Buenos Aires January 10 (RHC-PL), -- Argentine President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, will travel to China in February, to strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations, confirmed the presidential Cabinet today.... More


Omara Portuondo

La Habana, 10 Ene (rhc-notimex).- Un documental sobre la vida y carrera artística de Omara Portuondo, la Diva del Buenavista Social Club, será estrenado el próximo 8 de marzo en los cines de Cuba. ... More


Havana, January 9 (RHC) -- Cuban President Raul Castro has described as atrocious the terrorist attack against the French publication Charlie Hebdo, which killed 12 people.... More


New York, January 9 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales has called on the world to follow the example of the Group of 77 countries plus China, and prioritize social policies domestically, as well as respect the principle of sovereignty.... More


Ramallah, January 9 (RHC)-- Israeli soldiers have shot and injured a Palestinian teenager during an overnight raid on a number of houses in a town south of the occupied West Bank. Muhammad Ayyad Awad, a local official, said that 19-year-old Noor Muhammad Hamid Zaaqiq sustained gunshot wounds in front of his house in Beit Ummar, located eleven kilometers northwest of Hebron, late on Tuesday as Israeli troops sought to arrest six men in the area. ... More


Jefferson City, January 9 (RHC)-- Demonstrators in the U.S. have disrupted the opening ceremonies of the Missouri State Senate to protest against the police killing of African Americans. Protesters who were particularly angry about the fatal shooting of unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson in August last year, chanted: "Hands Up, Don't Shoot," "No Justice, No Peace" and "Black Lives Matter." ... More


Rome, January 9 (RHC)-- Official figures show that the unemployment rate in Italy soared to a new record high in November, as the government in Rome is struggling to reverse a decline in eurozone's third largest economy. ... More


Gaza City, January 9 (RHC)-- Hundreds of Palestinians have evacuated their homes in the besieged Gaza Strip following the outset of a heavy winter storm. According to Palestinian sources on Wednesday, hundreds of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were forced to leave their homes which were heavily flooded by the storm called "Huda." ... More


Abuja, January 9 (RHC)-- In Nigeria, the militant group Boko Haram has laid siege to the northeastern town of Baga. The militants have reportedly decimated the town and attacked surrounding areas, leaving bodies strewn in the streets. ... More


Caracas, January 9 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The government of Venezuela has built and handed out 675,991 homes in the last four years, Minister of Housing and Habitat Ricardo Molina confirmed Wednesday.... More


Santiago de Chile, January 9 (RHC-teleSUR) -- A Chilean judge sentenced 23 former agents from Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's secret police to prison Thursday for their role in the forced disappearance of a left-wing activist following the 1972 coup that overthrew Salvador Allende's government.... More


Tegucigalpa, January 9 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Honduran National Bank announced that the national currency, the Lempira, will start a liberalization process as demanded by the International Monetary Fund.... More


Beijing, January 9 (RHC-Xinhua) -- China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will put into writing a five-year cooperation plan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said.... More


Denver, January 9 (RHC)-- A shift in the political tide with Cuba has piqued the interest of U.S. farmers and ranchers, intrigued by the possibility of expanding export opportunities just 90 miles south of the Gulf Coast, reported Kayla Young from the Windsor Now news journal on Friday.... More


Havana, January 9 (NNN-Prensa Latina) -- Cuban doctors fighting against the Ebola virus in Liberia, Africa, have discharged a total of eight patients who had been admitted in a unit to treat the disease in the African country, seriously affected by the virus.... More


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