Kathmandu, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Nepal soared to 8,413 on Wednesday, according to the update from the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS).... More
Geneva, May 8 (RHC-Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) revealed on Friday that restrictions on both fuel and food imports to Yemen are predicted to kill more children over the next three months than bombs and bullets.... More
Moscow, May 8 (RHC) -- Several heads of State and foreign delegations have already arrived in Russia to participate in the official celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the victory over fascism.... More
Santiago de Chile, May 8 (RHC) -- Chilean Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñoz has been confirmed in his post by President Michelle Bachelet, while the rest of the ministers remain in office awaiting announced cabinet changes.... More
Islambad, May 8 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people, including ambassadors of Norway and Philippines, were killed and 10 others injured in a military helicopter's crash-landing in Pakistan's north Gilgit region on Friday, the army said.... More
Washington, May 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Friday that the Justice Department is launching a probe into the Baltimore police to determine whether they have violated constitutional and civil rights in the case of an African American's death.... More
Washington, May 8 (RHC-AGENCIES) –- The U.S. Senate has voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill giving Congress the right to review, and potentially reject, an international nuclear agreement with Iran. ... More
Jakarta, May 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 465 people were evacuated from their houses in Siau Tagulandang Biaro district in North Sulawesi province on Friday following eruption of Karangetang volcano, a senior official at Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said here.... More
Havana, May 8 (RHC) –- Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro has called to preserve the spirit of international solidarity as a way to protect the human species.... More
Moscow, May 8 (RHC) -– Serbia "cannot renounce its old friendships with Cuba and Russia," Tomislav Nikolic said on Friday as he met with Raul Castro in Moscow.... More
Havana, May 8 (RHC) -– A 48-member medical brigade including 22 doctors is being sent to Nepal in response to the April 25th earthquake that killed more than 8,400 people.... More
Havana, May 8 (RHC) –- The Netherlands has a solid relationship with Cuba, according to the visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bert Koenders. The Netherlands and Cuba will be working more closely together in the future, the minister told reporters in Havana, where he paid an official visit.... More
Havana, May 8 (RHC) –- Meliá Hotels International is celebrating 25 years in Cuba. The President of Meliá Gabriel Escarrer Juliá, and Vice President and CEO of the chain Gabriel Escarrer Jaume, have traveled to Cuba to join the celebrations. Meliá was the first hotel company to arrive in Cuba and is the biggest one in the country, with 27 hotels and 13,000 rooms. ... More
Las Vegas, May 8 (RHC) -– A Google tool-bar to streamline tasks -- such as searching the Internet or bookmarking on-line pages with web browsing programs -- made its debut in Cuba, AFP reports.... More
Paris, May 8 (RHC) -– President François Hollande headed for the West Indies on Friday for a five-day tour during which he will make the first-ever visit by a French leader to Cuba as well visiting Haiti and France's territories in the region.... More
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