The earthquake that shook the Pakistani province of Baluchistan on Monday was so intense that it created a small island off the country’s coast in the Indian Ocean.»

The Fifth Leo Brouwer Chamber Music Festival has begun in the eastern Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba, and will run until October 13 in Havana, with the participation of artists from more than 10 countries.»

Speeches by Latin American and Caribbean presidents are the most highly awaited during the second day of top-level discussions at the U.N. General Assembly, where the focus is on the millennium objectives and sustainable development.»

The economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba resulted in a loss to Cuban sports of $1.07 million USD last year.»

The Cuban population totals 11,167,325, according to the final results from the 2012 Population and Housing Census, released today by national media.»

Cuba’s Council of Ministers, headed by President Raul Castro, has adopted various measures and policies to implement the guidelines established at the 6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba.»

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa arrived  this Friday in Santiago de Cuba city, 860 kilometers away from Havana, to fulfill a working visit during which he will hold talks with Cuban President Raul Castro.»

Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela, will start next Saturday an official visit to China, invited by his peer Xi Jinping.»

Cuba is working on the progressive elimination of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), a powerful greenhouse gas that is one of the substances most harmful to the atmosphere’s protective layer, says an expert on the issue.»

Cuban President Raul Castro met Mexican Foreign Secretary Jose Antonio Meade, on an official visit to this country.»