London, May 18 (RHC)-- Hundreds of Britons have staged anti-austerity protests against the new Conservative government's planned cuts to public spending. Some 1,000 people marched in the central city of Sheffield on Saturday to express opposition against the planned cuts of 30 billion pounds. ... More
Kathmandu, May 18 (RHC)-- Nepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has appealed for $2 billion in aid to rebuild the South Asian country hit by two massive earthquakes recently. on Sunday, Koirala announced the establishment of a national rehabilitation and reconstruction fund, calling on donors to help. ... More
Tokyo, May 18 (RHC)-- Thousands of protesters have held a massive rally in Okinawa in southern Japan in protest against the presence of a controversial US airbase on the island. Organizers estimated that about 35,000 people took to the streets in Okinawa's capital, Naha, on Sunday. ... More
Dallas, May 18 (RHC)-- A shooting incident in the U.S. state of Texas has killed at least nine people and injured several others, police say. The Waco Police Department said two rival motorcycle gangs turned on each other outside a restaurant in the city of Waco on Sunday afternoon. ... More
Havana, May 18 (RHC) –- Serbia's President Tomislav Nikolic arrives Monday in Cuba for an official visit, during which he will hold talks with Cuban President Raul Castro and Parliament President Esteban Lazo.... More
Havana, May 18 (RHC) –- Cuban President Raul Castro congratulated the delegates to the 11th Congress of the National Small Farmers Association, ANAP, which wound up on Sunday, May 17th –- National Farmers Day in Cuba.... More
Havana, May 18 (RHC) –- The Cuban Small Farmers Association, ANAP, founded by Fidel Castro 54 years ago, plays a front-line role in the ongoing reform of the country's economic model and is stronger than ever before.... More
Havana, May 18 (RHC) –- Cooperation between Angola and Cuba on oil drilling marks a "fundamental point" on both states bilateral relations, stated the Angolan Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Manuel Augusto.... More
Havana, May 18 (RHC) –- Cuban Vice President Jose Ramón Machado Ventura held talks on Sunday with His Excellency Kanayo Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, who is paying an official visit to Cuba.... More
Johannesburg, May 18 (RHC) -– Three of the five Cuban anti-terrorism fighters -- Gerardo Hernández, Fernando González and René González -- will pay a visit to South Africa from June 22nd to July 3rd, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) announced Sunday.... More
Havana, May 18 (RHC) –- The intense drought in Cuba is affecting more than one million people, the official Juventud Rebelde newspaper reported Sunday, citing specialists.... More
Havana, May 18 (RHC) –- For the first time in 15 years, the U.S. administration has authorized the participation of U.S. boats in a yacht race in Cuba. Some twenty U.S. boats have come to Cuba from Key West for the Havana Challenge race to be held on the Havana coast.... More
Havana, May 18 (RHC) –- The total number of mobile lines in Cuba reached the milestone of three million in April, according to data from state-owned telecommunications operator Etecsa.... More
Reynier Mena set a national junior record in the men's 100 meters dash, clocking 10.22 sec. at the Rafael Fortun Sport Memorial staged in the city of Camagüey.... More
Havana, May 18 (RHC) –- A new climbing park has opened in Cuba that is being touted as the first of its kind in Latin America, EFE news agency reports.... More
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