Washington, April 30 (RHC-PL)—A full page ad published Monday on The Washington Postdemands the immediate release of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters held in the U.S. since 1998.

Caracas, April 30 (RHC-PL)—Venezuela´s Hugo Chavez alerted the people about a US destabilizing plan against his country linked to the upcoming October 7 elections.

Madrid, April 30 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands of people across Spain protested against education and healthcare spending cuts yesterday as the country slid into its second recession in three years.

Washington, April 30 (RHC)-- The Occupy Wall Street movement has reiterated its call for a general strike across the United States tomorrow, International Workers' Day.  Activists of the Occupy Movement are calling for marches and rallies in a number of U.S. cities against the abuses of power and wealth.

Cairo, April 30 (RHC)-- Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said on Sunday that the case of a mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails is to be submitted to the United Nations General Assembly.  Meshaal told journalists in Cairo that he had agreed on the course of action in talks with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and with Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi.

Manama, April 30 (RHC)-- Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Manama, the capital of Bahrain, to demand the release of Shiite political activists after the Court of Appeals of Bahrain ordered a retrial of the accused.

London, April 30 (RHC)-- One of Britain's most senior Roman Catholics has accused Prime Minister David Cameron of ignoring the poor while protecting his "very rich colleagues."  Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the head of the Catholic Church in Scotland, said it was "immoral" how the less well-off had been made to "suffer" for the failings in the financial services sector.

Miami, April 30 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal agency has sanctioned Republican Senator Marco Rubio for possible illegalities related to his misappropriation of funds during his election campaign two years ago.

Damascus, April 30, (RHC), -- At least 20 people have been killed and scores of others injured in two suicide bombings in the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, Syrian TV reported Monday.

Caracas, April 30, (RHC), -- Venezuela’s National Assembly will hold an emergency session at 2 p.m. Monday in Caracas to vote a request by President Hugo Chavez to absent himself from the country for more than five days to continue cancer treatment in Cuba.