The plane was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew members, according to Malaysian Airlines»

Brazilian and Chinese Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Xi Jinping, respectively, began official talks this Thursday aimed at strengthening trade, investments, and the strategic alliance between the two nations.»

Pitcher Hector Mendoza has signed with the Yomiuri Giants, becoming the third Cuban to join Japan’s Central League team this season.»

Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Brasilia, leading a delegation of his country to attend the presidential meeting between leaders from Latin America, the Caribbean and China. Besides the members of the group formed by Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador and Antigua and Barbuda, CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States), the presence at the meeting of the presidents of »

President Raul Castro met Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Carissa Etienne, director of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), both visiting the island.»

President Raul Castro opened in Havana the new Center for State Control of Drugs, Equipment and Medical Devices (CECMED), and the National Coordinating Center for Clinic Trials (CENCEC).»

The presidents of the country members of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) began its Sixth Summit, to design new financial structures: a Development Bank and a Reserve Fund.»

The sixth summit of leaders of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) began in Fortaleza, Brasil, with a meeting among trade and finance ministers of this five denominated emerging economies.»

During her stay in Havana, the WHO top executive will visit scientific centers, and will give a key-note lecture at the Ministry of Health.»

Regarded as symbol of the recent half-millennium commemoration, bells can be found everywhere in the historic urban area of the Village of the Holy Spirit.»