Washington, May 30 (Mercopress-RHC) -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to impose sanctions on Venezuelans responsible for human rights abuses during anti-government protests, despite President Obama administration worries that they could threaten talks seeking to ease the unrest.... More
Cairo, May 30 (RHC)-- Egyptian General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is poised for an overwhelming victory in Egypt’s presidential elections, with partial returns showing him taking more than 90 percent of the vote. ... More
Havana, May 30 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro met on Thursday with the President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Thomas Donohue, who is paying a visit to the island heading a delegation of executives and business people.... More
Havana, May 30 (RHC) -- It is past time to open a new chapter in U.S.-Cuba relations, said the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Thomas Donohue, in a keynote lecture at the University of Havana on Thursday.... More
Havana, May 30 (RHC) – Cuban President Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party, held talks on Thursday with the President of Chile’s Communist Party, Guillermo Teillier, who is paying a visit to the island.... More
Havana, May 30 (RHC) – In an effort to meet sugar production schedules, a group of 10 sugar mills continue operating in the current campaign, after another 24 plants have already met their commitment, according to Azcuba Sugar Group, which manages the sector.... More
Havana, May 30 (RHC) –- Cuba’s Bio-pharmaceutical and Chemical Production Enterprise, LABIOFAM, launched a regional campaign to fight malaria in Western Africa.... More
Havana, May 30 (RHC) – The U.S. government intends to fine the National Bank of Paris, BNP Paribas, 10 billion dollars for having allegedly breached the laws establishing the extraterritorial, economic, commercial and financial U.S. blockade of Cuba.... More
The Camagüey Ballet will dance the classic Don Quixote in the Cuban capital on June 6, 7 and 8, choreographed by Magdeburg Ballet Artistic Director, Gonzalo Galguera.... More
Havana, May 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will attend the IAAF World Junior Championships, scheduled for July 22nd through the 27th in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. According to the national Athletics Commission, the team is headed by triple jumper Lazaro Martinez, junior world champion, whose best mark is 17.24 m.... More
Caracas, May 29 (NNN-RHC) -- Venezuelan authorities said they uncovered a plot by opposition leaders, international financiers and officials backed by the U.S. State Department to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro and take over the country.... More
Baghdad, May 29 (RHC)-- Over 60 people have been killed and scores of others injured in the latest wave of violence hitting Iraq. Two car bomb blasts in the northern city of Mosul on Wednesday left nearly two dozen people dead, among them soldiers and medical staff. ... More
Moscow, May 29 (Mercopress-RHC) -- Argentina has been formally invited to take part in a BRICS summit to be held in Brazil next month. Moscow's Kremlin also ratified support to Buenos Aires in its long-standing dispute with the UK over the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands.... More
La Paz, May 29 (PL-RHC) -- A "Women's Summit" will be held prior to the meeting of the Group of 77 plus China (G-77) in Bolivia to show the transformation of society to favor Bolivian women.... More
Lima, May 29 (Andina-RHC) -- Peru's Air Force (FAP) is expected to receive a delivery of eight new Russian-made helicopters in November, with an additional 16 to come in 2015, according to Peruvian Defense Minister, Pedro Cateriano.... More
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