United Nations, September 2 (RHC)-- The United Nations has called on Israel not to go ahead with its plan to grab hundreds of hectares of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. A spokesman for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday that he is “alarmed” by the Israeli plan. ... More


Havana, September 2 (RHC) -– French activist Jacqueline Roussie has urged U.S. President Barack Obama to free three Cuban anti-terrorist fighters held in U.S. jails since 1998.... More


Luanda, September 2 (RHC) -- The Angola-Cuba Friendship Association (ASAC) condemned Tuesday U.S. government's plans to promote subversion and destabilize Cuba's revolutionary process.... More


Baghdad, September 2 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has notified Congress of new U.S. airstrikes on Iraq nearly one month after they began. Over the weekend, U.S. warplanes bombed targets around the Iraqi city of Amerli, which has been under a two-month siege by the militant group Islamic State, or ISIL. ... More


Havana, September 2 (RHC) -– The number of Cuban vacationers who stayed at Varadero, Cuba's major tourist resort, was calculated at 112,000 during the first half of the year, representing 21 percent growth if compared to a similar period last year, according to the Tourism Ministry.... More


Havana, September 2 (RHC) -- Cuban health care community workers are following a new educational and prevention program to reduce pregnancy in teenagers as rates have increased in Santiago de Cuba province in the last few months.... More


Islamabad, September 2 (RHC)-- Pakistan continues to face a political crisis in the face of massive anti-government protests. Thousands of people have camped out in front of the parliament building in Islamabad in a call for the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. ... More


Buenos Aires, September 2 (Mercopress-RHC) -– In Buenos Aires, during a visit of a delegation from the regional legislature to the Argentinian congress, it was announced that the MERCOSUR Parliament, PARLASUR, will be holding a special session on November 11th in Montevideo dedicated to the Malvinas Islands sovereignty issue.... More


Brussels, September 2 (RHC)-- The continued violence in Ukraine comes ahead of a NATO summit in Britain later this week. NATO officials say they plan to approve a 4,000-member force that could be rapidly deployed to eastern Europe in response to what they call "Russia’s aggressive behavior." ... More


Tripoli, September 2 (RHC)-- At least ten soldiers have been killed in clashes between the army and militants in Libya’s northeastern city of Benghazi. Army spokesman General Miloud al-Zawi said more than 10 soldiers were also wounded in the fighting which took place on Monday. ... More


Cuban intellectuals are paying homage to 1991 Nobel Literature Prize winner, late South African writer, Nadine Gordimer, at the headquarters of the Cuban Writers and Artists Association –UNEAC- on Tuesday .... More


U.S. long distance swimmer Diana Nyad has received in Havana the Order of Sporting Merit granted by the State Council of the Republic of Cuba. ... More


Havana, September 1 (RHC) -— In his most recent reflection article, entitled “Will Fair Ideas Triumph or Will Disaster Prevail?” Cuban Revolution leader says that if it’s now possible to prolong a healthy life and plan development in tune with growing productivity, culture and the development of human values –- then what are we waiting for?... More


Ramallah, September 1 (RHC)-- Palestinians have denounced an Israeli plan to grab hundreds of hectares of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, calling for international action against Tel Aviv. ... More


Havana, September 1 (RHC) -— The 2014-2015 school year opened in Cuba on Monday with a student registration of over 1.8 million and the consolidation of changes in all education levels.... More


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