Bogota, March 7 (RHC) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has ordered an investigation into the southern department of Valle del Cauca in a place called Buenaventura to normalize the situation there, currently dominated by clashes between criminal gangs.... More
Sevastopol, March 7 (RHC)-- Thousands of people have demonstrated in Ukraine’s port city of Sevastopol to show their support for Crimea’s plan to join Russia. Waving Russian flags and chanting "Russia, Russia, Russia," the demonstrators on Thursday expressed their support for the autonomous Crimea region's bid to secede from Ukraine.... More
Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- Amid simmering tensions between Washington and Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine, U.S. Navy officials say a U.S. guided-missile destroyer which is en route to the Black Sea has been sent there on a “routine” deployment.... More
Gaza City, March 7 (RHC)-- Egypt has prevented a group of 100 European and American female activists from reaching the besieged Gaza Strip.... More
Geneva, March 7 (RHC-CMC) – The international police organization (INTERPOL) has signed an agreement with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling in the Caribbean and other places.... More
Paris, March 7 (RHC)-- French forces say they have killed at least twelve people in Mali during a military operation in a northern region of the African country.... More
Havana, March 7 (RHC)-- The 9th Congress of the Federation of Cuban Women got underway today here in the Cuban capital. The meeting, held at Havana's International Convention Center, is focussing on issues related to the role of women in society.... More
United Nations, March 7 (RHC)-- Cuba defended at the United Nations General Assembly the large participation of women, youth, senior citizens, the physically challenged and other sectors of civil society in the drawing up of a Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda.... More
Havana, March 7 (RHC)-- Autism disorders have been at the center of discussions during the final session Friday of the 4th International Neurological Restoration Conference, which met this week in Havana.... More
London, March 7 (RHC)-- Lawmakers from different political parties in the United Kingdom demanded the release of three Cuban anti-terrorist fighters who are still being held in U.S. prisons and also called for more international actions on their behalf.... More
Santiago de Cuba, March 7 (RHC)-- Floral tributes sent by the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, and President Raul Castro were placed on Thursday at the mausoleum of the Third Front municipality, in Santiago de Cuba province. The tribute was in honor of combatants of the guerrilla front founded on March 6, 1958 by Revolution Commander Juan Almeida. ... More
Geneva, March 7 (RHC)The Venezuelan mission in Geneva rejected statements by some UN experts at the Human Rights Council by describing them part of an international misinformation campaign.... More
Moscow, March 7 (RHC) Russian ambassador to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov described as inacceptable and unfair the expressions and terms used in a document issued by the European Union Summit on the crisis in Ukraine. ... More
Havana, March 7 (RHC) With the participation of 373 delegates the Cuban Women´s Federation (FMC) is holding its 9th Congress at Havana´s Conventions Palace focusing on issues related to the role of women in society.... More
London, March 7 (RHC) Lawmakers of different political parties in the United Kingdom demanded the release of three Cuban anti-terrorist fighters who are still held in US prisons and they also called for more international actions. ... More
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