Stories tagged "cuba"

HAVANA (Reuters) - Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he will not return to lead the country, retiring as head of state 49 years after he seized power in an armed revolution. (Reporting

Cuba swings to a different rhythm, and at first it can be hard to get the beat. Opinions are divided on the effect of Castro, 40 years of US blockade and the collapse of the Soviet Union.

In a presidential race in which unwanted, damaging endorsements seem far more plentiful than endorsements that actually could help, Barack Obama has had the unfortunate distinction of being a magnet for such well-wishers.

President Bush announced that Americans soon will be allowed to send cell phones to Cubans — a move that he hopes will push the communist regime to increase freedom of expression for Cuban citizens.

An English travel agent's Web site that sells trips to Cuba was shut down due to American domain registrars'€™ willingness to honor a little-known Treasury Department blacklist.

Cuba's National Assembly met Sunday to pick a successor to Fidel Castro after almost 50 years in power, with his brother Raul well placed to take the helm in a historic power

The ailing, 82-year-old former Cuban president says it is "a miracle that the Democratic candidate hasn't suffered the same luck as (assassinated leaders) Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and others who harbored dreams of equality and justice."

Leading British banks have been accused of operating a covert embargo of Cuba out of deference to the US

Communist Cuba has authorized the sale of computers and other electrical goods in the first sign President Raul Castro is moving to lift some restrictions on daily life.

Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld, a self described conformist, became disenchanted with “the system” set up at Gitmo over issues relating to fairness and lack of due process for the very prisoners he was suppose to prosecute. He lays out accusations of ...