Paris, July 5 (RHC)-- Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Ileana Núñez said in Paris that the fine imposed by Washington against France’s BNP Paribas bank clearly reveals the extraterritorial nature of the U.S. economic blockade against the Caribbean island nation.... More
Hollywood, July 5 (RHC)-- Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone has announced plans to make a film about National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. Stone, whose past films include "Platoon," "JFK" and "Born on the Fourth of July," will base his film on "The Snowden Files," a book by Guardian journalist Luke Harding. ... More
Gaza City, July 5 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime has launched several more airstrikes against the besieged Gaza Strip as Palestinian protesters slam Tel Aviv’s aggression against the enclave. On Friday, Israel continued its airstrikes targeting the town of Rafah in the southern part of Gaza. There were no immediate reports of casualties.... More
Berlin, July 5 (RHC)-- Germany has summoned the U.S. envoy to Berlin after arresting a man on charges of spying for the United States over a period of years.... More
One of the best Cuban summer cultural attractions will be the performance in Havana’s Mella Theater of the famous company The Globe of London on August 7th. ... More
The Havana based Casa de las Américas cultural institution is celebrating its 55th birthday on July 4th with an ambitious summer program aimed at promoting reading.... More
Washington, July 4 (Mercopress-RHC) -- The Organization of American States (OAS) voted on Thursday to support Argentina’s position against holdout investors, as well as expressing concern over what the entity called “the behavior of speculative agents that affect global financial stability.”... More
The President of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation of Cuba (INDER), Cristian Jiménez, expressed today his conviction that his country will win the 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz-2014.... More
Kabul, July 4 (RHC)-- At least seven people have been killed in a U.S. airstrike in eastern Afghanistan. The attack, which took place in Logar Province on Thursday, also wounded three local residents. Officials claimed the victims were Taliban militants and a Taliban commander was among them. The militant group has not yet commented on the attack.... More
Buenos Aires, July 4 (Mercopress-RHC) –- Argentinian Economy Minister Axel Kicillof has confirmed that his country would enter talks with mediator 'Special Master' Daniel Pollack over the legal battle currently raging between the nation and holdout hedge funds as 'vulture funds', while clarifying that those funds would not be present.... More
Washington, July 4 (RHC)-- The United States says it will not sign a no-spy agreement with Germany amid the ongoing row over Washington's controversial surveillance activities. ... More
United Nations, July 4 (Caribbeannews-RHC) -- After two years of preparation, Suriname and Iceland finally launched the United Nations Friends Group to promote the implementation of the Beijing Declaration globally.... More
Washington, July 4 (RHC)-- U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey says military strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in Iraq remain an option for the United States. Speaking to reporters, the military general said that his country has far better intelligence about the situation in Iraq than it did a few weeks ago, adding that distinguishing between the ISIL militants and other Sunnis will be difficult.... More
Islamabad, July 4 (RHC)-- Pakistan has lodged a protest with the United States over reports that Washington is spying on the country. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying: "Pakistan has noted with concern recent media reports indicating that it is among the countries subject to surveillance by U.S. government agencies."... More
Washington, July 4 (RHC)-- A new poll shows the percentage of Americans who are satisfied with their freedom in the United States has dropped from 91 percent in 2006 to 79 percent in 2013. The Gallup poll released this week said the percentage of those who are dissatisfied with that freedom has doubled from 9 percent to 21 percent.... More
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