The U.S. Treasury Department has tightened restrictions on trips to Cuba by non-Cuban Americans, saying any violation of such measures would be punishable by a fine of up to $65,000.»

The House of Representatives of Colombia approved a draft bill to establish a legal peace framework in the country for a possible negotiation with armed groups on the margin of the law.»

In his first speech as president of France, Francois Hollande has promised a new way forward for Europe and called for France to unite as the basis to regain the people’s confidence.»

The leader of Bolivia´s ruling party Movement towards Socialism (MAS), Roberto Rojas, denounced that a coup-oriented conspiracy by the opposition is underway in the country.»

The farewell of Cuban President Raul Castro to his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez is highlighted by the media of the Caribbean country today.»

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa will criticize the Inter-American Human Rights System at his meeting with the secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, who will arrive in this capital on Thursday.»

After 17 years of conservatives governments, the triumph of the Socialist Party (SP) candidate Francois Hollande in the presidential elections is considered today a political change in France with European scope.»

Marches and rallies against capitalism, from coast to coast, are taking place in the United States on Tuesday called by the peace movement Occupy Wall Street (OWS) on International Workers’ Day.»

Nicaraguan commander Tomas Borge, founder of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), died from a pulmonary condition, PL news agency reported.»

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez left for his country from Havana on the night of April 25. On Wednesday night, President Chavez informed about his return to the country, after concluding in this capital another stage of his medical treatment against cancer.»