Ramallah, July 31 (RHC)-- In news from the West Bank, a Palestinian baby has died after Israeli settlers reportedly threw firebombs into the family’s home early this morning. Graffiti scrawled on walls near the homes read "Revenge" in Hebrew. ... More


Bogota, July 31 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The right-wing administration of Juan Manuel Santos defended Thursday the right of homosexual couples to get married during a meeting at the country’s Constitutional Court. ... More


Washington, July 31 (RHC)-- The United States has imposed additional sanctions on Russia over the crisis in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday imposed sanctions on eleven more people and 15 more companies. ... More


Santiago de Cuba, July 31 (RHC) --- A huge wreath on behalf of Fidel and Raul Castro was placed at the grave of Frank País in Santa Ifigenia Cemetery in Santiago de Cuba.... More


Havana, July 31 (RHC)-- In Cuba, record temperatures were set during the month of July, with ten days of record heat. According to the Forecast Center of the Cuban Institute of Meteorology, these peak temperatures were reached in the provinces of Holguin, Matanzas and Santiago de Cuba, with 37.5 degrees Celsius in the first two provinces and 38.2 degrees in Santiago.... More


Havana, July 31 (RHC) –- The Discovery Channel announced the premiere of a documentary on Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro, who has been called the world's most watched man by U.S. intelligence services, according to the documentary.... More


Mexico City, July 31 (RHC) -- The future of Latin America depends on the integration of progressive governments and their resistance against right-wing attacks, said Cuban Communist leader Jose Ramon Balaguer in Mexico City.... More


Havana, July 31 (RHC) -- Cuba received 1,923,326 tourists between January 1st and June 30th in 2015, up 15.9 percent over the same period in 2014, an official report said Thursday.... More


Havana, July 31 (RHC) -- A group of U.S. youngsters, members of the 46th Contingent of the Venceremos Brigade, expressed their satisfaction to have come to Cuba and learn about everyday life on the island.... More


Havana, July 31 (RHC) – Cuba Cruise by Celestyal Cruises has announced a new all-inclusive cruise program featuring an unlimited beverage package and shore excursions that showcase the real Cuba.... More


Toronto, July 31 (RHC) -– The Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association of Niagara is set to celebrate 70 years of peaceful relations between Canada and Cuba, the Forterie Times reports.... More


Cuba's Olympic silver medalist Yarisley Silva finished in first place in the women’s pole vault of the 28 meetings at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Stockholm with another excellent performance. Her efforts turned into an intriguing tactical battle with her two main rivals, Greece’s Diamond Race leader Niki Kyriakopoulou and Brazil’s 2011 world champion Fabiana Murer.... More


We are in conditions to "get good results" in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Becali, president of the Cuban Sports Institute (INDER), said in remarks published today in Granma newspaper.... More


Economic Update July 30

A Republican U.S. congressman filed a bill on Tuesday to eliminate the decades-long U.S. blockade on Cuba.... More


Kabul, July 30 (RHC)-- At least 15 people have been killed and several others injured in a series of U.S. drone strikes in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. The attacks were reportedly carried out against anti-government militants in the province’s Harun Baba district, local Afghan officials said on Wednesday night. ... More


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