Chavez Appoints 15 Ambassadors from Cuba
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, on Monday in Havana, signed the appointments of fifteen new ambassadors who will serve in various countries.
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Chavez to Cuba for Follow-up Treatment
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is expected in Cuba later Tuesday to receive further medical treatment as a follow up to his post-cancer recovery program.
Read MoreWal-Mart Worker Uprising: Protests Held At 1,000 Stores on Black Friday
A wave of historic protests struck the retail giant Wal-Mart on Black Friday — the busiest shopping day of the year. Workers and their supporters demonstrated at more than 1,000 stores. The Wal-Mart protests were organized in part by OUR Walmart, an organization backed by the United Food & Commercial Workers International Union.
Read MoreColombia Gov. and Guerrillas Resume Talks in Cuba
The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) will resume peace talks today at Havana’s Convention Center following a short break after three days of work.
Read MoreFARC Announces Two Month Ceasefire
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has declared a unilateral ceasefire to go in affect between November 20 and January 20.
Read MoreAs Bus Bomb Hits Tel Aviv, Sharif Abdel Kouddous on Egypt’s Mediator Role and Gaza’s Ongoing Torment
The Israeli bombardment of Gaza has entered its eighth day with the Palestinian death toll now topping 139. More than 1,200 people have been injured. Earlier today, 21 people were injured in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv when a bomb exploded aboard a crowded bus.
Read MoreCuban VP Meets with Syrian Envoy
Cuban First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura received the Syrian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Fayssal Mekdad, on Tuesday, Mekdad traveled to Havana as a special envoy of Bashar Al-Assad to deliver a message from the Syrian president to Raul Castro.
Read MoreDialogue Between the Colombian Gov. and FARC Continues in Cuba
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the government of that country held a third day of policy dialogue today at the Havana Convention Center, where they focused on agricultural development in that South American nation.
Read More“No Place is Safe”: After Assault’s Worst Day, Gaza Doctor Says Israel Terrorizing Civilians
Over the past week, Israeli strikes have killed at least 116 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the majority of them civilians, including 27 children. Monday’s victims included four members of the same family — two parents and their two toddlers — who were killed in a bombing of a Gaza refugee camp that also left more than a dozen people injured, mostly women and children.
Read MoreU.N. Special Rapporteur Calls for Global Protection of Gaza Civilians from U.S.-Backed Israeli Assault
Richard Falk, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, calls on the international community to help defend the people of Gaza from the ongoing U.S.-backed Israeli assault.
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