In the wake of Wednesday’s bomb blast that killed top Syrian officials, we continue our Syria coverage with David Lesch, author of the biography, “The New Lion of Damascus: Bashar al-Asad and Modern Syria,” as well as the forthcoming book, “Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad.”
Read MoreThe Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba has just crossed the Mexican border at Reynosa, en route to the port of Tampico. A caravan member from California reported that the border crossing went “amazingly smoothly, the easiest border crossing we’ve ever had.”
Read MoreThe maximum temperatures will remain stable at 32°C (90°F) and minimum temperatures will be around 25°C (77°F). The sea surface temperature will reach 29°C (84°F). Some rain in the afternoons especially on Sunday and Monday.
Read MoreOn Thursday, 5,694 young people from 59 countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa in Cuba received their diplomas certifying them as doctors. The last time I was at that international school, I ran into everyone from a Uruguayan compatriot of mine drinking mate to a young Mongolia woman washing her clothes.
Read MoreI know that envy is a harmful feeling for human beings and that when someone is envious they suffer due to the accomplishments of another person. They want everything that the other person has, without thinking about the good they already have in their own personal life.
Read MoreThe 20th Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba has congregated in McAllen Texas, for a border crossing into Mexico on Thursday morning, the organizers informed on Wednesday.
Read MoreThe UN Security Council meets on Syria, the Taliban destroy NATO fuel trucks, HSBC’s dealings regarding Iran, etc. are in the headline news presented today by Democracy Now!
Read MoreA suicide bomber has struck a meeting of top Syrian officials in Damascus, killing Syria’s defense minister and the brother-in-law of President Bashar-al-Assad and dealing a major blow to the Assad regime.
Read MoreNeither the faultering Cuban team nor the ill-tempered weatherman has painted a very pretty picture here in Haarlem so far this week. The Cuban ball club suffered back-to-back early defeats marked by uncharacteristically impotent offense and highly troublesome inconsistent pitching.
Read MoreOn the first page, there appeared a large headline that read: “Florida Experiencing Tuberculosis Epidemic”. On page two appears the news item reporting on an outbreak of cholera in Cuba with 158 infected and 3 deaths.
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