Washington, February 15 (RHC)-- The Cuban Interests Section in Washington, DC has suspended its consular services given the impossibility to find a bank that will accept its financial accounts -- a consequence of the U.S. economic, financial and commercial blockade of Cuba.... More


Havana, February 15 (RHC)-- Cuba's First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that the University 2014 International Congress, which wound up Friday in Havana, was the most honest and sincere forum for all those who really love their higher education centers.... More


Mexico City, February 15 (RHC)-- Cuba has presented five specific proposals with practical suggestions on how to implement the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons.... More


Havana, February 15 (RHC)-- Cuban deputy Adriana Perez called on lawmakers of the world to join the demand for the release of the Cuban anti-terrorist fighters still imprisoned in U.S. jails since 1998.... More


Lusaka, February 15 (RHC)-- The historic leader of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, received the vice president of the Cuban Friendship Institute Alicia Corredera, who is paying a brief visit to that African country.... More


The first stage of the First Cycling Classic Championship will open Saturday as local cyclists will participate in a 60 kilometer race in eastern Camaguey province, in their route to the capital Havana.... More


Caracas, February 14 (RHC) -– Venezuelans will stage a march on Saturday to reject the recent wave of violence and destabilization attempts against the constitutional government by sectors of the political opposition.... More


Ankara, February 14 (RHC)-- Police in Turkey have fired tear gas and used water canon to disperse protesters calling for the release of army officers who were detained for plotting a coup. Protesters spilled out into the streets of the capital, Ankara, on Thursday chanting "Freedom to patriots, end conspiracies."... More


Buenos Aires, February 14 (RHC) -– The Argentinian government has condemned what it terms “clear efforts of destabilization” in Venezuela, following Wednesday's clashes which left three dead and dozens injured on the streets of Caracas.... More


Tokyo, February 14 (RHC)-- The U.S. ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy, visited the southern island of Okinawa amid local protests against the U.S. military presence. Kennedy met with Okinawa’s governor, Hirokazu Nakaima, who has agreed to relocate a U.S. base from a densely populated urban area to a more remote location. ... More


Havana, February 14 (RHC) -- The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group on Thursday closed the 20th round of peace talks held in Havana, Cuba, with several agreements on the thorny issue of drug-trafficking.... More


Islamabad, February 14 (RHC)-- A Pakistani judge has ordered the country’s intelligence agencies to hand over a prominent activist who went missing last week. Karim Khan was seized from his home just days before he was due to travel to Europe to speak out about the impact of U.S. drone strikes. ... More


Brasilia, February 14 (RHC) -– Brazilian campaigners have gathered outside the Foreign Ministry building in the capital Brasilia to demand the government grant asylum to U.S. surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden. ... More


Tehran, February 14 (RHC)-- A senior Iranian military official says the massive turnout in the 1979 Islamic Revolution anniversary rallies served as a response to the "foolish rhetoric" by U.S. officials against Iran.... More


Buenos Aires, February 14 (RHC) -– Argentinian President Cristina Fernández went on Thursday evening the Favaloro Foundation Hospital in Buenos Aires for a medical check-up, including a brain scan and an electrocardiogram which were described as “satisfactory.”... More


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