Havana, Mar 15, (RHC), – The 34th International Tourism Fair FITCUBA 2014 will be held from May 6 to 10 in the colonial fortress of San Carlos de La Cabaña, located on the east side of Havana Bay, organizers announced on Friday.... More


Havana, Mar 15, (RHC), – The First International Scientific Conference of the University of Informatics Sciences (UCI), to be held from April 10 through the 14, will be attended by more than 50 scholars and recognized professionals from all over the world.... More


Matanzas, Mar 15, (RHC), -- Cuba will host the 7th International Scientific Conference on Sustainable Development and Innovation CIUM-2015, scheduled for April 6-10, 2015, the organizing committee announced... More


Sport News Round Up March 14th

Matanzas left Industriales on the field by 4-3 to complete the sweep and gave an almost decisive step toward the Cuban baseball post season, besides compromising Industriales' sorting options. ... More


Geneva, March 14 (RHC) -- The death toll from violent unrest in Venezuela has reached 28, with 365 others injured, according to a top government official.... More


London, March 14 (RHC)-- U.S. surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden says American and British spy agencies are expanding a massive program of malware infection. New documents revealed by Snowden show that the program will potentially target millions of computers worldwide.... More


San Salvador, March 14 (RHC) -- El Salvador's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has confirmed ruling party candidate Salvador Sanchez Ceren won in the second-round presidential elections held Sunday.... More


Washington, March 14 (RHC)-- The U.S. Border Patrol has issued fresh restrictions on when agents can open fire. Under the new rules, customs and border agents are barred from shooting at vehicles whose occupants are trying to flee. They are also prevented from stepping in front of the vehicle or using their body to block it in the case of escape. ... More


Santiago de Chile, March 14 (RHC) -– The government of President Michelle Bachelet on Thursday apologized in the name of the Chilean state to the indigenous Mapuche tribe “for taking their lands” and said it has a pending debt in terms of public policies that will allow the Araucania region, where 600,000 of this Amer-Indian people live, to emerge from poverty.... More


Dallas, March 14 (RHC)-- Another U.S. Army official involved in sexual assault prevention has been charged with a related crime. Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen, who runs the sexual assault and harassment prevention wing at Fort Hood, located in the U.S. state of Texas, is accused of setting up a prostitution ring of cash-strapped female soldiers. ... More


Quito, March 14 (RHC) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa met on Thursday with his Honduran counterpart Juan Orlando Hernandez, who is in Quito on a brief official visit to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation in various areas.... More


London, March 14 (RHC)-- More leaks from former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden have identified key court orders that loosened restrictions on the collection of Americans’ private information. ... More


Rio de Janeiro, March 14 (RHC) -- Brazilian police on Thursday took over peacefully one of Rio de Janeiro's most crime- ridden favelas, as part of a "pacification" plan in the lead-up to the 2014 World Cup Games.... More


Beijing, March 14 (RHC)-- There is still no sign of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 239 people, nearly a week after it disappeared while en route to China. ... More


London, March 14 (RHC)-- Former British Cabinet minister, longtime Parliament member and anti-war activist Tony Benn has died at the age of 88. He was the longest-serving member of Parliament in the history of Britain’s Labour Party, serving more than half a century. ... More


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