Benson Ngqentsu, Brian Bunting District Secretary of the South African Communist Party, made a call to the progressive forces in his country to support the international solidarity with Cuba campaign, reported Prensa latina news agency.
Argentinean Airlines to Start Flights to Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Mexico
Flights to Cuba by Aerolineas Argentinas (Argentinean Airlines, AA) will begin on January, as well as to other destinations in the Caribbean as part of a plan to expand routes, confirmed on Monday the head of AA, Mariano Recalde.
Cuban Health Workers Arrive in Sierra Leone to Fight Ebola
A Cuban brigade of 165 health specialists arrived Thursday in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to join the fight on Ebola, according to the webpage of the Cuban embassy in Ghana.
Former US State Secretary Henry Kissinger Planned to Attack Cuba in 1976
Declassified documents by the Gerald Ford Presidential Library revealed that former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger drew up secret plans to launch air raids against Cuba back in 1976.
Growing Rejection at UN against US Blockade of Cuba
El Salvador, Namibia, Trinidad-Tobago, Dominica and Guyana joined their voices to the international claim demanding the lifting of the over-50-year US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba, at the United Nations General Assembly.
Havana Among Finalists in Seven Wonder Cities Contest
Havana is among the 20 finalist cities opting for being included as one of the Wonders Cities of the Modern World, competition organized by Swiss foundation New 7 Wonders Cities.
World Leaders Reject US Blockade of Cuba
Leaders from Latin America, Africa and Asia expressed their strongest rejection of the US economic blockade of Cuba during high-level debates at the United Nations General Assembly.
Colombian President says Washington Should Lift its Failed Blockade of Cuba
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that he hopes that the United States and Cuba may get to working relations that lead to the lifting of the US blockade of the island, which in his opinion has failed.
Cuba Urges Rich Countries to Give Effective Response to Climate Change
Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez demanded at the United Nations a political compromise by industrialized countries to give effective response to climate change and its threats on humanity.
The FAO Highlights Reduction of Hunger in Latin America
Theodor Friedrich, representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to Cuba, informed on Monday in this capital that Latin America and the Caribbean is the region with the greatest advances in the reduction of hunger at a global level.
Ban Ki-Moon Meets with Cuban Foreign Minister
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon met on Sunday with Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez, who is heading the island's delegation to the high-level segment of the 69 Session of the General Assembly, to open sessions on September 24.
Cuban vice-president Winds up Visit to Vietnam
The first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party in Havana and country's vice-president Mercedes Lopez Acea wound up a working visit to Vietnam, where she met with the general secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong.
UNESCO Acknowledges Cuba's Contribution to Slave Route Project
Cuba's contribution to the Slave Route Project was acknowledged in Paris by Ali Moussa, head of the UNESCO initiative, the purpose of which is to show the scourge of trade and the African influence in the world.
Uruguayan Senator Describes Guantanamo Prisoners as Kidnapped People
Uruguayan Senator Lucia Topolansky said on Sunday that while receiving six prisoners of the Guantanamo Naval Base her country contributes to "take a horrible action to pieces."
Author of "Cuba si, Yanquis No" Dies in Colombia
The death of popular Colombian fighter and revolutionary singer-songwriter Alejandro Gomez Roa, creator of the legendary song Cuba si, yanquis no, leaves an unforgettable mark of profound links with the Caribbean island, a vital cycle that will last forever.