New York, December 24 (RHC)-- Protesters slamming police brutality in the United States have defied calls to end demonstrations. On Tuesday, a national coalition of activists announced plans for a mass demo in New York on New Year's Eve. ... More


Quito, December 24 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Law for Labor Justice and Recognition of Work from Home has been approved with eight votes in favor and two against by the Commission of Workers Rights and Social Security in the Ecuadorean National Assembly. To be debated are 44 articles, 41 of which are reforms to the Labor Code, and three to the Social Security Law.... More


Caracas, December 24 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Venezuela's state run food programs handed out more than 4.5 tons of produce in 2014, food minister Yvan Bello announced Tuesday. Bello explained the food was distributed at fair prices, as a way to fight back against the economic war against Venezuela.... More


United Nations, December 24 (RHC)-- The United Nations has demanded justice for what it calls serious rights violations and possible "war crimes" carried out during recent fighting in Libya. According to a joint report released by the UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) and the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Tuesday, the ongoing fighting in Libya has killed hundreds of civilians and caused hundreds of thousands to abandon their homes. ... More


Washington, December 24 (RHC) -– A majority of U.S. citizens support opening diplomatic ties with Cuba, according to several recent polls -- the first conducted since President Barack Obama's change in policy was announced.... More


Havana, December 24 (RHC-ACN) -- Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Rogozin expressed his country´s willingness to increase collaboration in various fields and economic and commercial ties with Cuba.... More


Jefferson City, December 24 (RHC-AP) –- In the U.S. state of Missouri, agriculture officials are looking for ways to boost exports to Cuba following President Barack Obama's announcement that he plans to ease trade restrictions with the Caribbean island.... More


Hanoi, December 24 (RHC)-- Vietnam and Cuba have agreed to take measures to boost their defense cooperation to the next level of development in the future, for the sake of the two countries, armies, and peoples.... More


Moscow, December 24 (RHC-PL) -- President of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Guennadi Ziuganov, awarded medals to Russian internationalist veterans that were mobilized in Cuba during the missile crisis of October 1962.... More


Havana, December 24 (RHC-PL) -- Four people have been killed in a traffic accident in the Cuban province of Las Tunas, local media reported.... More


Sports News Roundup Dec. 24

Current champion Pinar del Rio beat Las Tunas 7-1 on Tuesday to qualify for the second round of the 54th Cuban Baseball Series.... More


Managua, December 23 (RHC-NNN) -- The construction of the inter- oceanic Nicaragua Canal officially got underway on Monday and will end in 2019, said Wang Jing, chairman of the HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co., Ltd. which will construct the canal.... More


Tel Aviv, December 23 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime has indicted eight Palestinians from East Jerusalem for allegedly inciting "anti-Jewish terror" through on-line social media postings. The regime's justice ministry spokeswoman announced the indictments for the eight men, aged 18 to 45, on Monday, adding that the Palestinians were charged at a Magistrate's Court in East Jerusalem with "incitement to violence or terror and supporting a terrorist group" on Facebook. ... More


Mexico City, December 23 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Mexican government has been discussing the creation of a national anti-corruption system, which it says could be created as early as 2015, according to officials.... More


Galapagos Islands, December 23 (RHC-PL) -- The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, says it's necessary that the regional integration organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean support the process of normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States.... More


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