Havana, February 3 (RHC-Prensa Latina)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has the power to annul key components of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba, according to the General Director of the United States Department at Cuba's Foreign Ministry, Josefina Vidal.... More
Camagüey, February 3 (RHC-PL) -- The village of Santa Maria del Puerto del Principe, a Cultural Heritage of Humanity, awoke on Monday to Liberation War-era reveilles and serenades in different places, parks and plazas as Camagüey turned 501 years old.... More
The team Los Vegueros from Pinar del Rio represent Cuba today against the Mexico's Los Tomateros of Culiacan, in the 1st game of the Caribbean Baseball Series, based in the Puerto Rican city of San Juan.... More
Caracas, February 2 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Venezuelan head of state Nicolas Maduro has accused U.S. Vice President Joe Biden of heading a "bloody" plan to overthrow his government, which he said was announced to presidents and prime ministers of Caribbean countries.... More
Ramallah, February 2 (RHC)-- Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat says the Palestinian Authority’s decision to become a member in the International Criminal Court is a permanent one and cannot be revoked. "All powers on earth will never bring the clock back," Erekat told Voice of Palestine radio on Sunday. ... More
Mexico City, February 2 (RHC-EFE) -- A group of vigilantes was told by army troops to leave Chilpancingo, the capital of the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, after they arrived in the city to "provide security services" at the request of residents.... More
Washington, February 2 (RHC)-- A new report suggests the Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA, tortured terror suspects on a British territory in the Indian Ocean. The CIA carried out some of its “interrogations” on the atoll of Diego Garcia, a senior Bush administration official has told Vice News. ... More
Morelia, February 2 (RHC-EFE) –- At least five suspected members of the Caballeros Templarios drug cartel were killed in a shootout with police officers in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, state officials said.... More
Paris, February 2 (RHC)-- Greece is “not going to ask for any new loans” amid Athens’ efforts to renegotiate bailout terms with the international creditors, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says. Speaking to reporters in Paris on Sunday, Varoufakis announced that the new administration plans to reach a global consensus with international creditors "by the end of May." He also added that in the meantime, the country would not ask for any new loan. ... More
Lagos, February 2 (RHC)-- Nigeria’s military has managed to repel an assault by Takfiri Boko Haram terrorists on the strategic northeastern city of Maiduguri. The militants’ attack triggered hours of clashes with pro-government forces on Sunday in Boko Haram’s second attempt to capture Maiduguri in one week. ... More
Washington, February 2 (RHC)-- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and possibly Secretary of State John Kerry might challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination next year, according to Rupert Murdoch. ... More
Athens, February 2 (RHC)-- Authorities in Greece have evacuated hundreds of people following flash floods caused by heavy rains in large areas of the country’s northwestern region. At least four rivers overflowed in Greece’s Epirus region on Sunday, forcing residents to evacuate several villages. Authorities have not reported any injuries or deaths. ... More
Santiago de Chile, February 2 (RHC-NNN) -- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet plans to end the country's complete ban on abortions and legalise it when a mother's life is at risk, a fetus will not survive pregnancy, or when a woman is raped.... More
Havana, February 2 (RHC-PL) -- An international course on dengue fever and its epidemiological situation in the world and the region will be hosted by Cuba from August 10th to the 21st, the website Infomed of the Ministry of Public Health announced this weekend.... More
Havana, February 2 (RHC-PL) -- Cuba's Central Bank (BCC) has put into circulation banknotes of 200, 500 and 1,000 Cuban pesos beginning this weekend, to facilitate larger cash transactions, the institution said in a statement.... More
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