The U.S. Diana Nyad gave up today on her attempt to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys, after more than two days of difficult battle against storms and jellyfish.»

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa warned that the United Kingdom’s threat to raid his country’s embassy in London to arrest Australian citizen Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, still persists today.»

Russian Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov today insisted on a peaceful solution to the Syrian dispute, calling to implement the final document of the Geneva conference last June.»

Cuba and China today signed an agreement on trade promotion activities including bilateral exchange of information between companies of the two countries.»

The ancient Cuban village of Trinidad has been undergoing restoration actions for two years now. Over a hundred houses have been already restored in Santa Ana and Tres Cruces districts, while La Popa is being taken care of at the moment.»

A survey recently carried out by the Center for Measurement and Interpretation of Statistical Data shows that President Hugo Chavez has the support of 58.9 percent of Venezuelan voters.»

Cuba strongly rejects the threats by the government of Great Britain to revoke the inviolability of the Ecuadorian embassy in London and raid its diplomatic mission.»

Gerardo Hernandez sent a message to the 13th Peruvian Forum in Solidarity with Cuba which reads, in part: “You can count on us and on our determination not to let you down, not to give in, and to stand firm in our struggle.”»

Simplicity, good taste, and elegance are distinctive features of the cafe-teatro which was built annexed to the Teatro Principal (Principal Theater), in Sancti Spiritus.»

The executive secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas (ALBA), Rodolfo Sanz, said today the organization may propose to the UN and the OAS discuss political asylum.»