Holguin, May 28 (RHC)-- Two of the five Cuban anti-terrorists who served unfair prison terms in US jails, toured places of historical and social interest in the western province of Holguin.... More
The thaw in relations between the U.S. and Cuba has led to a stunning 36% increase in visits by Americans to the island, including thousands who are flying into Cuba from 3rd countries like Mexico to sidestep US restrictions on tourism.... More
Havana, May 28 (RHC)-- Representatives of Cuba and Japan stressed that existing bilateral cooperation projects in the field of agriculture focus primarily on rice cultivation in the central Cuban region.... More
Havana, May 28 (RHC)-- Salvadoran Education Minister Carlos Canjura announced the launching of a new literacy campaign in the Central American country, using the Cuban teaching method Yo, sí puedo (Yes, I Can).... More
Madrid, May 28 (RHC)-- The Association of Cuban residents in Madrid or AsiCuba (by its Spanish acronym) was officially set up Wednesday in Spain, aimed at contributing to strengthened ties between the Spanish and Cuban peoples through culture.... More
Havana, May 28 (RHC)-- Cuban experts will travel to Ecuador to assess the results of a new educational program, implemented by the government of President Rafael Correa, which targets children under five years of age.... More
Sanaa, May 28 (RHC)-- Saudi-led airstrikes have killed at least 80 people in Yemen, marking the deadliest day of the two-month bombing campaign to date. The strikes battered the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the Bakeel al-Meer area near the Saudi border, where residents told Reuters at least 40 people were killed, most of them civilians. ... More
Caracas, May 28 (teleSUR-rhc)-- A second recording in which Venezuelan right-wing opposition politicians talk in their prison cells detailing a violent plan for seizing power was broadcast on Venezuelan state television channel VTV on Wednesday. ... More
Johannesburg, May 28 (RHC)-- The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions has expressed concern about a surge in the number of executions carried out by Saudi Arabia, denouncing the trend as "very disturbing." ... More
London, May 28 (RHC)-- UK police have clashed with protesters in Westminster protesting the austerity programs of the all-out Conservative government of Prime Minister David Cameron. The protesters say the government's austerity measures and its plan to repeal the Human Rights Act are threatening the country. ... More
Philadelphia, May 28 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is asking the United States to provide Tel Aviv 50 percent more money for weapons and "we'll shut up" on Iran nuclear talks, an author and investigative journalist in Philadelphia says. ... More
Geneva, May 28 (RHC)-- Swiss activists have held a protest against a deal between Switzerland and the Tel Aviv regime for the purchase of Israeli drones. The protesters in the central eastern city of Thun took part in the demonstration against the purchase of Hermes 900 drones from the Israeli company Elbit Systems, according to the Group for a Switzerland without an Army, known by its Swiss acronym, GSoA. ... More
Brussels, May 28 (RHC)-- European and U.S. officials have called on Greece to reach a fast deal with its bailout creditors required for the release of the financial aid that Athens desperately needs. Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission vice president for the Euro and Social Dialogue, at a press conference Wednesday highlighted the need to strike a deal over the Greek debt "as quickly as possible." ... More
Moscow, May 28 (RHC)-- Sounding supportive of an international probe into FIFA corruption, Russia accuses the U.S. of applying its laws "beyond its borders." Moscow reacted to the detention of a number of FIFA officials over corruption after its reports swept the media earlier on Wednesday. ... More
London, May 28 (RHC)-- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has reportedly stepped down from his post as an envoy for the Quartet group of Middle East mediators. Unnamed officials said on Wednesday that Blair had written to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon "to formally confirm that he will relinquish his role when he has fulfilled his outstanding commitments as quartet representative next month." ... More
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