Havana, August 18 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro met on Monday afternoon with the Archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega. ... More
Havana, August 18 (RHC) -– The severe drought affecting Cuban aquifers and reservoirs given the extreme lack of rainfall has led authorities to call for water-saving measures and other distribution strategies to cushion the tense situation.... More
Havana, August 18 (RHC) -– Media outlets in the U.S. state of Vermont report recent statements by Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy who said that U.S. ideals must be promoted by lifting the travel ban and the blockade against Cuba.... More
Havana, August 18 (RHC) -– A recent report by the Center for Studies on Youth revealed the trends of that population sector of Cuban society as to demographic, socio-cultural, labor and other factors between 2008 and 2012.... More
The photo exhibit, Cuba, Cuba!, is currently on display at the New York based International Center of Photography, consisting of photos by 20 Cubans, including Alberto Korda, Raúl Corrales and Marucha, and US photographers, Burt Glinn and Elliott Erwitt... More
Havana, August 17 (RHC)-- Communications researchers and experts from different countries will meet in Havana to discuss current issues and perspectives of digital television.... More
Last World Championship silver medalists China began their campaign in the competition with a loss on the hands of Cuba at the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Cap. The Caribbean side prevailed 3-1 (25-15, 25-22, 18-25, 25-22) and celebrated for the first time in Argentina.... More
Sanaa, August 17 (RHC)-- Saudi warplanes continue to pound more areas across Yemen despite reports of civilian casualties in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country. ... More
Mexico City, August 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Internationally renowned intellectual, writer, linguist and political analyst Noam Chomsky and over 400 others signed and sent Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto a letter demanding “prompt and efficient clarification” of the deaths of Ruben Espinosa and other journalists.... More
Islamabad, August 17 (RHC)-- Pakistani military fighter jets have pounded militant positions in the rugged northwestern tribal region close to the border with Afghanistan, killing dozens of militants. According to a statement released by the Pakistani Army, airstrikes were carried out on Sunday in the militant-infested Shawal area of the North Waziristan. ... More
Bangkok, August 17 (RHC)-- A bomb has exploded outside a Hindu shrine in central Bangkok, killing at least 16 people and wounding scores more, police say. Police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri said on Monday that a "significant portion" of the casualties were foreigners. ... More
Ankara, August 17 (RHC)-- The Greek coast guards allegedly tried to sink a boat carrying dozens of Syrian refugees in the Aegean Sea, a group of Turkish fishermen say. The fishermen who were reportedly present at the site of the incident told the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily News that the Greek forces sank the inflatable migrant dinghy by deliberately "piercing it with a lance." ... More
London, August 17 (RHC)-- British police have made several arrests during a rally against the so-called ‘White Man March’ in Liverpool. According to reports, at least six people were arrested during anti-fascist protests in Liverpool on Saturday. ... More
Washington, August 17 (RHC)-- Documents from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden have exposed how extensively the NSA relied on telecommunications giant AT&T for its vast spying operations. ... More
Juba, August 17 (RHC)-- In news from Africa, South Sudan’s warring sides are meeting for peace talks in Ethiopia in a bid to end a civil war which has claimed tens of thousands of lives. ... More
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