Dallas, March 14 (RHC)-- Another U.S. Army official involved in sexual assault prevention has been charged with a related crime. Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen, who runs the sexual assault and harassment prevention wing at Fort Hood, located in the U.S. state of Texas, is accused of setting up a prostitution ring of cash-strapped female soldiers. ... More


Quito, March 14 (RHC) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa met on Thursday with his Honduran counterpart Juan Orlando Hernandez, who is in Quito on a brief official visit to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation in various areas.... More


London, March 14 (RHC)-- More leaks from former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden have identified key court orders that loosened restrictions on the collection of Americans’ private information. ... More


Rio de Janeiro, March 14 (RHC) -- Brazilian police on Thursday took over peacefully one of Rio de Janeiro's most crime- ridden favelas, as part of a "pacification" plan in the lead-up to the 2014 World Cup Games.... More


Beijing, March 14 (RHC)-- There is still no sign of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 239 people, nearly a week after it disappeared while en route to China. ... More


London, March 14 (RHC)-- Former British Cabinet minister, longtime Parliament member and anti-war activist Tony Benn has died at the age of 88. He was the longest-serving member of Parliament in the history of Britain’s Labour Party, serving more than half a century. ... More


Paris, March 14 (RHC)-- French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius will receive his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez in Paris for a meeting that will focus on the development of bilateral relations between the two countries.... More


Paris, March 14 (RHC) -- Cuban anti-terrorist Rene Gonzalez thanked French solidarity groups for their work to disseminate the truth about the Cuban Five and demand their release.... More


Hanoi, March 14 (RHC)-- Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official visit to Cuba March 26th at the invitation of President Raul Castro, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Qin Gang announced in Hanoi.... More


Brasilia, March 14 (RHC)-- Another 300 Cuban doctors arrived in Brasilia on Thursday to join the government program known as “More Doctors” and offer their services to the people residing in rural areas and outlying areas in that South American nations.... More


Guantanamo, March 14 (RHC)-- During a visit to a sugar mill in eastern Guantanamo province, Cuban Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura called for an efficient harvest that contributes an increase in the local sugar output.... More


Santa Clara, March 14 (RHC) -- The president of Vietnam's Supreme Court, Truong Joa Bin, visited the Cuban province of Villa Clara and the courtroom where Fidel Castro presented his defense after his arrest at a political meeting in Cienfuegos in December 1950.... More


Sport News Round Up March 13

Holguin exceeded by a 2-1 closed margin to Pinar del Río to tie in the 4th seat of the 53rd Cuban Baseball Championship with Industriales, which succumbed again to the leader Matanzas.... More


Santiago de Chile, March 13 (RHC)-- Cuba's First Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel termed as fruitful his current visit to Chile, particularly prospects of strengthened bilateral ties between Havana and Santiago de Chile under the administration of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.... More


Havana, March 13 (RHC)-- Cuban university students are paying tribute today to the loyalty and courage of young revolutionaries, who on this date 57 years ago, mounted an unsuccessful attack on the Presidential Palace in Havana and the radio station Radio Reloj, in an attempt to overthrow the bloody U.S.-backed dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista.... More


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