Castro Valley Man in critical condition after shooting by deputy near I-580

Oakland Tribune - Friday 17th May, 2013

Alameda County Sheriffs officers investigate a late-night officer involved shooting on a westbound Interstate 580 onramp in Castro Valley on May 17, ...

Journalist denounces U.S. subversive plans against Cuba

Pravda - Friday 17th May, 2013

The Cuban journalist Rosa Miriam Elizalde denounced on Tuesday the aggression by the United States against Cuba and U.S. government funds in the millions delivered to counterrevolutionary groups. About 75% of Cubans have lived under a blockade. Besides the economic war, there are media campaigns, plans of destabilization and terrorist ...

Cleveland suspect Ariel Castro polite to guard Jail logs

CBS News - Friday 17th May, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio Logs documenting almost every minute of the Cleveland kidnapping suspect's time in jail show he spends most of his time resting with breaks for pacing, showers and cell ...

New Investments in Cuban Port to Improve its Work

ACN - Friday 17th May, 2013

NUEVITAS, Cuba, Apr 12 (acn) The maintenance of its three gantry cranes and the building a platform to support the operations of the pier are some of the actions carried out to improve its management in Puerto Tarafa, a city located north of the Cuban province of ...

Cuban Working Class Honors Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

ACN - Friday 17th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 22 (acn) Hundreds of Havana workers, on behalf of the Cuban working class, paid tribute today to the leader of the October Revolution, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, on the occasion of the 143 anniversary of his ...

Dubliner on a royal mission in Cuba 250 years ago

Irish Times - Friday 17th May, 2013

Brigadier general Alexander O'Reilly, the Dubliner who had quit his country and joined the Flight of the Wild Geese, had a great deal to do on a day like this in Havana 250 years ago this ...

First Coast Cuba Our connections and should we go

General Sources - Friday 17th May, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The country of Cuba is only 90 miles from the Florida Keys but in many ways we are worlds apart. Communism is still the law the land, trade sanctions still exist and diplomatic relations are strained. Yet, more and more Americans are going there. Most notably Jay Z and Beyonce who traveled to Cuba in April for their 5th wedding anniversary, causing quite a controversy. ...

Report Dogs removed from kidnap suspect Castros home

CBS News - Friday 17th May, 2013

WOIO (CBS/WOIO) The Cleveland dog warden is holding three canines discovered in the home and car of accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel ...

911 service in Havana temporarily disrupted

General Sources - Friday 17th May, 2013

Updated May 17, 2013 at 5:10 PM CDT HAVANA, Ill. --911 service in the city of Havana have been temporarily disrupted. The Mason County Sheriff's Office says at approximately 12:30 p.m. Friday a fiber-optics cable was severed resulting in the loss of all telephone and 911 services in Mason ...

AP PHOTOS Cubas LGBT community holds week of shows expert says more to be done on awareness

Canada.com - Friday 17th May, 2013

In this May 15, 2013, Yanolis Carrero, 27, right, a gay transvestite artist known as "Blanquita," performs on a table top during a drag show at the Fashion Bar Havana, in Havana, Cuba. A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminates Friday with celebrations of the International Day Against Homophobia. Gays were persecuted for decades after the ...

Brazil to Finance Modernization of Cuban Airports

ACN - Friday 17th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) Brazil and Cuba signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the financing of a project to extend and modernize Cuban airports, according to an official ...

Cuba and Italy to Show Advances in Emergency Surgery

ACN - Friday 17th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) Renowned specialists from Italy and Cuba will debate from today in this city on the latest developments in the field of emergency surgery in different medical ...

Raul Castro Returns from Venezuela

ACN - Friday 17th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 22 (acn) Cuban President Raul Castro returned from Venezuela this Sunday afternoon after participating in the swearing-in ceremony of President Nicolas ...

Cuban Center to Pay tribute to Latin American Photography

ACN - Friday 17th May, 2013

In a press conference, the head of the Department of Fine Arts of that institution, Silvia Llanes, asserted that festivities will open with an exhibition of works by young photographs on ...

In Cuba Joseph Blatter President of the FIFA

ACN - Friday 17th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 16 (acn) The president of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Swiss Joseph Blatter, arrived in this capital on Tuesday, where he will stay until Wednesday to Exchange criteria with political and football ...

French Unionists will Join May Day Celebrations in Cuba

ACN - Friday 17th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, April 17 (acn) A delegation from Paris' Electric Union will participate at May Day celebrations and central rally in ...

Key West celebrates centennial Cuba flight

Miami Herald - Friday 17th May, 2013

KEY WEST, Fla. -- Exactly 100 years after making the first successful flight between Key West and Havana, Cuba, aviation pioneer Domingo Rosillo del Toro is being honored.Rosillo's son Albert Rosillo and other family members unveiled a bust of the pilot Friday at Key West International Airport.The unveiling marked the 100th anniversary of a May 17, 1913, race between Domingo Rosillo and ...

Cuba Confirms Readiness to Talk to the U.S. on Alan Gross Case

ACN - Friday 17th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez confirmed on Monday in Brasilia that Cuba has expressed to the United States its willingness to begin serious and respectful talks to try to find a solution around the case of Alan ...

Raul Meets with the Brazilian Minister of Development Industry and Foreign Trade

ACN - Friday 17th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 6 (acn) Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, met on Monday afternoon with Fernando Pimentel, Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade of the Federative Republic of Brazil, who is on a working visit to the ...

Oxfam International Supports Cuban Sustainable Agriculture Program

ACN - Friday 17th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 2 (acn) Over 1 600 hectares of cultivable lands were rehabilitated by using modern watering systems that help counter drought effects, as a result of cooperation actions that the island has maintained with Oxfam international confederation for two ...

Fidel and Raul Honor Portillo de la Luz

ACN - Friday 17th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) Floral tributes by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, and of Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, were present on Monday at the funeral rites held for prominent Cuban composer Cesar Portillo de la ...

Esteban Lazo Meets with the President of PARLATINO

ACN - Friday 17th May, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, May 7 (acn) The member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and President of the National Assembly of the ...