New York, February 5 (RHC) -– Starting in March, New Yorkers will be able to hop on a direct flight from JFK airport to Havana, Cuba, for just under $850, DNAinfo reported today.... More
St. Petersburg, February 5 (PRNewswire) -– U.S. travel insurance providers are already offering coverage to those authorized to visit Cuba, according to travel insurance comparison site Squaremouth.... More
Port of Spain, February 5 (RHC) -– In news from Trinidad and Tobago, House Speaker Wade Mark is expected to lead a Trinitarian parliamentary delegation on a visit to Cuba, cabinet sources announced.... More
Cuba and the host Puerto Rico will face a decisive clash today in their aspirations to advance to the semifinals of the Caribbean Baseball Series San Juan-2015, which takes place at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium.... More
Tripoli, February 4 (RHC)-- At least 16 soldiers have been killed and 38 wounded during separate clashes around a rebel-held stronghold and a key oil terminal in an eastern Libyan port, officials say. ... More
Caracas, February 4 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused officials at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas of conspiring to bribe people close to the Venezuelan government, including current and former ministers as well as military officials, in order for them to conspire against the Bolivarian government.... More
Havana, February 4 (RHC-PL) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) has defended the full recognition of the rights of the victims of the armed conflict in Colombia.... More
Rome, February 4 (RHC)-- Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi says he thinks that Greece is capable of reaching an agreement with its European Union partners over its huge debts. "I believe the conditions exist to find an accord with the European institutions," said Renzi on Tuesday, during a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras following talks in Rome. ... More
Beijing, February 4 (RHC-teleSUR) -- As part of her official trip to China, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez met with her counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People in which they ratified 15 bilateral agreements.... More
Washington, February 4 (RHC)-- The United States is set to increase spending on its stockpile of nuclear warheads at a higher rate than for many other military programs, says a report citing the White House budget documents published recently. ... More
Havana, February 4 (RHC)-- Celina González, queen of the country music (música campesina) genre in Cuba, died at the age of 86 early Wednesday morning, according to sources of the Cuban Institute of Music.... More
Havana, February 4 (RHC-PL) -- The FARC-EP delegation participating in the negotiations with the Colombian government met with Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende, in which the guerrilla informed on the progresses of the peace process.... More
Washington, February 4 (RHC)-- In the United States, CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou has been released from prison. Kiriakou exposed the George W. Bush-era torture program and became the only official jailed in connection with it. ... More
Quito, February 4 (RHC-PL) -- Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), Ernesto Samper, is scheduled to travel to Uruguay next week to promote initiatives to address the drug scourge in the region, announced the regional bloc.... More
Washington, February 4 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration has announced a series of minor surveillance reforms that leave its bulk spying operations in place. ... More
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