Bogota, April 6 (RHC)-- Colombia has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to allow the country to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip. In its application to the court on Friday, Colombia called on the ICJ to ensure “the safety and, indeed, the very existence of the Palestinian people.”... More
Islamabad, April 6 (RHC)-- Massive demonstrations took place on Friday -- International Quds Day -- marking the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan. Mass rallies were held in support of the Palestinian people and their decades-long resistance against the Israeli occupation regime.... More
Mexico City, April 6 (RHC)-- The invasion of the Mexican embassy in Quito carried out on Friday night by the police forces of Ecuador to kidnap the former vice president of Ecuador, Jorge Glas, who had been granted political asylum, was condemned by various Latin American politicians and organizations.... More
Havana, April 6 (RHC) The 42nd International Tourism Fair will begin next May at the Hotel Gran Marena Cayo Coco in Jardines del Rey, in the center-east of the Cuban archipelago.... More
Havana, Apr 6 (RHC) Representatives of Russian cultural institutions visiting Havana toured the Animation Studios of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industries (ICAIC) as part of the exchange between both nations.... More
Havana, April 6 (RHC) -- Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, visited the main offices of the Granma newspaper on Friday to learn about the renovation process recently carried out there.... More
Havana, April 6 (JIT)-- Cuba found a perfect response from established and up-and-coming youngsters to beat France on Friday in the eight bouts disputed by its male boxing squads in a billboard organized in the famous Varadero beach resort.... More
Mexico City, April 6 (RHC)-- The Mexican government announced late Friday night the suspension of diplomatic relations with Ecuador after the invasion by police forces of the Mexican embassy in Quito to kidnap former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who had been granted political asylum.... More
Geneva, April 6 (RHC)-- The human rights organization Euro-Med (Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor) has released a report this week that found Israel killed 563 Palestinians and injured over 1,500 as Israeli occupation forces targeted distribution centers, workers, and civilians waiting for aid. ... More
Washington, April 6 (RHC)-- Israel has backed the U.S. plan to construct a pier allegedly aimed at getting aid into Gaza in order to retain control over the aid deliveries and as a way to displace Palestinians from the besieged strip via the Mediterranean Sea, experts say. ... More
Geneva, April 6 (RHC)-- The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution, calling for a halt to all arms sales to Israel, and for the regime to be held accountable for possible war crimes in the Gaza Strip. The resolution was passed on Friday with 28 votes in favor, six against, and 13 abstentions. Israel’s staunch allies, the U.S. and Germany, were among those opposed to the resolution.... More
Havana, April 5 (RHC) -- Cuban poet Nancy Morejon, winner of the 2001 National Literature Prize, traveled to the United States to attend the international conference Afro-Cuban Legacies at the University of Missouri.... More
Havana, April 5 (RHC)-- The Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC) today called for a nationwide celebration of International Workers' Day on May 1 with a day of mobilization under the slogan "For Cuba, together we create."... More
East Jerusalem, April 6 (RHC)-- In occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli police fired tear gas to disperse worshipers after dawn prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound earlier today, the last Friday of Ramadan. ... More
Tel Aviv, April 6 (RHC)-- A doctor at an Israeli field hospital for detained Gazans said in a letter to government officials: “We are all complicit in breaking the law,” as they described the horrific conditions for Palestinian patients.... More
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