Jardines del Rey, Ciego de Avila, Cuba.

Ciego de Avila, March 8 (RHC-ACN)-- Cuba's Jardines del Rey Tourism Complex has expanded the number of rooms to over 8 thousand to welcome foreign vacationers with the opening of the new Hotel Grand Muthu Cayo Guillermo. ... More


Aerial view of the  Mariel Special Development Zone.

Havana, March 8 (RHC)-- A delegation from Cuba's Mariel Special Development Zone has just visited The Netherlands, where they explored business opportunities, the Cuban embassy in the European nation has reported.... More


 Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro presents Víctor Gaute with replica of General Ezequiel Zamora's Sword, (Correo del Orinoco Photo)

Caracas, March 8 (RHC)-- Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has decorated Víctor Gaute, head of the Cuban social missions in the South American nation, with the Estrella de los Libertadores order and a replica of General Ezequiel Zamora's Sword, in recognition of the social programs implemented by the Bolivarian Revolution with Cuba's assistance.... More


 Bolivia's Vice President Álvaro García Linera. File Photo.

Havana, March 8 (RHC)-- Bolivia's Vice President Álvaro García Linera has urged countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to strengthen economic ties with Cuba, praising the assistance Cuba has provided to his and other countries in the region.... More


In this photo from Andres Pastrana´s twitter account, the two former presidents sit comfortably in Havana´s International Airport

Havana, March 8 (RHC)-- Cuba frustrated a provocation by two former Latin American presidents, returning them upon their arrival at Havana’s Jose Marti International airport.... More


‘The best percussionists of Cuba’ opened the Fiesta of Drum at Havana’s Mella Theater Tuesday evening, consolidating the event as one of the top such gatherings in the country... More


 Trump shakes hands with economic adviser Gary Cohn.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, has announced he will resign, amid a dispute about Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum. ... More


Former US President George W. Bush arrives at The Billy Graham Library on February 26, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Photo: AFP

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President George W. Bush has said that President Donald Trump makes him "look pretty good," according to a Republican source.  The source close to the Trump administration made the comments in an interview with National Journal.... More


Environmental Protection Agency building in Washington.  Photo: AP

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Dow Chemical lawyer Peter Wright to head up an Environmental Protection Agency unit tasked with overseeing the disposal of hazardous waste and chemical spills at toxic Superfund sites. ... More


 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that Iran is responsible for "darkness descending" on the Middle East, hailing the US administration's threat to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.... More


Embattled Brazilian President Michel Temer.  Photo: EFE

Brasilia, March 7 (RHC)-- Brazil's Supreme Court has ruled that a block be removed allowing the access to the banking transactions statements of the account of President Michel Temer.... More


41 men are still imprisoned in the facility, with only 28 never charged with a crime.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- A top U.S. official says that the Guantanamo Bay detention center could easily accommodate "a couple dozen" more inmates should the Trump administration decide to send new prisoners to the much-maligned facility. ... More


Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is greeted by a member of the Rural Landless Movement.  Photo: Reuters

Brasilia, March 7 (RHC)-- Brazil's 4th Region State Public Prosecutor has requested that former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio 'Lula' da Silva immediately start serving his 12-year and one-month sentence ordered by the Fourth Regional Federal Court, or TRF-4. ... More


US President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis (2nd R) as he holds a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washi

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has considered new military action against the Syrian government on the allegations that it has used chemical weapons against militants, according to officials, raising the prospect of a second U.S. strike on the government in less than a year.... More


Former members of Colombian guerrilla group ELN walk to a military base to surrender and handover their weapons, in Cali July 16, 2013.  Photo: Reuters

Bogota, March 7 (RHC)-- At least 10 rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN) were killed when the Colombian army bombed one of their camps in the department of Antioquia, local media reported Tuesday. ... More


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