http://www.mail.com/organizations/1298988-cuba-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/1298988-cuba-government.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093984-ap-photos-cubas-lgbt-community-celebrates.html HAVANA (AP) — A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminates Friday with celebrations of the International Day Against Homophobia. Hundreds of activists have taken part in the activities organized by a sex education center headed by first daughter Mariela Castro. "Join (us) to educate families about their great ... Fri, 17 May 2013 22:50:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093984-ap-photos-cubas-lgbt-community-celebrates.html 2013-05-17T22:50:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2057038-us-cuba-sponsors-terrorism-list.html HAVANA (AP) — 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 Iran, Syria and Sudan. That is sure to ruffle feathers in Havana, which vehemently denies any links to terrorism. Cuba's government contends its inclusion on the list is a political vendetta by... Wed, 01 May 2013 23:40:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2057038-us-cuba-sponsors-terrorism-list.html 2013-05-01T23:40:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2052850-despite-hurdles-cuba-real-estate-market-buzzing.html HAVANA (AP) — In some ways, Yosuan Crespo's real estate office resembles any you might find in New York, London or Tokyo. There are slick posters of hot properties hanging from the ceiling, a steady stream of hopeful buyers and sellers and a constant clack of computer keys. But Crespo's headquarters in central Havana's trendy Vedado neighborhood is actual... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:05:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2052850-despite-hurdles-cuba-real-estate-market-buzzing.html 2013-04-30T08:05:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2047364-cuba-ends-half-century-ban-pro-boxing.html HAVANA (AP) — Cuba is breaking a five-decade ban on professional boxing and joining an international semipro league. Fighters will compete for sponsored teams, box without protective headgear and earn $1,000 to $3,000 a month. The country has a long and storied boxing tradition and is usually a force at international amateur tournaments. This move represe... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:37:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2047364-cuba-ends-half-century-ban-pro-boxing.html 2013-04-26T19:37:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2039378-cuban-dissidents-pick-up-eu-prize-8-years.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Eight years after winning Europe's top human rights prize, members of a Cuban opposition group on Tuesday finally picked it up after securing permission to travel abroad. Cuba's Ladies in White won the European Union's Sakharov Prize in 2005 for their fight for democracy and human rights, but they weren't granted permission to leave the co... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:09:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2039378-cuban-dissidents-pick-up-eu-prize-8-years.html 2013-04-23T18:09:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2009156-cuba-turning-florida-couple-children.html HAVANA (AP) — Cuba on Tuesday said it will hand over to the United States a Florida couple who allegedly kidnapped their two young sons from the mother's parents and fled by boat to Havana. U.S. diplomats in Havana said in a statement early Wednesday that the two children had left Cuba and "are safely on their way home." The statement did not mention whet... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:39:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2009156-cuba-turning-florida-couple-children.html 2013-04-10T04:39:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008838-experts-fla-couple-welcome-cuba.html MIAMI (AP) — 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 communist island. But with criminal charges pending and little for Cuba to gain politically by holding them, experts say they are unlikely to stay for long. In a case drawing parallels with the... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:23:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008838-experts-fla-couple-welcome-cuba.html 2013-04-09T20:23:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2006232-miami-cuba-seaborne-shipping-stops-big-start.html MIAMI (AP) — 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 animals for his two daughters. For his pregnant sister, a wooden crib and baby clothes. Perez could not go to Cuba for the holidays, so he chose the next best thing: Maritime shipping from Miami to H... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:10:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2006232-miami-cuba-seaborne-shipping-stops-big-start.html 2013-04-08T19:10:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2002080-cuba-culture-official-demoted-ny-times-op-ed.html HAVANA (AP) — 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 criticized "blatant racism" on the island. In a phone interview with The Associated Press in Havana, Roberto Zurbano refused to speculate on whether his demotion from publishing director at th... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 03:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2002080-cuba-culture-official-demoted-ny-times-op-ed.html 2013-04-06T03:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1974856-key-us-decision-cuba-terror-designation-coming.html HAVANA (AP) — 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 slamming the door on rapprochement, perhaps until the scheduled end of the Castro era in 2018. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry must decide within a few weeks whether to advocate that President ... