Strong Quake Jolts Puerto Rico

San Juan, January 13 (RHC)-- An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted Puerto Rico early on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).... More


Bangui, January 13 (RHC)-- The Red Cross in the Central African Republic (CAR) has confirmed 13 deaths in two days of consecutive intense clashes in the country’s capital Bangui since Michel Djotodia announced his resignation from the presidency.... More


Tel Aviv, January 13 (RHC)-- Israel’s former prime minister, Ariel Sharon, has died at a hospital in Tel Aviv after eight years in coma, Israeli media reported. Israeli Army Radio said the former premier died on Saturday at the age of 85. ... More


Kabul, January 13 (RHC)-- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered the release of 72 prisoners in defiance of U.S. pressure. The Barack Obama administration says the prisoners were involved in killing U.S. troops and Afghan civilians, but Karzai says there is insufficient evidence to warrant their continued detention. ... More


New Delhi, January 13 (RHC)-- An Indian diplomat whose arrest sparked a rift between India and the United States has returned to her home country. ... More


Havana, January 13 (RHC)-- Cuban Parliament President Esteban Lazo inaugurated a scale model of the city of Trinidad, in central Sancti Spiritus province, as part of commemorations for the 500th anniversary of the founding of the old villa. ... More


Madrid, January 13 (RHC)-- Madrid’s emblematic Puerta de Sol or Sun Door was the site where Spanish activists gathered this weekend to demand the release of four Cuban anti-terrorist fighters held in U.S. jails since 1998.... More


Havana, January 13 (RHC)-- Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for the Americas and Europe, Mayid Tajt Ravanchi, announced a 10-day Latin American tour that includes Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia.... More


Havana, January 13 (RHC)-- Colombian government representative at ongoing peace talks in Havana with the Revolutionary Armed Forces guerrilla group, Humberto de la Calle, traveled to Havana over the weekend to keep working for a peace accord.... More


Havana, January 13 (RHC)-- An exhibit of Bible-related relics was opened in Havana, which also displayed a series of funerary face packs of ancient Egypt, papyruses and other archaeological pieces. ... More


Havana, January 11 (RHC)-- The triumph of the Revolution has been the most significant event for the Cuban people over the past 55 years, said First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel as he recalled the victorious entrance in Havana, in 1959, of the Rebel Army headed by Fidel Castro. ... More


Havana, January 11 (RHC) The governments of Cuba and Armenia expressed their willingness to deepen bilateral relations in the fieds of science, trade, sports and culture.... More


Havana, January 11 (RHC) Cuban and Portuguese authorities reviewed the island’s medical program in the European nation and reiterated their interest in maintaining the bilateral agreement in that field.... More


Havana, January 11 (RHC) Cuban President Raul Castro sent a personal invitation to Chilean president-elect Michelle Bachelet to participate at the upcoming summit in Havana of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.Havana, January 11 (RHC) Cuban President Raul Castro sent a personal invitation to Chilean president-elect Michelle Bachelet to participate at the upcoming summit in Havana of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.... More


Kabul, January 11 (RHC)-- Blaming "poor visibility,” Afghan officials say that U.S. Marines stationed in Helmand Province have shot and killed a four year old boy.... More


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