Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Caracas on Friday, leading a government delegation to the swearing in of Nicolas Maduro as President of Venezuela. Raul Castro was welcomed at Caracas’s Maiquetía International Airport by Venezuelan Vice President for Economy and Production, Ricardo Menendez.»

Cuban anti terrorist fighter Rene Gonzalez, currently under probation in the U.S. was granted permission to visit Cuba for two weeks, to attend a memorial service for his father Cándido, who died on April 1st.»

Candidates for Venezuela’s presidential elections participated Thursday in the closing acts of their respective campaigns, ahead of the vote on Sunday, April 14.»

Rebel group-Colombian government peace talks continue.»

Cuba is celebrating World Water Day with the development of new collaborative projects with foreign governments and organizations, aimed at solving problems in the management of water resources across the country.»

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will visit Cuba this week in his first foreign trip since 2011. He come to the island as a special guest of Cuban counterpart Raul Castro and is scheduled to take off on Friday.»

A group of Cuban artists will pay homage to Bolivarian leader Hugo Chavez with a cultural program taking place Saturday evening at the Havana-based Casa del ALBA Cultural Center.»

Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee, was elected president of the People’s Republic of China and chairman of the People’s Republic of China’s Central Military Commission on Thursday.»

Renowned Cuban poetess Carilda Oliver Labra was presented an Honorary Doctor’s Degree by the University of Matanzas’s Humanistic Sciences School.»

Venezuelan Executive Vice President Nicolas Maduro was officially sworn in on Friday as the country’s acting president, following the death of President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday.»