Havana, February 27 (RHC) Keeping undefeated even with three second-line boxers on the ring will be the challenge to take by Cuba’s Domadores next Friday against Azerbaijan’s Baku Fires at the World Baseball Series, in Havana’s Ciudad Deportiva Sports Center.... More


The art gallery of Old Havana’s Rubén Martínez Villena Library will open the exhibition El Alma Desnuda (the Naked Soul) by renowned Cuban painter Ernesto García Peña on Wednesday. ... More


London, February 26 (RHC)-- British police say they have arrested four people, among them a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offenses. West Midlands Police said on Tuesday that 45-year-old Moazzam Begg, who was held in the U.S.-run military prison at Guantanamo for nearly three years, was arrested by officers in Birmingham’s southern area of Hall Green.... More


Caracas, February 26 (RHC) -– Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called for a peace conference aimed at quelling the recent upsurge of violence in the South American country. ... More


Tel Aviv, February 26 (RHC)-- The United States and several of its Arab allies are preparing insurgents fighting against the Syrian government for an attack from the direction of the Jordanian border, hoping the insurgents will be able to reach the Syrian capital, Damascus.... More


Caracas, February 26 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro expressed his condolences to the family and friends of former boxing world champion Antonio Cermeno, who was found dead on Tuesday morning.... More


Islamabad, February 26 (RHC)-- Pakistani officials say the Pakistani military has conducted air strikes on North Waziristan, killing at least 30 people. ... More


Mexico City, February 26 (RHC) -- Federal courts in Mexico Tuesday formally charged Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the captured leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, with organized crime and drug trafficking.... More


Gaza City, February 26 (RHC)-- In a fresh act of violence, Israeli forces have shot and injured three Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, Press TV reports. Israeli troops injured the Palestinians near the so-called buffer zone of the besieged Gaza Strip on Tuesday.... More


Washington, February 26 (RHC)-- The Pentagon has outlined a five-year budget plan that would shrink the number of active-duty U.S. soldiers to its smallest size since before World War II while expanding the number of special operations personnel. ... More


Heavy Smog Grips China's Capital

Beijing, February 26 (RHC)-- Residents of Beijing are suffering through another day of heavy smog. Earlier this week, authorities issued the second-highest level of pollution alert for a second time after it was used for the first time ever on Friday last week, when the crisis began.... More


Washington, February 26 (RHC)-- A Washington, D.C.-based whistleblower group has reported a suspicious break-in at their office. The Project on Government Oversight says unknown people appear to have broken in, shuffled papers on employees’ desks and attempted to open a file cabinet, all while leaving computers and other valuable items behind. ... More


London, February 26 (RHC)-- A new report based on leaks by Edward Snowden reveals new details of how Western spy agencies manipulate information online. ... More


New NSA Source Emerges in Germany

Berlin, February 26 (RHC)-- Another source within the National Security Agency appears to have emerged. ... More


Havana, February 26 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian head of state Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva and Cuban President Raul Castro toured the Special Development Zone, under construction at the Mariel Port, west of Havana, where the Brazilian leader described the project as an opportunity for an industrial revolution for Cuba.... More


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