Havana, December 18 (RHC-Mercopress) -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, has welcomed the “historic announcement” made by the Presidents of Cuba and the United States, Raúl Castro and Barack Obama, of the efforts to resume diplomatic relations between the two countries, the lifting of certain commercial restrictions and the beginning of new paths for cooperation on issues of mutual interest.... More
United Nations, December 18 (RHC)-- Palestinians have submitted a draft UN Security Council resolution in an effort to end Israeli occupation by the end of 2017. The draft was presented to the UN by Jordan, said Palestinian envoy to the UN Riyad Mansour at a press conference on Wednesday. ... More
Ramallah, December 18 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have abducted at least eight Palestinians, including two minors, during overnight operations on a number of houses across the occupied East Jerusalem. ... More
London, December 18 (RHC)-- The official death toll from an Ebola outbreak in West Africa is climbing toward 7,000 as a new report faults the international community for its slow response. ... More
London, December 18 (RHC)-- Students have staged a rally in the British capital London to protest against the austerity measures planned by the city's mayor. On Wednesday, British students launched a demonstration outside the City Hall, the headquarters of the mayor of London, to show their opposition to Mayor Boris Johnson's plans to cut down on investment in education and youth services. ... More
Parana, December 18 (RHC-PL) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has described the release of three counter-terrorist fighters imprisoned more than 16 years ago in the United States as an “historic victory.”... More
Lima, December 18 (RHC-Andina) -- Peru's President Ollanta Humala welcomed the announcement about an approach between the United States and Cuba by emphasizing it to be "a key, historic and brave step” in favor of Americas' integration process.... More
Peshawar, December 18 (RHC)-- Thousands of mourners have attended the funeral of the victims of a terrorist attack on an army-run school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. On Tuesday, people in the northwestern city of Peshawar began burying the corpses of 132 students and nine staff of the army-run school who lost their lives following the deadly terrorist attack earlier in the day. ... More
Mexico City, December 18 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The family members of the 43 disappeared Ayotzinapa students Wednesday accused Mexico's Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam of covering up the participation of the Mexican army and federal police in the deaths and enforced disappearances of the students.... More
Geneva, December 18 (RHC)-- Senior officials from Iran and the P5+1 group continue negotiations over Tehran's nuclear energy program in the Swiss city of Geneva. Nuclear negotiators from Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council -- Russia, China, France, Britain and the United States -- plus Germany held extensive meetings for the second consecutive day in Geneva on Tuesday. ... More
The excellent work on the pitcher's mound by right-hander Yosvani Torres allowed Pinar del Río's team to reach eighth place in the standings of the qualifying board after beating Holguín 3-0 in a recent game of the 54th Cuban Baseball Series.... More
Havana, December 18 (RHC)-- The ten permanent commissions of the National Assembly of People's Power (Cuban Parliament) concluded their work Thursday, with the approval of work plans for 2015.... More
Havana, December 18 (RHC-PL) -- Visibly moved, the general secretary of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC), Teresa Amarelle, said that the return of the three antiterrorist fighters members of the Cuban Five, is to feel the revolution in all its dimensions, something that is beyond any kind of comparison in the world.... More
Washington, December 18 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Many U.S. citizens back a change in their country policies toward Cuba, according to a poll conducted by Reuters news agency and pollster Ipsos and published Wednesday.... More
Havana, December 18 (RHC)-- Havana will host Friday the 12th session of the Cuba-Russia joint Intergovernmental Commission. The expressed aim is to strengthen bilateral economic, commercial, scientific and technical cooperation between the two countries.... More
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