Simferopol, March 15 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Foreigners from 21 countries will be present during Sunday's referendum as international observers, said the chief of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea commission on preparing and holding the All-Crimean referendum.... More


Kuala Lumpur, March 15 (RHC)-- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Saturday that no conclusive evidence shows missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was hijacked.... More


Damascus, March 15 (RHC) -- Syrian troops have started to storm the rebels' key town of Yabroud, north of the capital Damascus, with "heavy and focused" shelling, local media reported on Friday night.... More


Ramallah, March 15 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began on Saturday a visit to Washington where he is scheduled to meet on Monday with U.S. President Barack Obama to discuss the stalled peace process with Israel.... More


Cairo, March 15 (RHC-NNN) -- At least six Egyptian soldiers were killed when unknown gunmen stormed a checkpoint on Saturday in a suburb north of Cairo, state news agency MENA reported.... More


United Nations, March 15 (RHC-Commondreams)-- A United Nations panel called out the United States' litany of human rights failures as the U.S. sought to defend its reputation by saying that an international treaty outlying human rights doesn't apply to its military operations abroad.... More


Havana, Mar 15, (RHC), -- Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday called on Cuban media workers to advance in the improvement of their work, amidst the new challenges undertaken by the nation.... More


Santiago de Cuba, Mar 15, (RHC), -- Cubans commemorated today in the locality of Mangos de Baraguá of the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, the historical feat staged 136 years ago by Major General Antonio Maceo, who strongly protested against a peace traty with Spanish colonial rulers following the Ten Years War in the second half of the 19th century.... More


Havana, Mar 15, (RHC), – The 34th International Tourism Fair FITCUBA 2014 will be held from May 6 to 10 in the colonial fortress of San Carlos de La Cabaña, located on the east side of Havana Bay, organizers announced on Friday.... More


Havana, Mar 15, (RHC), – The First International Scientific Conference of the University of Informatics Sciences (UCI), to be held from April 10 through the 14, will be attended by more than 50 scholars and recognized professionals from all over the world.... More


Matanzas, Mar 15, (RHC), -- Cuba will host the 7th International Scientific Conference on Sustainable Development and Innovation CIUM-2015, scheduled for April 6-10, 2015, the organizing committee announced... More


Sport News Round Up March 14th

Matanzas left Industriales on the field by 4-3 to complete the sweep and gave an almost decisive step toward the Cuban baseball post season, besides compromising Industriales' sorting options. ... More


Geneva, March 14 (RHC) -- The death toll from violent unrest in Venezuela has reached 28, with 365 others injured, according to a top government official.... More


London, March 14 (RHC)-- U.S. surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden says American and British spy agencies are expanding a massive program of malware infection. New documents revealed by Snowden show that the program will potentially target millions of computers worldwide.... More


San Salvador, March 14 (RHC) -- El Salvador's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has confirmed ruling party candidate Salvador Sanchez Ceren won in the second-round presidential elections held Sunday.... More


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