Hugo Chavez’s offer to mediate in the Libyan crisis marks the Venezuelan president’s latest attention-grabbing foray onto the world stage, yet analysts warn that he risks “ending up on the wrong side of history” if he stands by Muammar Gaddafi’s internationally discredited regime.
Read MoreThe most popular tactic is to run and shoot, retreat a bit if taking fire, and regroup and try again. It’s more street fighting than military tactics.
Read MoreSpecial markets (known as agricultural fairs) are being held in all the municipalities of the capital on the last weekend of the month (on Friday, Saturday and Sunday). The rest of the month, government-run markets and smaller but much more expensive ones can be found in the neighborhoods. (26 photos)
Read MoreThe Cuban medical brigade deployed in Haiti has treated 30 per cent of the persons with cholera in that Caribbean country, Lorenzo Somarriba, chief of the medical mission. Last year the Cuban doctors saw 1.7 million patients and they are present in dozens of health installations of the Haitian healthcare system.
Read MoreCuba’s agricultural and food industry authorities expect this year’s tomato harvest will meet the demand of the canning industry and distribution in the markets. In 2010 the island had to resort to imports to supplement its needs, while in 2009 it lost a great deal of the harvest due to problems with collection and distribution.
Read MoreCuba’s state-run television will broadcast tonight a documentary on the U.S. backing for the creation of informatics networks outside the control of the island’s authorities, in another chapter of the series Las razones de Cuba (Cuba’s Reasons), which last Feb. 26 revealed the infiltration of state security agents into opposition groups like Ladies in White.
Read MoreCuba will dedicate the next International Book Fair in 2012 to the cultures of the Caribbean countries, Minister of Culture Abel Prieto announced during the closing of this year’s event in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba. The most widely attended annual event on the island on this occasion was visited by around 2.3 million persons.
Read More“Every woman is a woman of frustration. Me, I’m just struggle.” Hanin Zoabi, 41, is a Palestinian Israeli woman, a fighting woman. An elected member of the Israeli Knesset parliament, she is the first woman on an Arab party’s list, Balad.
Read MoreI can only imagine not having a job. At times I might ask myself what difference it makes since what I’m paid isn’t close to what my family needs, but the answer comes to me quickly: Without that little bit of monthly cash, our economic situation would be even worse.
Read MoreWestern Division leader Cienfuegos swept its three game weekend series from Eastern contender Guantanamo to pull seven games ahead of the second place La Habana with only 15 games left in the regular 90 game season.
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