WASHINGTON, April 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law an act that bars entry of certain representatives to the United Nations.... More


SANA'A, April 19 (Saba)- A delegation from the Yemeni Confederation of Labor Unions (YCLU) will participate in the May Day activities in Cuba and will seek meetings to the strengthening of bilateral links, the official SABA news agency reported.... More


Luanda, Apr 19, (RHC), -- The Cuban Deputy Attorney General, Carlos Concepcion Rangel, kicked off on Friday a working visit to Angola, in a bid to strengthen legal cooperation with the African country and to compliment an invitation to an event in this field, called the “Week of Legality.”... More


LA PAZ, April 19 (NNN-RHC) -- President Evo Morales has advised Bolivian farmers and workers to make sure their children learn another language so they can apply for scholarships to study abroad.... More


Seattle, April 19 (RHC)-- The death toll of the massive mudslide that covered the town of Oso in the U.S. state of Washington has reached 39, according to officials on Thursday.... More


President of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), Miguel Barnet

Havana, Apr 19, (RHC), -- The President of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), Miguel Barnet described Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who died on Thursday at the age of 87, as ‘irreplaceable.’... More


Sport News Roundup April 18

Cuban GM Lázaro Bruzón shares with his Polish counterpart Barthelemy Macieja the 1st place of the International Chess Open of Mexico after disputed its first 4 rounds.... More


Pinar del Río beat Matanzas 9-6 in the sixth game of the play off final of the Cuban baseball championship, becoming the champion of the 53rd National Series.... More


The Preliminaries continued on Day 2 of the AIBA Youth Boxing World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, with some fantastic boxing on show. A marathon program was held, with 54 bouts in three sessions. The Cubans lived up to their reputation as one of the strongest teams in the Championships by exhibiting some dominant performances, the SportCampus specialized website reports.... More


Bogotá, April 18 (RHC-WB) – Colombian farmers and agricultural workers are preparing for a new wave of nationwide strikes, set for April 28th, claiming the government of President Juan Manuel Santos has failed to fulfil promises made to farmers in the aftermath of the strikes of 2013.... More


Geneva, April 18 (RHC)-- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow has no plans to send troops to Ukraine as such a move is against the fundamental interests of Russia. Lavrov made the remarks on Thursday, following four-party talks in Geneva among Russia, the United States, European Union and Ukraine to find a diplomatic solution to the turmoil in Ukraine.... More


Bogota, April 18 (Xinhua–RHC) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Thursday released a Colombian army soldier abducted two days ago from an indigenous community in southwest Cauca department, Colombia's El Tiempo daily reported online.... More


Washington, April 18 (RHC)-- The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama says it will send more “non-lethal” military aid to the new Western-backed government of Ukraine amid increasing tensions between the country and neighboring Russia.... More


Damascus, April 18 (RHC)-- Candidates for the upcoming presidential election in Syria can begin registering on Monday, April 21st, a report quoted a government source as saying. Damascus has said that it would go ahead with presidential election later this year before President Bashar al-Assad’s term ends on July 17th.... More


Tehran, April 18 (RHC)-- Iran is ahead of schedule on diluting its supply of nuclear material under an agreement with the United States and other world powers. ... More


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