Presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama are two of the 90 plus leaders expected at the funeral of Nelson Mandela on Tuesday in Johannesburg. Castro is traveling with Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla. Former US presidents Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will also be attending.
Read MoreVenezuelans go to the polls on Sunday to vote for mayors and city council members throughout the country. The vote is the first since Nicolas Maduro won a surprisingly close victory over Henrique Capriles for the presidency back in August of this year in a special election to replace the deceased Hugo Chavez.
Read MoreA new report details how corporations are increasingly spying on nonprofit groups they regard as potential threats. The corporate watchdog organization Essential Information found a diverse groups of nonprofits have been targeted with espionage, including environmental, antiwar, public interest, consumer safety, pesticide reform, gun control, social justice, animal rights and arms control groups.
Read MoreGovernment authorities of Guatemala will receive 122 nurses from Cuba today, adding to another 24 that arrived last August to work in the Central American nation.
Read MoreThis week the United Nations council asserted the Palestinian rights to self determination, while Israeli attacks targeted the West Bank and Gaza continued. These stories and more, coming up.
Read MoreCalifornia Congresswoman Barbara Lee has delivered a personal letter along with a letter signed by 56 organizations to President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry expressing appreciation for the changes the President has made in U.S. policy toward Cuba since taking office in 2009 and appealing for further steps to be taken.
Read MoreA group of 133 developing nations have walked out of a key part of the climate talks in Warsaw, Poland, amidst a conflict over how countries who have historically emitted the most greenhouse gases should be held financially responsible for some of the damage caused by extreme weather in nations with low carbon emissions.
Read MoreAfter the Philippines lead climate negotiator, Naderev “Yeb” Saño, delivered an emotional speech to delegates at the U.N. climate summit, he was greeted by youth activists who held up a banner that read, “2012 Bopha 1,067; 2013 Haiyan 10,000+?”
Read MoreIf the government of Raul Castro does not undertake “a broader” political reform agenda Cuba is in danger of falling behind in the advances of this century, said US secretary of state, John Kerry in Washington on Monday. He spoke just over a week after President Obama hinted that change should occur in the US policy regarding Cuba.
Read MoreThe health ministers from Cuba and Ecuador signed this weekend in Quito an agreement to hire the services of Cuban doctors in the South American nation, reported Prensa Latina.
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