Washington, February 13 (RHC)-- Thousands of websites took part in a day of protest against mass surveillance by the National Security Agency by displaying banners and encouraging a flood of calls to the U.S. Congress. ... More
Washington, February 13 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal appeals court has rejected a bid by hunger-striking Guantánamo Bay prisoners to stop the U.S. government from subjecting them to force-feeding. ... More
Havana, February 13 (RHC)-- Havana’s International Book Fair is officially underway today, running until February 23rd at the Cabaña Fortress and other important venues in the city. ... More
Havana, February 13 (RHC)-- The European Office for Education, Culture, Language and Youth has addressed the issue of the quality of Cuban Higher Education during a press conference at the 9th University 2014 International Congress, underway in Havana.... More
Havana, February 13 (RHC)-- A recent visit by Cuban officials to the facilities of the Japanese Terumo Medical Pranex company, a leader in medical equipment, ratified the interest of Cuba and Japan in further strengthening ties in the areas of medical services and technology. ... More
Havana, February 13 (RHC)-- The chief of the Colombian government delegation to the ongoing peace talks in Havana with the FARC guerrilla fighters, Humberto de la Calle, has expressed his confidence that institutional mechanisms in his country will clarify the presumed espionage by members of the Colombian army against the delegations at the bargaining table in Havana.... More
Bayamo, February 13 (RHC)-- A car accident on Wednesday near the eastern Cuban city of Bayamo resulted in the death of 56-year-old Canadian tourist Jiwoirn Aisin, while four Cuban citizens were injured. The Canadian tourist crashed a rental vehicle he was driving into a mobile crane from a transport company on the highway leading to western Cuba.... More
In a brief dialogue before traveling to Artemisa province to witness a match between the local team and the Industriales, the most popular team in the country, former US MLB star Ken Griffey Jr. said he was deeply impressed by the "passion" Cubans feel for baseball and described as "very special" to see and enjoy the children playing in the streets, something that is not common in other places, especially when you see them playing very well.... More
Asuncion, February 12 (RHC) -– Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga will travel to Venezuela Thursday to meet with his counterpart, Elias Jaua, according to MercoPress news agency.... More
Buenos Aries, February 12 (RHC) -– Argentina is finishing preparations for the launching of its ArSat-1 communications satellite in May 2014, the Argentine Ministry of Federal Planning confirmed.... More
Lima, February 12 (RHC-NNN) -- Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla has signed a declaration of intent to join the Pacific Alliance, a trade bloc composed of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.... More
Lima, February 12 (RHC-ANDINA) -- Peruvian President Ollanta Humala met Tuesday with top authorities of the legislative and judicial branches in Colombia on the first day of his state visit to the neighbouring country.... More
Brasilia, February 12 (RHC) -- Brazil is set to embrace a bumper harvest in agriculture during the 2013/14 harvesting season that officially kicked off Tuesday, according to official statistics.... More
Geneva, February 12 (RHC)-- UN-Arab League Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi says the peace talks between the Syrian government and foreign-backed opposition in Geneva are not making much progress. Speaking at a news conference in Geneva on Tuesday, Brahimi said: "The beginning of this week is as laborious as it was in the first week. We are not making much progress." ... More
Washington, February 12 (RHC)-- A high-ranking U.S. official says he does not expect Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign a bilateral security agreement between Kabul and Washington. U.S. National Intelligence Director James Clapper said on Tuesday that it would be best if Washington simply decided to wait for the election of a new Afghan president for signing the deal.... More
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