Kabul, January 6 (RHC)-- A joint U.S.-NATO-Afghan military base has come under attack in Afghanistan with one NATO soldier killed in the assault. According to reports, Taliban militants say they have attacked the base belonging to the U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. ... More
Havana, January 6 (RHC) The general secretary of Portugal’s Communist Party, Jeronimo de Souza, said in Havana that his organization is interested in deepening its historic relations of solidarity with Cuba. ... More
Havana, January 6 (RHC) Dutch foreign minister Frans Timmermans stressed in Havana the pertinence of an update of the European Union’s relations with Cuba.... More
Buenos Aires, January 5 (RHC) Over 700 participants kicked off the 35th Rally Dakar competition, the sixth of its kind that takes place in Latin America, as bikes, quads, and heavy vehicles left the start line early on Sunday.... More
Havana, January 5 (RHC) People from around the world posted messages on the social network Twitter in solidarity with the international campaign demanding the immediate release of the Cuban anti-terrorist fighters held in US jails since 1998.... More
Holland’s foreign minister Frans Timmermans is paying a three-day official visit to Cuba, starting January 5, which includes talks with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez and other activities aimed at boosting bilateral relations between the two countries.... More
Hundreds of people gave their last goodbye on Saturday to Cuban priest and scholar Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, an outstanding and influential figure of the Catholic Church in Cuba, who passed away at 77 in Havana.... More
Cuba has attracted the largest number of 2014 holiday bookings in the Caribbean region from British tourists, Caribbean News Digital magazine said Tuesday, citing Britain's Loveholidays travel agency.... More
La Paz, January 4 (RHC) Bolivia’s Public Works minister Vladimir Sanchez announced that some Argentinean companies and agencies are interested in purchasing the services of the Tupac Katari telecommunications satellite, recently launched by Bolivia.... More
Havana, January 3 (RHC)-- According to Dr. Roberto Morales, the Cuban Minister of Public Health. Cubans who are 80 or more years old today comprise 18.3% of the population, but their number in 2030 is expected to rise to 30%, The increase of the aged, while representing a victory for Cuban medicine, also poses a huge challenge to the Health Care system.... More
Havana, January 4 (RHC)-- Cuban agriculture plans to be self-sufficient in electricity consumption through the more extensive use of renewable sources of energy, such as biogas.... More
Bogota, January 4 (RHC) The US Drummond Transnational Mining Company was ordered to halt operations at the Colombian harbor of Santa Marta after it failed to meet infrastructural regulations to load and download coal that prevent environmental damage. ... More
Havana, January 4 (RHC) The Cuban Society of Family Medicine, a preventive medical project based on the family doctor and nurse, sent a special acknowledgement to Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro on the 30th anniversary of that Cuban program, which was founded January 4, 1984.... More
Quito, January 4 (RHC)-- Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa said that he has the constitutional right to participate in the electoral campaign in support of his party’s candidates to the upcoming February 23 regional elections. ... More
