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Experts: Fla. couple may not be welcome in Cuba
The Florida couple accused of snatching away their two sons and fleeing to Cuba may have thought they could find a refuge from U.S. authorities on the ...
Cuban-American politicians decry Beyonce Cuba trip
Beyonce and Jay-Z's trip to Cuba has angered two Cuban-American politicians who are demanding information on whether the couple's visit to the ...
Miami-Cuba seaborne shipping stops after big start
It was two weeks before Christmas, and Robinson Perez had bundles of gifts ready for his family in Cuba: A giant plastic Barbie doll and stuffed ...
Cuba culture official demoted after NY Times op-ed
A leading Cuban cultural official said Friday that he has been demoted nearly two weeks after he published an opinion piece in the New York Times that ...
Beyonce, Jay-Z turn heads in Havana
Beyonce and Jay-Z caused a big stir in Havana as they marked their fifth wedding anniversary Thursday. R&B's power couple was mobbed by dozens of ...
In Miami, Cuban dissident blogger calls for unity
They came from all over to hear her speak. Old Cuban ladies with wrinkled faces and pristine makeup. Young students with iPhones and digital cameras.
Cuban Revolution gets video game treatment
Fight your way through mangrove swamps shoulder-to-shoulder with bearded guerrillas clad in the olive green of Fidel Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
Cuba cleric: Francis criticized church at conclave
Pope Francis issued a strong critique of the church before the College of Cardinals just hours before it selected him as the new pontiff, according ...
Key US decision on Cuba terror-designation coming
A normally routine bit of Washington bureaucracy could have a big impact on U.S. relations with Cuba, either ushering in a long-stalled detente or ...
Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes dies in Sweden at age 94
Renowned Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes, a composer and bandleader who recorded with Nat "King" Cole, was musical director at Havana's legendary Tropicana ...
Colombia's ex-pres faces blowback over peace talks
Alvaro Uribe did more as president than any Colombian leader to weaken the South American nation's main leftist rebel group and he has been among the ...
Cuba eyes semi-pro league to reinvigorate boxing
Protective headgear has been the rule of the ring for more than 50 years in Cuba, which banned professional boxing shortly after the 1959 revolution.
Cuban media carry rare interview with US diplomat
Communist Party newspaper Granma published a lengthy interview with a U.S. diplomat Monday, making for highly unusual reading in a country where the ...
Fidel Castro laments loss of 'best friend,' Chavez
Retired leader Fidel Castro broke nearly a week of silence since the death of friend and ally Hugo Chavez, saying Monday that Cuba has lost its "best ...
Venezuela petro-allies nervous over Chavez's death
Cubans remember the so-called Special Period of the 1990s, when the Soviet Union's sudden collapse plunged the island into years of economic ...
Chavez death echoes with leftists worldwide
Reactions to the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were as mixed, polemical and outsized as the leader was in life, with some saying his ...
Cuba looks to curb deadly scourge of jaywalking
Teenagers dash across a six-lane thoroughfare and launch themselves into the balmy waters of the Straits of Florida. A couple skips the sidewalk and ...
Tobacco cuisine on display at Cuba Cigar Festival
Tobacco: It's what's for dinner. A team of Croatian chefs whipped up a pungent meal Thursday, infusing the flavor of the tobacco leaf synonymous with ...
Cuba says cigar sales $416 million last year
Cuban cigar sales rose last year despite the ongoing economic crisis in some of the most important European markets including No. 1 buyer Spain, ...
Cuba's new heir apparent has work cut out for him
Miguel Diaz-Canel has five years to get started and a lot of work to do. The man tapped as Cuban President Raul Castro's chief lieutenant and likely ...
Castro's 2018 retirement looms for Cuba, Miami
It's been more than 54 years since someone not named "Castro" led Cuba, and it will likely be five more. But now islanders and exiles alike have ...
Cuba's Raul Castro announces retirement in 5 years
Raul Castro announced Sunday that he will step down as Cuba's president in 2018 following a final five-year term, for the first time putting a date ...
Cuba's Diaz-Canel rose gradually to No. 2 post
The man tapped as the likely heir-apparent to Raul Castro is largely unknown off the island, but his rise to the country's No. 2 job was anything but ...
Cuba's Raul Castro raises possibility of retiring
Cuban President Raul Castro has unexpectedly raised the possibility of leaving his post, saying Friday that he is old and has a right to retire.
Bolivia leader unable to visit Chavez at hospital
Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday that he was unable to meet with his friend and ally Hugo Chavez when he came to the military hospital ...