Army General Raul Castro, president of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba and first secretary of the Communist Party, presides over the major national ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the attack on Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes garrisons, being held at Santiago de Cuba’s Ciudad Escolar 26 de Julio.»

Jose Mujica, president of the Republic of Uruguay held a meeting with Fidel, and was officially welcomed by Cuba President Raul Castro.»

Jatibonico was the venue of the 26th of July major commemoration in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. The ceremony was held by the obelisk erected to honor the memory of Antonio Darío López, who participated in the assault to Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barrack, and was one of the expeditionary men aboard Granma Yacht. José Ramón Monteagudo Ruiz, first secretary of »

Evo Morales accepted today the apology of European countries that prevented the overflight and operations of his airplane earlier this month, which made him remain locked for 15 hours in Vienna, Austria.»

The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team completed an historic five-game sweep of Cuba with a 5-3 win on Tuesday night at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.»

The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, begins today an official visit to Cuba, to be run until July 27.»

Sancti Spiritus graduated 2224 higher education students.»

Cuba suffered its fourth loss (2-3) in as many games against the U.S. university team durin g the penultimate game of the bilateral match between the two squads.»

Former U.S. NSA agent Edward Snowden could be granted on Wednesday a special certificate to walk freely in Russia, announced his attorney Anatoli Kucherena Tuesday.»

Pope Francis arrived Monday in this city amid tight security on his first trip abroad to preside over the 28th World Youth Day.»