US keeps Cuba on state sponsors of terrorism list
A State Department spokesman said Wednesday that Washington has no plans to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism that also includes ...

Jay-Z references Cuba trip in song 'Open Letter'
Jay-Z is defending his recent trip to Cuba in a new song. The rapper released "Open Letter" Thursday after two Florida Republican lawmakers critical ...

Treasury: Beyonce, Jay-Z Cuba trip licensed
U.S. Treasury officials say the trip by Beyonce (bee-AHN'-say) and Jay-Z to Cuba was licensed as an educational exchange. Assistant Treasury Secretary ...
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 ...

Obama skeptical of Assad claim on chemical weapons
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the United States is investigating whether chemical weapons have been deployed in Syria, but he's "deeply ...

Chavez widely mourned, but some hope change on way
Some cried, some cheered. Many Latin Americans mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, leaders in Europe and Asia sent condolences, and ...

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 ...

US lawmakers push for tougher NKorea sanctions
Likening North Korea to a mafia state for its illicit activities, Republican lawmakers Tuesday called for tough U.S. action to cut the authoritarian ...

Obama says no way to avoid gay marriage case
Citing the principle of equality that drove the nation's founding, President Barack Obama spoke out Friday against California's ban on gay marriage ...

Obama urges court to overturn gay marriage ban
In a historic argument for gay rights, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban and ...

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 ...

Could Kerry, Hagel drive reboot in US-Cuba ties?
The nominee for U.S. Secretary of State, Sen. John Kerry, once held up millions of dollars in funding for secretive U.S. democracy-building programs ...

Defiant Clinton takes on lawmakers on Libya attack
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered fiery rejoinders Wednesday to Republican critics of the Obama administration's handling of the ...

Top to bottom changes in Congress' foreign policy
A harrowing nighttime flight over the African jungle and a wild search for a rebel leader helped forge a relationship between Democratic Sen.

Lines at Cuba travel agencies on day 1 of new law
Cubans formed long lines outside travel agencies and migration offices in Havana on Monday as a highly anticipated new law took effect ending the ...
Mexico frees ex-Marine jailed for bringing in gun
A Marine veteran jailed for months in Mexico after trying to carry a family heirloom shotgun across the border has been freed, U.S. officials and his ...

Lawmakers, State officials tangle over Libya raid
The State Department on Thursday acknowledged major weaknesses in security and errors in judgment exposed in a scathing independent report on the ...
Parents fight for release of son jailed in Mexico
A South Florida family is fighting to get their son, a Marine veteran, released from a prison in a dangerous area in Mexico while facing charges that ...

Obama maintains standing with Cuban-Americans
The door for travel to Cuba cracked open during President Barack Obama's first term. Cuban-Americans can now visit family on the island as often as ...