Washington, June 12 (RHC)-- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says negotiations on Greece’s bailout program have come to a halt amid a lack of progress toward an agreement needed to avert a possible default. ... More


Vienna, June 12 (RHC)-- Switzerland and Austria say they are investigating reports that spyware linked to Israel targeted the hotels hosting the closed-door nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 states. ... More


Washington, June 12 (RHC)-- The U.S. military has dropped punitive measures against a Guantánamo Bay nurse who last year became the first known prison official to refuse to force-feed hunger-striking detainees. ... More


Cleveland, June 12 (RHC)-- Community leaders in the U.S. city of Cleveland have taken legal action to bring charges against the officers involved in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice last November. ... More


Phoenix, June 12 (RHC)-- A U.S. Army veteran has killed himself in an apparent suicide in front of the Veterans Affairs compound in Phoenix, Arizona. Police spokesman Sergeant Jonathan Howard told reporters that "Thomas Murphy, 53, likely died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound outside the Department of Veterans Affairs Phoenix Regional Office." Howard added: "We're still looking into this, but at this point all indications are that he did commit suicide." ... More


New Orleans, June 12 (RHC)-- Louisiana has delayed the release of former Black Panther Albert Woodfox, the longest-serving U.S. prisoner in solitary confinement, after appealing a judge’s order for his freedom. ... More


Washington, June 12 (RHC)-- The documentary filmmaker, publisher, journalist and activist Ellen Ray has died at the age of 75. ... More


Chicago, June 12 (RHC)-- Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert has pleaded not guilty to charges of hiding large cash withdrawals and lying about it to the FBI. ... More


Washington, June 12 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The U.S. House Appropriations Committee passed a bill on Friday that prevents using funds to reopen the country's embassy in Cuba. The legislation was proposed earlier this month. ... More


Havana, June 12 (RHC)-- Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro has received the Reverend Joan Brown Campbell, who is visiting Havana at the invitation of the Evangelic Theology Seminary located in the western province of Matanzas.... More


Havana, June 12 (RHC)-- The Chambers of Commerce of Cuba and Trinidad-Tobago signed a bilateral cooperation accord in Havana on Thursday to exchange information on investment opportunities and the main products offered on their markets.... More


Havana, June 12 (RHC)-- Cuban and European companies signed five accords on Thursday aimed at supporting investment in water supply and treatment in the Caribbean nation, according to the Cuban Water Institute.... More


Havana, June 12 (RHC)-- Cuban expert with the National Hygiene and Epidemiological Institute Maria Isabel Rodriguez triggered an alert on Thursday about the prevalence of cholera in Latin America, a disease she described as very old but re-emergent.... More


Tokyo, June 12 (RHC-PL)-- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Fumio Kishida, expressed hope that his recent visit to Cuba will help strengthen bilateral ties.... More


Havana, June 12 (MINREX, RHC)-- Salvador Valdés Mesa, Vice President of the Council of State, is heading the Cuban delegation to the 25th African Union Summit, to be held on June 14th and 15th in South Africa.... More


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