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 07:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1974856-key-us-decision-cuba-terror-designation-coming.html 2013-03-23T07:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1947308-cuban-media-carry-rare-interview-with-us-diplomat.html HAVANA (AP) — Communist Party newspaper Granma published a lengthy interview with a U.S. diplomat Monday, making for highly unusual reading in a country where the official media routinely depict Washington envoys as hostile agents in cahoots with enemies of the Cuban government. In the full-page article, Granma journalists quizzed Consul General Timothy R... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:34:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1947308-cuban-media-carry-rare-interview-with-us-diplomat.html 2013-03-11T21:34:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1946408-fidel-castro-laments-loss-best-friend-chavez.html HAVANA (AP) — 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 friend" with the late Venezuelan president's passing. In an article published on the front page of Communist Party newspaper Granma, Castro said that while it had been clear that Chavez's life ... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:01:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1946408-fidel-castro-laments-loss-best-friend-chavez.html 2013-03-11T17:01:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1933986-hugo-chavez-fiery-venezuelan-leader-dies-58.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez was a former paratroop commander and self-styled "subversive" who waged continual battle for his socialist ideals. He bedeviled the United States and outsmarted his rivals time and again, while using Venezuela's vast oil wealth to his political advantage. Chavez led one coup attempt, defeated another and was... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:07:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1933986-hugo-chavez-fiery-venezuelan-leader-dies-58.html 2013-03-06T02:07:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934062-hugo-chavez-fiery-venezuelan-leader.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez was a fighter. The former paratroop commander and fiery populist waged continual battle for his socialist ideals and outsmarted his rivals time and again, defeating a coup attempt, winning re-election three times and using his country's vast oil wealth to his political advantage. A self-described "subversive... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:13:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934062-hugo-chavez-fiery-venezuelan-leader.html 2013-03-05T22:13:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1914960-tepid-response-miami-castro-retirement.html MIAMI (AP) — For more than five decades, Cuban exiles in Miami have waited for the Castro brothers to be out of power. The firmest step toward that happening came Sunday when Raul Castro announced he plans to retire as president within five years. And yet, when the news reached Florida's shores it created little more than a quiet ripple of apathy. ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:27:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1914960-tepid-response-miami-castro-retirement.html 2013-02-26T00:27:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1914916-cubas-heir-apparent-work-cut.html HAVANA (AP) — 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 successor must quietly fend off any challenges from within the Communist-run island's secretive citadel of power. He must gain legitimacy with young, and even middle-aged, Cubans who have never ... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:46:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1914916-cubas-heir-apparent-work-cut.html 2013-02-25T20:46:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1913410-castros-2018-retirement-looms-cuba-miami.html HAVANA (AP) — 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 finally been given a date for when the sun will set on brothers Fidel and Raul's longtime rule: 2018. In accepting a new presidential term on Sunday, the 81-year-old Raul Castro announced that it wo... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:22:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1913410-castros-2018-retirement-looms-cuba-miami.html 2013-02-25T07:22:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1911768-cubas-raul-castro-announces-retirement-5-years.html HAVANA (AP) — 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 on the end of the Castro era. He tapped rising star Miguel Diaz-Canel as his top lieutenant and first in the line of succession. The 81-year-old Castro also said he hopes to establish two-term li... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:23:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1911768-cubas-raul-castro-announces-retirement-5-years.html 2013-02-25T04:23:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1912860-cubas-diaz-canel-rose-gradually-to-no-2-post.html HAVANA (AP) — 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 meteoric. Miguel Diaz-Canel has spent 30 years gradually paying his dues behind the scenes, earning a reputation as a Communist Party loyalist and rising through the ranks to a succession of ev... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:26:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1912860-cubas-diaz-canel-rose-gradually-to-no-2-post.html 2013-02-25T02:26:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1908176-cubas-raul-castro-raises-possibility-retiring.html HAVANA (AP) — 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. But he did not say when he might do so or if such a move was imminent. The Cuban leader is scheduled to be named by parliament to a new five-year term Sunday, and Castro urged reporters to listen to... