London, February 10 (RHC)-- Britain is bracing itself for worst storm in a quarter of a century, with strong gales and enormous waves set to batter the country's coastlines. According to meteorologists, the so-called Mega Storm Charlie would likely be hitting the country more intensely than the Great Storm of 1987. ... More
Washington, February 10 (RHC)-- A prison in Nevada County in the United States is moving ahead with a rare plan to charge inmates for food and medical care, despite opposition from human rights activists who call the move as a “cruel” punishment.... More
Seoul, February 10 (RHC)-- The United States and South Korea will hold their joint military exercises despite harsh criticism from North Korea which has described them as a rehearsal for invasion and a prelude to war.... More
Tokyo, February 10 (RHC)-- The number of sexual assaults by U.S. military personnel in Japan is on the rise, as many offending soldiers receive either no or very light punishments. ... More
Brussels, February 10 (RHC)-- The European Union's Council of Foreign Ministers gave the green light on Monday to negotiate an accord for political dialog with Cuba. The European ministers adopted the decision for talks with Havana as a non-debate point on their meeting's agenda, according to diplomatic sources.... More
Miami, February 10 (RHC)-- Charlie Crist, former governor of the U.S. state of Florida, has described as an “ineffective relic” Washington's economic and financial blockade of Cuba, saying that the measure should be lifted.... More
Havana, February 10 (RHC)-- Cuban National Film Prize winner 2012, Jose Massip, passed away over the weekend in Havana after fighting a long illness, according to an announcement on Sunday by the Cuban Film Institute.... More
United Nations, February 10 (RHC)-- South Africa's permanent representative at the United Nations, Jeremiah Nyamane Kingsley, said that Cuba's support and commitment to just causes around the world can only raise admiration. “We will never forget Cuba's contribution to the defeat of apartheid and its support of African nations,” the South African representative told Prensa Latina news agency.... More
San Salvador, February 10 (RHC)-- Nearly one hundred Salvadorian medical doctors, graduates of Havana’s Latin American School of Medicine, have participated in the first meeting of the newly-created Association of Medical Professionals Graduated in Cuba.... More
Havana, February 10 (RHC)- The 9th International University Congress, underway in Havana until Friday, February 14th, is being attended by renowned personalities, such as Brazilian theologian Frei Betto, Nobel Peace laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel and Argentinian political analyst Atilio Boron.... More
Havana, February 10 (RHC)-- The Caribbean Community CARICOM plans to open a trading office in Cuba, according to a statement by the Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat.... More
Havana, Feb 8, (RHC), -- Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces refused to declare a new unilateral ceasefire during upcoming legislative elections in March, but they reiterated their request for a bilateral ceasefire.... More
New York, February 8 (RHC)-- Major Internet firms in the United States have begun releasing data about the amount of user information they secretly handed over to the U.S. government. ... More
La Paz, February 8 (RHC)-- Parts of Latin America are facing a spate of extreme weather. In Bolivia, torrential rains and floods have killed 38 people and left many others homeless. More than 40,000 households have reportedly been impacted by the rains since October, five times the total from last year. ... More
Berlin, February 8 (RHC)-- In Germany, a hacker group has filed a criminal complaint accusing the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel of illegally helping the United States spy on Germans. ... More
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