Army General Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) and President of the councils of State and Ministers, headed on Wednesday in this capital, the traditional March of the Torches, on this occasion on the eve of the 163rd anniversary of the birth of José Martí.

The Cuban National Seismologic Network reported a 4.4 quake at 5:59 am Tuesday which was felt in the eastern cities of Santiago de Cuba, Granma and Guantanamo.

Former Uruguayan President and current senator Jose Mujica is in Cuba to take part in a literary forum at Havana´s Casa de Las Americas Cultural Institution.

Cuban President Raul Castro met on Monday with Ernesto Samper, general secretary of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and former President of Colombia.

The fourth stage of the 10th Tour de San Luis, Argentina, between the regions of that city and Cerro del Amago, will be a 140 kilometers race designed to reserve the greatest thrills in the final.

Cuba participated on Tuesday in the International Symposium on Education Policies held at UNESCO, where topics such as school leadership, monitoring, evaluation and governance in the context of Agenda 2030 were addressed, Prensa Latina reported.

Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez met on Wednesday in Port-au-Prince with members of the Cuban health brigade and with others from the forestry areas, who are offering services in Haiti.

Slovakian Finance Minister, Ivan Sesay, will head a delegation to Cuba January 24 through 30, according to the Cuban Foreign Ministry.

The state visit to be paid by President Raul Castro to France on February 1 and 2 proves the excellent level of bilateral relations between Paris and Havana.

Vietnam and Cuba exchange experiences in the treatment of cancer, as part of the program carried out at Ho Chi Minh City by a delegation of Cuban specialists, Prensa Latina reported.

Namibian Parliament President, Peter Katjavivi, will soon pay an official visit to Cuba, said Giraldo Mazola, ambassador of the Caribbean nation in the African country.

A delegation of the Association of Former Members of the U.S. Congress, led by Democrat Ron Sarasin, met on Tuesday with deputies, former deputies and officials of the National Assembly of the People's Power (ANPP).

Cuban President Raul Castro will pay an official visit to France on February 1 and 2, at the invitation of his French counterpart, Francois Hollande, announced on Monday Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra.

Cuban Health Minister Roberto Morales Ojeda said on Sunday in Havana that they are looking for ways for the over 10 thousand 500 family doctors' offices in the country to contribute in improving the services to the population.

Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, held a meeting on Sunday night with representatives of the delegations of the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army (FARC-EP) present in Havana at the peace negotiating table.