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:51:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1908176-cubas-raul-castro-raises-possibility-retiring.html 2013-02-22T23:51:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1903132-us-lawmakers-meet-with-jailed-american-cuba.html HAVANA (AP) — U.S. lawmakers confirmed on Wednesday that they visited an American man whose detention and long sentence in Cuba has hampered efforts to improve ties between the countries, but they gave no details on his condition or what was said. The seven-member delegation led by Sen. Patrick Leahy also met with Cuban President Raul Castro and other sen... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:29:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1903132-us-lawmakers-meet-with-jailed-american-cuba.html 2013-02-20T15:29:43Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1898852-ailing-chavez-returns-to-venezuela-cuba.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela on Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at Caracas' military hospital. Chavez's return was announced in a series of three me... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:06:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1898852-ailing-chavez-returns-to-venezuela-cuba.html 2013-02-19T02:06:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1899226-us-lawmakers-visit-cuba.html HAVANA (AP) — A delegation of American lawmakers led by Sen. Patrick Leahy arrived in Cuba on Monday to gauge the island's economic changes and stress the importance of freeing a jailed American whose detention has chilled relations between the two countries. The trip, which included five senators, was the first to the Communist-run island by high-level U... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:08:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1899226-us-lawmakers-visit-cuba.html 2013-02-18T21:08:50Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1886394-fidel-castro-describes-aches-pains-aging.html HAVANA (AP) — Retired Cuban President Fidel Castro complained of a bad knee, weak eyesight and difficulty adjusting to changes in light during a lengthy interview session with state-run media published Tuesday. The 86-year-old revolutionary icon also praised Cuban election officials for building a new entrance to his polling site, eliminating the need for... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1886394-fidel-castro-describes-aches-pains-aging.html 2013-02-12T19:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1827996-chavez-reportedly-exclusive-cuba-hospital.html HAVANA (AP) — It's a blocky, blush-colored building surrounded by a lush canopy of trees near the rumored home of Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro. Somewhere inside, as best as can be determined, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is fighting for his life. People in Venezuela and other parts of the world await word on the fate of a man who once called ... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1827996-chavez-reportedly-exclusive-cuba-hospital.html 2013-01-17T18:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1822864-cuba-critics-to-test-government-travel-law.html HAVANA (AP) — For years, Cuban dissidents say, authorities' message to them has been the same: Sure, you can leave the country. Just don't expect us to let you come back. Now, two prominent and outspoken government opponents say they've been told they can come and go freely under a new law that eliminated decades-old travel restrictions on nearly all isla... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1822864-cuba-critics-to-test-government-travel-law.html 2013-01-15T20:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817534-venezuela-chavez-responding-to-treatment.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Venezuela's cancer-stricken president held rallies across the nation Sunday, hours before the government announced that Hugo Chavez is responding favorably to treatment for a respiratory infection. The rallies came amid complaints by the opposition that it was unconstitutional for the government to inde... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817534-venezuela-chavez-responding-to-treatment.html 2013-01-14T01:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1794074-venezuelans-edge-amid-shifting-news-chavez.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Supporters and opponents of President Hugo Chavez alike nervously welcomed the new year Tuesday, left on edge by shifting signals from the government about the Venezuelan leader's condition three weeks after cancer surgery in Cuba. With rumors swirling that Chavez had taken a turn for the worse, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1794074-venezuelans-edge-amid-shifting-news-chavez.html 2013-01-02T02:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1787438-cuba-to-lose-ally-chavez-fights-cancer.html HAVANA (AP) — Cubans who were tuned in to the nightly soap opera on a recent Saturday received a sudden burst of bad news, from the other side of the Caribbean. State TV cut to the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, where President Hugo Chavez revealed that his cancer had returned. Facing his fourth related surgery in 18 months, he grimly named Vi... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1787438-cuba-to-lose-ally-chavez-fights-cancer.html 2012-12-26T18:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1785652-vp-chavez-up-walking-doubts-persist.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Vice President Nicolas Maduro surprised Venezuelans with a Christmas Eve announcement that President Hugo Chavez is up and walking two weeks after cancer surgery in Cuba, but the news did little to ease uncertainty surrounding the leader's condition. Sounding giddy, Maduro told state television Venezolana de Television that he ha... Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1785652-vp-chavez-up-walking-doubts-persist.html 2012-12-25T20:48:00Z