Santa Cruz, June 16 (RHC) -– UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised Cuba's role as host and observer of the ongoing peace talks in Havana between Colombia’s government and the country’s largest rebel group, the FARC.... More


Santa Cruz, June 16 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro met with several heads of state on the sidelines of the G-77 Summit in Bolivia yesterday.... More


Santiago de Cuba, June 16 (RHC) -– Residents of the eastern Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba, on behalf of the entire Cuban people, paid tribute to Carlos Manuel de Céspedes –- the Father of the Cuban Homeland -- at the monument where his mortal remains are kept at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery. Sunday's solemn ceremony was on occasion of Fathers' Day. ... More


Paris, June 16 (RHC)-- The General Secretary of the Confederation of Cuban Workers (CTC) Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento affirmed in Paris that in many parts of the world, the prevailing capitalist crisis has done away with worker's gains achieved over many decades.... More


HAVANA, June 16 (RHC) Cuban president Raul Castro called on the Group of 77 plus China, whose summit was held June 15 and 16 in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz, to join efforts and close ranks in order to build a fairer world.... More


Eliades Ochoa: New Album

Renowned Cuban musician and member of the Buena Vista Social Club project, Eliades Ochoa, has launched a new album titled El Eliades que soy.... More


Santa Cruz, Bolivia, June 14 (RHC) Cuban president Raul Castro called on Saturday for the building of the Greater Homeland and the defense of Latin American and Caribbean Unity.... More


Sports News Roundup June 14

Harser García won the silver medal in the 100m freestyle in the second meet of the Mare Nostrum that took place in Canet, France. The Mare Nostrum is a series of swimming meets with three meets around the Mediterranean Sea (in Canet, France, Barcelona, Spain and Monaco, Monaco) in June annually.... More


Havana, June 14, (RHC), -- Cuban authorities reported the identification of 11 people who were preparing a, presumably illegal, departure from the island with support from abroad, in which four citizens were murdered.... More


Havana, June 14, (RHC), -- The president of the National Assembly of People’s Power, Esteban Lazo Hernandez, announced the parliament will hold the third session of its Eighth Legislature on July 5.... More


Baghdad, June 14 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has ruled out sending American troops "back into combat" in Iraq to help fight the growing threat of al-Qaeda-inspired Tak-firi militants in that country. ... More


Bogotá, June 14,(RHC), – Campaigning is officially closed for the second round of the Colombian presidential elections due on Sunday, which is promising a close-run battle between incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos and challenger Oscar Ivan Zuluaga.... More


Atlanta, June 14 (RHC)-- In the United States, a federal appeals court has ruled law enforcement agencies must seek a court warrant to obtain the location data of U.S. cellphone users. ... More


Port au Prince, June 14 (PL-RHC) -- A high-level commission from the UN and Haiti is targeting the elimination of cholera in Haiti where the disease has killed more than 8,300 people.... More


Matanzas, June 14 (PL-RHC), -- Specialists are working to reduce the effects of climate change on Cuban coastal areas by increasing the culture of environmental awareness in communities and educational institutions, an official said.... More


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