Johannesburg, June 15 (RHC)-— Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf thanked Cuban doctors for their role in the struggle against Ebola, during a meeting with Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa, who led Cuba's delegation to the 25th Summit of the African Union.... More


Santo Domingo, June 15 (RHC)-- The president of the Dominican Republic's Campaign of Solidarity with Cuba, Alfonso Torres, says that the Cuban revolutionary process is of universal importance.... More


Santa Clara, June 15 (RHC)-- An exhibition of more than 900 objects that people from different countries have offered to honor Ernesto Che Guevara opened yesterday in the city of Santa Clara, on the occasion of the 87th anniversary of his birth.... More


Havana, June 15 (ACN-RHC)-- With the objective of strengthening cultural relations between Cuba and the Republic of the Congo, the Minister of Culture and the Arts of that African nation, Jean Claude Gakosso, is currently visiting Havana.... More


Havana, June 15 (ACN)-- The Huasteco school ship, belonging to the Mexican Navy, is carrying out its second official visit to Cuba, which began on Sunday when arriving at the port of Havana and will last until June 19th, Granma newspaper reported.... More


Baghdad, June 15 (RHC)-- At least 10 people have been killed in a car bomb explosion near a market in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Police said the bomb attack was carried out on Sunday night when a vehicle with the explosives hit a market in Baghdad's Qahira neighborhood. ... More


Quito, June 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa responded on Saturday to falsehoods being spread by the political opposition regarding the new law for the province of Galapagos, clarifying that no worker will see a reduction of their wages. ... More


Tel Aviv, June 15 (RHC)-- Tel Aviv seeks to prevent the release of the findings of a UN investigation into Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza, with the prime minister of the regime labeling such a move as a "waste of time." ... More


Tripoli, June 15 (RHC)-- U.S. airstrikes in Libya have targeted an al-Qaeda leader accused of orchestrating the deadly seizure of an Algerian gas plant, which left 38 foreign hostages dead in 2013. ... More


Geneva, June 15 (RHC)-- United Nations-backed talks aimed at resolving the crisis in Yemen have opened in Geneva. Representatives for Shiite Houthi rebels have not yet arrived, after reportedly declining to board their flight on schedule. ... More


Washington, June 15 (RHC)-- The Pentagon is set to store heavy weaponry including tanks in Eastern Europe for the first time since the end of the Cold War. The New York Times reports the plan would see enough weaponry for as many as 5,000 soldiers stored across several countries, from Estonia to Bulgaria and Poland. ... More


London, June 15 (RHC)-- At least 159 Syrian civilians have been killed in airstrikes across Syria by the U.S.-led coalition purporting to fight Takfiri ISIL terrorists in the Arab country. The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a report on civilian deaths on Saturday that the the U.S. strikes have killed this number of civilians since launching action against the ISIL militants in September 2014. ... More


Sanaa, June 15 (RHC)-- A Saudi airstrike targeting a wedding party in Yemen has killed at least seven people, including the bride, in the country's northwestern province of Sa'ada. Saudi fighter jets bombarded the location of the marriage ceremony in the area of Jabel al-Haram in the district of Razeh in Sa'ada, al-Masirah TV reported. ... More


Tel Aviv, June 15 (RHC)-- The Israeli cabinet has approved a proposed law authorizing the force-feeding of Palestinians who are on hunger strike in Israel's jails. The bill, promulgated under the title "Prevention of Damage by Hunger Strikers," was adopted by the Israeli cabinet on Sunday. It has yet to be endorsed by the Israel parliament (Knesset) before being signed into law. ... More


New York, June 15 (RHC)-- Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton has officially launched her campaign for U.S. president with a speech on New York City’s Roosevelt Island. During Saturday’s speech, the former secretary of state, senator and first lady tried to portray herself as a champion of financially struggling Americans amid the country’s growing income inequality. ... More


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