Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco, who has publicized he's "made in Cuba, assembled in Spain, imported to the USA," announced via Facebook on Wednesday that he will read a new poem at the re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Friday.
Ahead of Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Cuba this Friday, the Obama administration will not invite Cuba dissidents to the U.S. embassy flag-raising ceremony. According to reports, Kerry will "more quietly" meet with "prominent activists" later on Aug. 14. Sen. Marco Rubio, however, is furious with the administration's decision.
In response to rampant gang violence that has been plaguing El Salvador, Attorney General Luis Martinez has issued around 300 arrest warrants for gang members suspected of what are being called "terrorist acts."
A young Mississippi couple appeared in court Tuesday to face federal charges for allegedly attempting to join the anti-American Islamic terrorist group ISIS overseas.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, among the leading Republican presidential hopefuls, revealed his foreign policy plan to improve situations in the Middle East. From the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, Bush said one of the biggest threats currently facing the U.S. is radical Islamic terrorists, who he said are "gaining ground."
The net worth of late socialist leader Hugo Chávez's second-oldest daughter is estimated at $4.2 billion, making María Gabriela Chávez the richest woman in Venezuela.
Dutch investigators believe that pieces found at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 likely belong to a Russian-made surface-to-air missile.
The upcoming VJ Day, which this Sunday will mark 70 years since Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced his country's surrender to the Allies in 1945, has been marred by rumors of a planned attempt on Queen Elizabeth II’s life.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is scheduled to deliver an important foreign policy speech as the campaign moves away from front-runner Donald Trump’s publicity. Set to speak in Nevada, home to a growing Latino population -- comprising 27.5 percent of the state's overall population -- the former Florida governor will speak about terrorism, including the Islamic State militant group.
For Cuban citizens, who are kept from easy Internet access by a government that is slow to allow for affordable service, there is a solution that is not so very different from the old fashion newspaper delivery service.
