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Violent combats between those loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi and the rebels, who were blamed for causing several deaths and damages in the last weeks, worsened the situation in Sirte on Thursday.
Business and political interests are behind an indigenous march protesting against highway construction plans, that is moving Thursday towards La Paz city, after 50 days walking.
U.S. President Barack Obama has the opportunity to keep on doing the same as his predecessor George W. Bush did or show that he represents a change, Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon stated.
Relatives and friends worldwide expect on Wednesday the release from prison on Oct. 7 of Rene Gonzalez, one of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in the United States, and demand his return to the island.
Vice President of the Republic of Peru, Marisol Espinoza, head of a delegation starting a visit to Cuba on Monday within the framework of progressive foreign policy of the new government.
Cuban President Raul Castro met with an Angolan military delegation, led by Angolan Chief of Staff, Army Corps General Geraldo Sachipengo.
UN Assistant Secretary Khalid Malik highlighted Cuba's performance regarding the Human Development Index, which measures three basic aspects health, knowledge and income.
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Sergey Lebedev, became interested in the issue of economic blockade against Cuba, reported diplomatic sources.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez met on Thursday with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, as part of his official visit to that South American country.
U.S. Prosecutor Caroline Heck-Miller, who has denied Cuban antiterrorist fighter Rene Gonzalez the right to return to Cuba, is the widow of former Army intelligence officer Gene Miller, and boasts an anticommunist and anti-Cuba background, Granma newspaper reported Friday.
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