th in South Africa.... More
Havana, June 12 (RHC)-- The international conference Cubagua 2015 concluded on Friday in Havana, where more than 500 participants exchanged views on practices in the management of water resources and sanitation worldwide.... More
Camagüey, June 12 (RHC-AIN)-- The Cuban province of Camagüey holds the lowest rate of infant mortality in the nation during the first half of 2015, a result unprecedented in the province and of great importance because of a slight increase in the birth rate.... More
Brussels, June 12 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan Vice President Jorge Arreaza told European social justice activists during his intervention on Thursday at the closure of the People's Summit in Brussels that the country's right wing sectors had launched an economic war to overthrow the Bolivarian Revolution. ... More
Brasilia, June 12 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Brazil’s Workers’ Party (PT) began its fifth congress on Thursday night, where it is expected to formalize the candidacy of former President Lula da Silva in the 2018 presidential elections. ... More
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