Those who assert that the government in Cuba is a dictatorship are deliberately lying. In my previous article I explained how all members of government are elected, be it the most modest member of a municipal assembly or a deputy to the National Assembly.
Read MoreWithin contemporary visual arts on the island, Diego Torres is a luminary among the great Cuban landscape artists. However, in our interview he told HT: “I hate for people to pigeonhole me; I don’t even like being called a landscape artist because — though that’s what I do — I try to go beyond that genre.”
Read MoreLess than two weeks before the coming of Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba, the Catholic Church of the island is stepping up an offensive to bring renewed preferential status to a once ostracized institution and gain new devotees. (15 photos)
Read MoreIn a new film, psychologist and filmmaker Jan Haaken embeds with military therapists in Afghanistan and at their training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord — where the alleged U.S. shooter of Afghan civilians is from. We bring you this Democracy Now interview with the director.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has called on his supporters to turn out at the presidential palace on Saturday afternoon where he will give “the general political plans” for the campaign leading up to the October 7th presidential elections.
Read MoreCuban artists came out for a concert in support of the global campaign to combat violence against children, led by electroacoustic DJ Alejandro Núñez with the participation of guests Haila, Legna, Danger, Maria Mompié, Aned Mota, Randy Malcom & others. (10 photos)
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home to Caracas on Friday afternoon after new surgery in Cuba to remove a cancerous tumor on February 28. The charismatic leader has announced he will undergo radiotherapy to try and prevent a return of any cancerous cells.
Read MorePalestinian Prisoners continue their hunger strike protesting ill treatment by their Israeli captives meanwhile Israeli air strikes targeting Gaza leave 26 Palestinians dead this week as Gaza resistance groups insist on right to fight back.
Read MoreU.S. Army Private Bradley Manning is scheduled to appear in military court in Fort Meade, Maryland, today for a second day of hearings. On Thursday, the military accused Manning of indirectly aiding al-Qaeda by leaking a trove of secret documents to the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.
Read MoreMore details have emerged about the U.S. soldier accused in the massacre of 16 Afghan villagers. A U.S. official told the New York Times the soldier had been drinking alcohol and suffering stress related to his fourth military deployment.
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