Astana, January 12 (RHC)-- Cuba's ambassador to Kazakhstan Carlos Valdés signed the book of condolences at the Iranian diplomatic mission in Astana, the Kazakh capital, for the death of former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. ... More
Washington, January 12 (RHC)-- U.S. Democrats have written a letter to outgoing President Barack Obama, urging him to make a last-ditch effort to keep his thwarted promise to close the notorious Guantánamo Bay prison.... More
London, January 12 (RHC)-- The prime minister of Yemen has accused the U.K. of war crimes for supplying arms to the coalition conducting military operations in the country.... More
Mexico City, January 12 (RHC)-- Mexico's new Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said there is "no way" his country will pay for the wall that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to build on the United States' southern border to keep out undocumented immigrants.... More
Washington, January 12 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama reportedly will not give a presidential pardon to Ricardo Palmera, an imprisoned high-ranking leader of Colombia's FARC rebels known as Simon Trinidad... More
United Nations, January 12 (RHC)-- New Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has urged a "whole new approach" to prevent war and promote peace instead of focusing on responding to conflicts.... More
San Salvador, January 12 (RHC)-- Leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, in El Salvador have drafted a new proposal to negotiate a peace agreement with the government that would include the possible disintegration of the criminal gang in the Central American country, the online magazine El Faro reports.... More
Ramallah, January 12 (RHC)-- At least 25 Palestinians, including a number of children, have been detained during a series of Israeli raids throughout the occupied territories.... More
Managua, January 11 (RHC)-- Cuban First Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel said in Managua that Nicaragua can always count on the unconditional support, friendship, solidarity, and cooperation of Cuba. ... More
Havana, January 11 (RHC)-- The Reverend John L. McCullough, President and Chief Executive Officer of the global humanitarian agency Church World Service has insisted that the United States should lift its nearly six decades-old economic, financial and commercial blockade of Cuba. ... More
Santiago de Cuba, January 11 (RHC)-- U.S. actor and social activist Danny Glover paid tribute to Cuban National Hero José Martí and Revolution Leader Fidel Castro at the Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, located in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba.... More
Guantánamo, January 11 (RHC)-- The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a member entity of the United Nations system, has donated mattresses and roof tiles for Cuban families affected by Hurricane Matthew in eastern Guantanamo province. ... More
Bogota, January 11 (RHC)-- After canceling talks, the Colombian government will continue negotiations with the country's second-largest rebel group, the National Liberation Army, ELN... More
Moscow, January 11 (RHC)-- Russia has dismissed allegations that it has collected “compromising” information on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, describing them as “utter nonsense.” ... More
Washington, January 11 (RHC)-- The Pentagon has admitted that U.S. special operations troops launched a raid in eastern Syria over the weekend.... More
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