The Cuban men’s volleyball team will have to defeat three rivals to get the only ticket to London offered by the pre-Olympic championship in the German capital. The island’s group is about to start its fight this morning against the Zcheck Republic.»

The Second Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban  Communist Party, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, received on Thursday morning a delegation of the  Spanish Communist Party, headed by its General Secretary, Jose Luis Centella, and made up by other members of the federal leadership of that party and of Izquierda Unida (United Left).»

Cuba took revenge on Korea after being defeated in the past pre-olympic tourney and beat the Asian team 3-2 (23-25, 27-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-11) in a heart-breaking match, as reported by the FIVB (International Volleyball Federation) website.»

The general secretary of the Spanish Communist Party (PCE) Jose Luis Centella arrived Wednesday in Havana and met with foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez, who welcomed him to this capital city.»

The book El derecho de la humanidad a existir (The Right of Humanity to Exist), a selection of reflections on the environmentalist thinking of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, will be presented at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). As reported by the National Television Newscast, the text is a selection of ideas and messages by the leader »

Many countries expressed their support for Cuba at the World Trade Organization (WTO), following the hostile takeover in the United States of the prestigious and well-known Havana Club trademark.»

The 4th National Convention of the Cuban  Society of Bio-Energy and Natural Medicine (BIONAT 2012) kicks off  Tuesday in this capital aimed at expanding the local experience through  the exchange among experts in the field.»

Ninety-four Cuban athletes qualified to the XXX Olympic Games to run from July 27 through August 12 in London.»

Students from the Latin American School of Medicine demanded in this capital the immediate return of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in U.S. prisons since 1998. Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez, Ramon Labañino, Rene Gonzalez and Gerardo Hernandez were sentenced to long prison terms for gathering information about terrorist actions against Cuba planned by Miami-based groups. During a gala »

The 42nd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) will conclude in this city on Tuesday, after two intensive days, marked by demands to reformulate the continental organization.»