Havana, January 28 (RHC) -- Cuban President Raul Castro opened on Tuesday the 2nd Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), where heads of state and government of 33 regional countries are meeting to discuss new strategies to boost economic and social development.... More


Geneva, January 27 (RHC)-- UN-Arab League Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi says two face-to-face meetings between delegates representing the Syrian government and the foreign-backed opposition in Geneva have not achieved much.... More


Tehran, January 27 (RHC)-- Iran says remarks made by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry are a violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.... More


Tripoli, January 27 (RHC)-- The Libyan Health Ministry says two weeks of violent clashes in the country have killed at least 154 people and injured 463 more.... More


Havana, January 27 (RHC) -- With a draw in 71 moves against Russian GM Sergey Karjakin, Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez waved goodbye to the Tata Steel chess tournament, won for the fourth time by Armenian GM Levon Aronian.... More


Havana, January 27 (RHC) – A bantam-age baseball team from the locality of St. Albert, Alberta province, Canada, will arrive in Cuba next Saturday on a goodwill tour, during which they'll play local teams and learn about sports and life in the Caribbean island.... More


Havana, January 27 (RHC)-– The leaders of several Latin American and Caribbean countries have already arrived in the Cuban capital, Havana, to attend the summit of the Latin American and Caribbean Community of States (CELAC).... More


Havana, January 27 (RHC)-– Cuban President Raul Castro and his Brazilian counterpart, Dilma Rousseff, inaugurated on Monday Cuba's first 700-meter port and container terminal in the special development zone of Mariel, some 45 kilometer west of Havana, which was partially supported by Brazilian funds.... More


Havana, January 27 (RHC)-- The leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro met Sunday with visiting Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez.... More


Havana, January 27 (RHC)-- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived early Monday in the Cuban capital to participate as guest in the upcoming summit of the Latin American and Caribbean Community of States (CELAC).... More


Havana, January 27 (RHC)-- The presidents of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and Bolivia, Evo Morales, will participate Monday night in the traditional Torchlight March in Havana.... More


Port au Prince, January 27 (RHC)-- Haitian President Michel Martelly -- before travelling to Havana for the CELAC Summit -- presided over the inauguration of the Jose Marti Square in Port au Prince, where a bust was erected in honor of the hero of Cuban independence.... More


Havana, January 27 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro said the container terminal at Mariel Port, and the powerful infrastructure accompanying it, are a concrete example of the optimism and confidence with which we Cubans see a socialist and prosperous future shows Cubans' optimism and confidence in a prosperous and socialist future. ... More


Port au Prince, January 27 (RHC)-- In other news related to Martí's 161st birth anniversary, Haitian President Michel Martelly -- before travelling to Havana for the CELAC Summit -- presided over the inauguration of the Jose Marti Square in Port au Prince, where a bust was erected in honor of the hero of Cuban independence.... More


Havana, January 26 (RHC) The national coordinators of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) worked out the Havana Declaration of political character and based on the principles of the regional integration bloc.... More


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