President Raul Castro returned to Cuba on Monday after visiting Algeria, Russia, Italy and the Vatican.  He was welcomed at Havana’s international airport by Vice-president Jose Ramon Machado and by Interior Minister Abelardo Colome Ibarra. Raul Castro, Pope Francis Hold Meeting at Vatican Italian Prime Minister Welcomes Cuban President»

The President of the French Republic, François Hollande, will arrive in Cuba on Sunday, May 10, on an official visit, according to a note published by Granma newspaper.»

Cuban President Raul Castro invited the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Kirill, to visit Cuba, during a cordial meeting on Friday as part of his official program in Russia.»

Cuba´s tourism minister Manuel Marrero opened the 35 International Tourism Fair in the resorts on the keys off   Ciego de Avila province, central Cuba.»

Cuban anti-terrorist fighters, internationally known as the Cuban Five, will be awarded today with the Venezuelan Liberators Order, in their second day of visit in this country.»

Cuban President Raul Castro and Algeria´s Head of State Abdelaziz Bouteflika held a two-hour meeting in Algiers on Monday, in which Raul conveyed greetings from Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro and his best wishes to the Algerian president.»

One thousand 164 constituencies will carry out their second round of elections on Sunday, April 26, to elect delegates to the Municipal Assemblies of the People’s Power.  »

Representatives of the National Basketball Association (NBA) arrived in Havana on Thursday with the objective of exchanging experiences, sharing knowledge and learning together.»

At seven sharp this morning, 24,646 polling stations scattered throughout Cuba opened their doors to allow over eight million Cubans to exercise their right to vote at the municipal elections.»

The Cuban duo of José Antonio Guerra and Jeinkler Aguirre won the bronze medal in the synchronized platform during the final day of the third stop of the Gatineau Grand Prix, in Canada.»