Havana, February 27 (RHC)-- Visiting former Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero highlighted in Havana the need to remove Cuba from the U.S. State Department's list of countries that supposedly sponsor terrorism. Zapatero stressed that this is a major issue to be resolved in order to pave the way for the planned re-establishment of bilateral U.S.-Cuba diplomatic relations.... More
Brussels, February 27 (PL-RHC)-- Christos Stylianides, European commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management, recognized the role Cuba has played in fighting the Ebola epidemic.... More
Havana, February 27 (PL-RHC)-- As the doors of the 27th Cigar Festival close on Friday, new memories of this event will have been recorded, which in addition of its interests to promote trade and productive values, reveals Cuban tradition and culture. ... More
Renowned American public relations expert, model and TV star, Paris Hilton, is visiting Havana 54 years after a Hilton hotel was nationalized in the Cuban capital... More
The 14th Guillermo Barreto in Memoriam Drum Festival will get underway in the Cuban capital on March 3rd with the presence of music and dance groups representing the African and Spanish roots that make up the island's culture ... More
A ruling this week by the US Supreme Court favored Cuba in litigation underway for several years against an American company, which was illegally marketing Dominican cigars under the Cohiba Cuban brand. ... More
Matanzas regained 1st place in the 54th Cuban Baseball Championship with its 11-4 victory over Holguin on Wednesday and Granma's defeat facing Ciego de Avila.... More
Tehran, February 26 (RHC)-- A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Iranian Navy can sink giant U.S. aircraft carriers if they pose a threat to Iran's maritime interests, Press TV reports. ... More
Caracas, February 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello presented evidence in a televised broadcast on Wednesday regarding the coup plot thwarted earlier this month.... More
Tunis, February 26 (RHC)-- Italy and Tunisia have called for reconciliation among warring sides in Libya, saying a political settlement is the only solution to weather the crisis in the North African nation. The two countries issued a joint statement on Wednesday, urging militias of the war-wracked country to arrive at a compromise solution, media reports said. ... More
Tobruk, February 26 (RHC)-- The growing threat posed by the ISIL Takfiri terrorists and other terrorist groups could turn Libya into another Syria, Libya's Foreign Minister Mohamed Dayri says. Dayri made the comments while calling for Western military support during an interview with AFP published on Wednesday. ... More
Mexico City, February 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Canadian Embassy in Mexico supports efforts by a Canadian mining company to violently quash peaceful protests in the state of Durango after communities began to speak out against the company’s destructive operations in the region, a new report released Wednesday reveals.... More
Kabul, February 26 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, a suicide car bomber has attacked a vehicle belonging to the top NATO envoy in the country. Turkish officials say the attack on the security team of envoy Ismail Aramaz killed a Turkish soldier and wounded at least one other person. The blast took place in the capital Kabul, near a number of embassies. ... More
Brasilia, February 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A Brazilian workers' union is suing McDonald's operator Arcos Dorados for alleged labor violations dating back as far as 30 years. ... More
Washington, February 26 (RHC)-- The number of American lawmakers expressing opposition against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned speech to the U.S. Congress is increasing. Top Obama administration officials and members of the Democratic Party are angry at Netanyahu over his acceptance of an invitation by House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner to address Congress without the blessing of the White House. ... More
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