Washington, February 10 (RHC)-- The deputy director of the U.S. Secret Service, charged with protecting the president, will resign from his post following several high-profile security lapses. The Secret Service said in a statement on Monday that Alvin "A.T." Smith will resign effective Tuesday, but he will be allowed to accept another federal job within the Homeland Security Department. ... More


The Viola da Gamba Dojo Ensemble from New York will be on hand at the Second Academicum Tempus Festival organized by the old music group Ars Longa in February... More


The Vegueros of Pinar del Río, current champion of the Cuban Baseball League, beat 3x2 Mexico's Tomateros de Culiacán, and took the crown of the Caribbean Baseball Series-2015.... More


Caracas, February 7 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has rejected a new conspiracy by the U.S. government to use the Inter-American Democratic Charter (IDC) of the Organization of American States (OAS) to justify foreign intervention in his country.... More


Washington, February 9 (RHC)-- The United States may deploy ground troops to Iraq where the country's forces are planning for operations against the ISIS-held city of Mosul as soon as April, a U.S. official says. ... More


Havana, February 9 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) stated over the weekend that it is determined to end the armed conflict and become a political movement.... More


Moscow, February 9 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country will never accept a world order which is headed by one single government. ... More


Caracas, January 9 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro handed over 3,456 homes to families in the Carabobo state Friday, as part of the Great Housing Mission Venezuela (GMVV).... More


Ramallah, February 9 (RHC)-- The acting president of the Palestinian Authority (PA) has issued a decree for the formation of a new committee to follow through Palestine's bid to prosecute Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICC). ... More


Quito, February 9 (RHC) -– The general secretary of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Ernesto Samper, said that the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Cuba and the shutting down of the U.S. naval base in Cuban territory of Guantanamo are issues to consider for a normalization of relations between Washington and Havana. ... More


Ankara, February 9 (RHC) -– The Turkish president's visit to Cuba will have a positive impact on relations between the two countries, the Cuban Ambassador to Turkey told the Anadolu News Agency.... More


Caracas, February 9 (RHC) -– Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro highlighted the role of Cuban workers in his country, particularly those in the field of healthcare.... More


Havana, February 9 (RHC) -– Cuban anti-terrorist fighter Antonio Guerrero has called for the continuation of the struggle for peace and love in order to wipe out hatred in the world. ... More


Seoul, February 9 (RHC) -– The Cuban government for the first time has extended an invitation to South Korean officials to an official event in Havana, according to a source from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul.... More


Havana, February 9 (RHC)-- The use of modern Chinese technology to upgrade a Cuban solar panel plant will result in considerably increasing production of that facility, thus helping the installation of high-quality solar panel systems.... More


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