Cuba

President Raul Castro called Cubans to wage a battle against social indiscipline.»

The 10 standing committees of the Cuban Parliament continue their work Friday, as part of the activities prior to the first period of session of the 8th Legislature, scheduled for tomorrow at the Conference Center in Havana.»

The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro today received here the Honoris Causas degree in Military Sciences awarded by the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) Academy.»

The ten standing commssions of the Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power meet in this capital today and tomorrow, prior to the First Ordinary Session of the 8th Legislature.»

A crowd accompanied the funeral cortege of Jesus Cejas, a member of the Cuban diplomatic corps killed in Argentina in 1976, whose remains were buried at the martyrs’ pantheon in Pinar del Rio.»

The permanent commissions of the Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power will meet Thursday and Friday, this week, prior to the First Session of the Eight Legislature to take place Saturday at Havana’s Conventions Center.»

President Raul Castro welcomed in Havana Kim Kyok Sik, Chief of General Staff of the Army of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).»

Cuban President Raul Castro said the country is making progresses and results are noticing, during a meeting with the Council of Ministers, Granma newspaper reported.»

Nearly 5,000 students from 70 nations will receive next month in Cuba their diplomas as doctors in medicine, official sources announced Havana .»

Since the opening in early June of 118 facilities for Internet access, nearly 11,000 Cubans have used those services, Juventud Rebelde newspaper reports.»