Ramallah, May 23 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Authority's caretaker Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has secured a consensus between two main political factions of Hamas and Fatah to lead the new Palestinian unity government.... More


Washington, May 23 (RHC)-- U.S. activists have vowed to continue their struggle to force the closing of the illegal U.S. prison at Guantanamo. ... More


Santiago de Cuba, May 23 (RHC) -- On Friday, Cuban President Raul Castro congratulated two Cuban folk dance groups on the the 55th anniversary of their creation. In a latter, the statesman stressed the commitment of the Oriente Folk Ballet and the Cutumba Folk Ballet to the protection and preservation of Cuba's African roots and culture.... More


Havana, May 23 (RHC) -- A new event in Solidarity with Cuba and the Cuban Five takes place tomorrow, Saturday, in Chicago, Illinois, in the framework of the Latin America Studies Association (LASA) annual Congress.... More


Washington, May 23 (RHC) –- Church leaders in the United States have called on the administration of President Barack Obama to open up a high-level dialogue with Cuba aimed at normalizing relations between the two countries.... More


Havana, May 23 (RHC) -- The Seventh International Law and Justice Meeting has wrapped up in the Cuban capital Havana, after several days of dialog and master conferences starring jurists from nearly 20 countries.... More


Washington, May 23 (RHC) -- The U.S. House of Representatives has rejected an initiative that intended to authorize President Barack Obama to close the prison at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo.... More


Endedans celebrates 12 birthday

The contemporary ballet company Endedans celebrates its 12th anniversary this weekend with the world premiere of By Friction by renowned Danish choreographer, Jens Bjerregaard, at the Principal Theater in Camagüey. ... More


Kabul, May 22 (RHC)-- At least 21 people, most of them security forces, have been killed in militant attacks across Afghanistan. According to official reports, a large group of militants targeted several police checkpoints in Yamgan district of the northeastern Badakhshan province, killing six policemen and wounding three others.... More


Bogotá, May 22 (Mercopress-RHC) -- Former Costa Rican President José María Figueres has begun the deployment of 64 international experts and observers in Colombia ahead of the country’s presidential election on Sunday, May 25th.... More


Lima, May 22 (NNN-RHC) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting Peru during a forthcoming five-nation tour of South America, a government source said on Wednesday.... More


Abuja, May 22 (RHC)-- At least 48 people have been killed in the latest suspected assault from Nigeria’s Boko Haram. Three villages were attacked in overnight raids near Chibok, the town where the Boko Haram seized nearly 300 schoolgirls last month. ... More


Beijing, May 22 (RHC)-- China and Russia have struck a landmark energy deal after 10 years of talks. The $400 billion, 30-year agreement will send gas from Siberia to China through a pipeline. ... More


Havana, May 22 (RHC) -- The gala “Me Dicen Cuba,” a tribute to the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters known as the Cuban Five, takes place tonight at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana.... More


Havana, May 22 (RHC) -– On Thursday, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) representative in Cuba, Jose Luis Di Fabio, stated that the health care model of the Caribbean island is a paradigm of success and social inclusion.... More


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