Paris, May 16 (RHC)-- Thousands of civil servants in France have held a one-day strike over pay and working conditions. The demonstrators marched in several cities on Thursday to protest against the government’s planned spending cuts.... More
Jeddah, May 16 (RHC)-- The U.S. secretary of defense has called on the Persian Gulf Arab states to close ranks against the Islamic Republic. Chuck Hagel, who was addressing defense ministers from the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Jeddah, claimed that Iran poses a “threat” to the region.... More
Berlin, May 16 (RHC)-- A major German university has approved a proposal to give U.S. surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden an honorary doctorate. Members of the philosophy faculty of Germany’s Rostock University have voted to grant Snowden the title in recognition of the “outstanding academic achievement” he made by exposing surveillance practices in the digital age. ... More
Havana, May 16 (RHC) – Honduran Foreign Minister Mireya Agüero held talks yesterday with Cuban Vice President Ulises Rosales del Toro and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, aimed at advancing the normalization of diplomatic relations.... More
Washington, May 16 (RHC) -- The U.S. Undersecretary of State for Latin America, Roberta Jacobson, has met in Washington with the Director for North America of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Josefina Vidal.... More
Havana, May 16 (RHC) – The film ‘Justice in London’ which covers the wide range of events held in London during the International Commission of Inquiry into the case of the Cuban Five in March 2014, has been made available, the Voices for the Five group announced.... More
San José, May 16 (RHC) -- Costa Rica's new president said Thursday that the United States government still has not explained why it operated the secret "Cuban Twitter" network from inside his Central American nation.... More
Havana, May 16 (RHC) -- More than 400 law experts from over 20 countries will gather for the 7th International Meeting on Justice and Law, to be held at Havana's Convention Center from May 21st to the 23rd.... More
Mérida, 16 May. (Notimex).- En la ciudad mexicana de Mèrida se levanta el Gran Museo del Mundo Maya (GMMM), un espacio que lleva a la reflexión sobre la relevancia de una cultura que se mantiene viva y es actual.... More
Five Cuban boxers are competing at the Serik Konabayev Boxing Tournament, underway from May 12th to the 18th in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, Cuba's sports media reports.... More
Havana, May 15 (RHC) – The chances for a "stable and lasting peace" have never been better, Colombian rebels said before the latest session of peace talks with the government of President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday.... More
Caracas, May 15 (RHC) – Venezuela’s riot police forces clashed with protesters following their attack against the Tourism Ministry building in Caracas.... More
Istanbul, May 15 (RHC)-- Anger is boiling in Turkey over the government's handling of a deadly coal mine explosion in the country's western city of Soma. Tensions were high as a large number of relatives and miners gathered outside the mine’s entrance on Wednesday. ... More
Abuja, May 15 (RHC)-- Nigeria has apparently ruled out talks of a prisoner swap with the Boko Haram to free the more than 260 schoolgirls held captive for over a month. A Nigerian minister had opened the door to freeing the girls in return for releasing the group’s prisoners. But on Wednesday, British Minister Mark Simmonds said Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has precluded negotiations.... More
United Nations, May 15 (RHC)-- The United Nations is warning South Sudan is on the brink of famine and genocide unless warring factions end their fighting. ... More
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