New York, January 20 (RHC)-- Cuba has called for strengthening the UN General Assembly mandate, calling it the main deliberation mechanism that groups each and every UN member state on an equal footing.... More


Havana, January 20 (RHC)-- A visiting delegation from the United States Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC), headed by Democrat Ronald Sarasin, met Tuesday with Cuban deputies, former deputies and other officials of the National Assembly of People's Power.... More


Windhoek, January 20 (RHC)-- Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia, Giraldo Mazola, has said that the speaker of the African country's National Assembly Peter H. Katjavivi will pay a brief official visit to Cuba next week. ... More


Vienna, January 20 (RHC)-- Federal President of Austria Dr. Heinz Fischer will pay an official visit to Cuba from March 1st through the 3rd, according to the presidential office in the country's capital, Vienna.... More


Petiónville, January 19 (RHC)-- Cuba has assumed the rotating presidency of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), in the framework of the 21st ordinary Meeting of the organization's Council of Ministers, which is holding sessions in the suburb of Petiónville of the Haitian capital.... More


Havana, January 19 (RHC)-- Ernesto Samper, General Secretary of the Union of South American Countries (UNASUR) has announced his coming to Havana to attend an international conference on Cuba's National Hero José Martí, set for January 25th through the 28th.... More


Madrid, January 19 (RHC)-- The Communist Party of Spain has awarded its Dolores Ibárruri Medal to Heroes of the Republic of Cuba, Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, René González, Fernando Gonzalez and Antonio Guerrero calling them symbols of the dignity and resistance against injustice that have always characterized the Cuban nation and people.... More


Paris, January 19 (RHC-PL) -- Cuban representatives are attending an international Symposium on Educational Policies at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris.... More


Hanoi, January 19 (RHC-PL) – Cuba and Vietnam are exchanging experiences in cancer treatment. ... More


Havana, January 19 (RHC-PL) -- Participants from Brazil, Venezuela, Italy and the United States are to take part in the 10th Nicolas Guillen International Music and Poetry Festival and Colloquium. The event is from March 22nd to the 24th and will also include national speakers Dr. María del Carmen Barcia, Dr. Reynaldo Sanchez Porro, and poet and researcher Waldo Leyva. ... More


Havana, January 18 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro met on Sunday evening with peace negotiators, representing the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP).... More


Havana, January 18 (RHC)-- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez heads the Cuban delegation to the 21st Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), which will hold sessions Tuesday in Haiti.... More


Santiago de Cuba, January 18 (RHC)-- Residents of eastern Santiago de Cuba are on alert following a number of moderate earthquakes early Sunday morning. Reports from the area say that security measures are being implemented by Civil Defense authorities.... More


Havana, January 18 (RHC)-- The Cuban General Customs Office confiscated more than 100 kilograms of illegal drugs in 46 drug trafficking attempts between January and December last year. ... More


Havana, January 18 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro will pay an official visit to France on February 1st and 2nd, on the invitation of his French counterpart Francois Hollande.... More


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