Lima, July 3 (Andina-RHC) -- Peru’s bid to become a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is most likely to succeed as the country meets all necessary requirements, Foreign Minister Gonzalo Gutierrez recently announced.... More


Havana, July 3 (RHC) – Cuba will finance its 2013-2014 fiscal deficit by issuing sovereign bonds, which will be acquired by the country’s commercial banks, the Cuban Finance and Prices Ministry announced on Wednesday.... More


Havana, July 3 (RHC) – The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Argentina, Agustin Rossi, began a working visit to Cuba, where he will tour research centers, educational institutions and places of historic and cultural interest.... More


Havana, July 3 (RHC) – Cuban lawmakers demanded higher quality and more control of investment projects since they have a strong impact on the country’s social and economic development.... More


Havana, July 3 (RHC) – In Havana on Wednesday, a Cuban officials said that among its work priorities, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment will struggle against illegalities, crimes and corruption, without neglecting enemy subversion.... More


Damascus, July 3 (RHC) -- Cuban and Syrian officials are discussing ways to activate bilateral cooperation actions in the fields of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. ... More


Sports News Roundup July 2

Cuba's badminton player Osleni Guerrero said goodbye early to the Canadian Open after losing in the 1st round against Thailand Pannawit Thomgnuam in the fair which takes place in the city of Vancouver. ... More


Panama City, July 2 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Juan Carlos Varela was sworn in Tuesday as Panama's new president, pledging to fight corruption and impunity in the Central American nation.... More


Caracas, July 2 (Xinhua-RHC) -- President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that Venezuela has restored ties with Panama, months after the break-off of formal relations between the two countries.... More


Ramallah, July 2 (RHC)-- Hundreds of Palestinian protesters have been rioting in East Jerusalem since the early hours of Wednesday morning, following the murder of an Arab teen from Shuafat. ... More


Washington, July 2 (RHC)-- U.S. troops sent to Iraq are to fly Apache attack helicopters and use unarmed surveillance drones in Baghdad, Pentagon officials said on Tuesday. A senior military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that the drones were not Reapers or Predators but they are smaller Shadow robotic aircraft launched from a catapult.... More


Baghdad, July 2 (RHC)-- Iraqi lawmakers have broken off talks to form a new government on the opening day of negotiations. Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds are all pushing different candidates for the key posts of prime minister, speaker of the parliament and president. ... More


Panama City, July 2 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday Washington would deport undocumented children back to Central America as the Obama administration had vowed to do so.... More


Montevideo, July 2 (RHC) -- Cuban doctors at the Jose Marti Eye Hospital in Montevideo, Uruguay, have administered 50,000 surgeries as part of the program known as Operation Miracle.... More


Havana, July 2 (RHC) -- Over 350 Cuban lawmakers, grouped in 10 commissions are analyzing a far-reaching agenda prior to the Third Session of the Cuban Parliament to take place Saturday. ... More


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