United Nations, February 11 (RHC)-- Cuba’s Alternate Ambassador to the UN Oscar León called on UN member states to set realistic measurement indicators to assess compliance with the set UN development goals and to encourage global debate.... More
Moscow, February 11 (RHC) -- The Minister of Defense of Russia, Sergei Shoigu, will pay a working visit to Cuba, a ministry spokesman said.... More
Washington, February 11 (RHC)-- The White House has confirmed it will ask the U.S. Congress for an expansive war powers resolution to fight the Islamic State across the globe. The plan calls for a three-year military campaign and a potential battle zone without geographic limitations. ... More
Caracas, February 11 (RHC) -- Venezuela and Cuba are discussing new industrial cooperation, with special emphasis in energy and petro-chemical areas, according to reports after the meeting between the ministries from both countries.... More
Bogotá, February 11 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged Tuesday to boost trade, defense and culture cooperation with Colombia in his two-day official visit to the nation.... More
Havana, February 11 (RHC) – Netflix has begun offering its TV and film streaming service in Cuba. ... More
Athens, February 11 (RHC)-- The new Greek government has won the parliament’s confidence vote amid deepening division between Athens and the European Union over the country’s bailout. Early on Wednesday, the first leftist government in the history of Greece secured the confidence vote of the parliament as the negotiations between Athens and the EU over the debt-ridden country's bailout program seem to have reached a critical point. ... More
Brasilia, February 11 (RHC-Xinhua) -- A ministerial meeting of the BRICS bloc of emerging economies got underway on Tuesday with a call for cooperation towards social development.... More
United Nations, February 11 (RHC)-- A spokewoman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) urges the European Union to adopt proper strategies to save the lives of illegal migrants who try to reach the continent through the Mediterranean Sea.... More
Havana, February 10 (RHC),-- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan begins an official visit to Cuba Tuesday, during which he will meet with Cuban President Raúl Castro and will develop other activities.... More
Vatican City, February 10 (RHC)-- In remarks at the Vatican, Cuban Cardinal and Archbishop of Havana, Jaime Ortega, welcomed the dialogue between Cuba and the United States to re-establish bilateral diplomatic relations.... More
Montevideo, February 10 (RHC-EFE)-- Foreign ministers from the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, said on Monday they will seek to promote a direct dialogue between Venezuela and the United States amid Washington's escalating sanctions against Caracas.... More
Rome, February 10 (RHC)-- Twenty-nine stranded migrants rescued from a drifting boat off Libya by Italian coast guard patrol vessels have died of hypothermia after remaining 18 hours on a vessel's deck en route to the Italian island of Lampedusa. ... More
Mexico City, February 10 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The families of the 43 disappeared Ayotzinapa students said they stand behind the recent revelation by Argentinian experts who called the state's investigations into the case slanted, and asked for extra security for the group of foreign experts. ... More
Washington, Febuary 10 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama says he has sharp differences with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the Iranian nuclear issue, warning him against souring the ongoing negotiations with Tehran by visiting Washington, DC next month. ... More
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