http://www.mail.com/people/4718-fidel-castro.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/people/4718-fidel-castro.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2105426-canada-businessmans-corruption-trial-cuba.html HAVANA (AP) — A Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba apparently went on trial Thursday, nearly two years after he was detained and his import company, Tri-Star Caribbean, was shuttered. Sarkis Yacoubian arrived at an Interior Ministry courthouse in Havana in a black sedan with tinted windows, and was seen being escorted inside by t... Thu, 23 May 2013 16:53:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2105426-canada-businessmans-corruption-trial-cuba.html 2013-05-23T16:53:39Z 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/2076024-seeking-re-election-imelda-extends-marcos-dynasty.html MARCOS, Philippines (AP) — Twenty-seven years after a public revolt ousted her dictator husband, Imelda Marcos is the Philippines' ultimate political survivor: She dazzled voters with her bouffant hairstyle, oversized jewelry and big talk on the campaign trail this week bidding to keep her seat in Congress. Ferdinand Marcos' widow is widely expected to wi... Sat, 11 May 2013 00:27:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076024-seeking-re-election-imelda-extends-marcos-dynasty.html 2013-05-11T00:27:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2066380-items-hemingways-cuba-to-jfk-library.html WASHINGTON (AP) — While most Americans have never seen Ernest Hemingway's home in Cuba where he wrote some of his most famous books, a set of 2,000 recently digitized records delivered to the United States will give scholars and the public a fuller view of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist's life. A private U.S. foundation is working with Cuba to preserve ... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2066380-items-hemingways-cuba-to-jfk-library.html 2013-05-06T21:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061318-apnewsbreak-us-judge-allows-spy-to-stay-cuba.html MIAMI (AP) — One of the convicted spies known as the "Cuban Five" will be able to permanently remain in Cuba in exchange for renouncing his U.S. citizenship, a federal judge ruled Friday after U.S. officials dropped their initial opposition. Rene Gonzalez, 56, has been in Cuba since April 22 to attend memorial services for his father, who died earlier las... Fri, 03 May 2013 18:24:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061318-apnewsbreak-us-judge-allows-spy-to-stay-cuba.html 2013-05-03T18:24:07Z 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/sports/baseball/2044948-worlds-oldest-ex-big-leaguer-turns-102-cuba.html HAVANA (AP) — There weren't nearly enough birthday candles on hand to do justice to Conrado Marrero, the world's oldest living former Major League Baseball player. So the Cuban hurler had to make do with just one atop the cake Thursday as he celebrated his 102nd birthday at his modest Havana apartment, surrounded by family and friends with an unlit Cuban cigar in his mouth a... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:15:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2044948-worlds-oldest-ex-big-leaguer-turns-102-cuba.html 2013-04-25T21:15:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042484-venezuela-wrestles-truth-bombing-claims.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hours after barely winning Venezuela's presidential election, the ruling party started to flood state media with accusations that opposition provocateurs were firebombing Cuban-run neighborhood health clinics across the country in revenge. More than a week later, a national dispute is raging as the opposition wages a remarkably s... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:33:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042484-venezuela-wrestles-truth-bombing-claims.html 2013-04-24T21:33:38Z 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/politics/2011184-under-radar-cuba-us-work-together.html HAVANA (AP) — Cuba and the United States may be longtime enemies with a bucket overflowing with grievances, but the fast return of a Florida couple who fled U.S. authorities with their two kidnapped children in tow shows the Cold War enemies are capable of remarkable cooperation on many issues. Indeed, diplomats and observers on both sides of the Florida ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:45:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2011184-under-radar-cuba-us-work-together.html 2013-04-10T19:45:09Z 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/business/economy/1984906-cuban-revolution-video-game-treatment.html HAVANA (AP) — Fight your way through mangrove swamps shoulder-to-shoulder with bearded guerrillas clad in the olive green of Fidel Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Your mission: Topple 1950s Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Out to foil you are helmeted Batista soldiers and police in mustard-yellow uniforms who pop out from behind trees and fire from tru... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:35:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1984906-cuban-revolution-video-game-treatment.html 2013-03-28T17:35:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1973766-cuban-pianist-bebo-valdes-dies-sweden-age-94.html MADRID (AP) — Renowned Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes, a composer and bandleader who recorded with Nat "King" Cole, was musical director at Havana's legendary Tropicana Club and a key participant in the golden age of Cuban music, has died in Sweden at age 94. The news of his death was confirmed by Cindy Byram, the agent of Valdes' son Chucho Valdes, who is a w... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:02:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1973766-cuban-pianist-bebo-valdes-dies-sweden-age-94.html 2013-03-22T22:02:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1970506-cuba-eyes-semi-pro-league-to-reinvigorate-boxing.html HAVANA (AP) — 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. Back then, pro boxing was deemed corrupting and exploitative, and the big purses not in line with socialist egalitarian ideals. Now the island is on verge of relaxing the monopoly of amateur bo... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:21:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1970506-cuba-eyes-semi-pro-league-to-reinvigorate-boxing.html 2013-03-21T19:21:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1946014-hand-picked-chavez-successor-registers-election.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Thousands of cheering, crying admirers accompanied President Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor Monday as he registered to be a candidate to replace the dead leader, while forcing the main opposition candidate to delay his entry into the race. The massive crowd thronged acting President Nicolas Maduro and blocked opposition cand... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:52:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1946014-hand-picked-chavez-successor-registers-election.html 2013-03-11T22:52:11Z 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/politics/1939220-wild-card-venezuela-armed-chavistas.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The banner just inside the poor neighborhood in western Caracas reads, "Loyal to Comandante Chavez." The guard at the gate ensures no one enters without permission — not even the police. The "23 of January" redoubt is home to a small army of pistol-toting young men who see themselves as guardians of President Hugo Chavez's "socia... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:32:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1939220-wild-card-venezuela-armed-chavistas.html 2013-03-08T00:32:02Z 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/world/1934058-key-dates-hugo-chavezs-political-life.html Key events in Hugo Chavez's life: Feb. 4, 1992 — Army paratrooper Lt. Col. Chavez leads botched coup against President Carlos Andres Perez. Faces possible 30-year prison term. March 26, 1994 — After two years in jail awaiting trial, Chavez and fellow plotters set free when President Rafael Caldera dismisses charges. ... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:52:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1934058-key-dates-hugo-chavezs-political-life.html 2013-03-05T22:52:19Z 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/scitech/health/1904568-bolivia-leader-unable-to-visit-chavez-hospital.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — 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 in Caracas where the Venezuelan president is undergoing unspecified cancer treatment. Morales had arrived at the hospital on Tuesday night along with Vice President Nicolas Maduro in ... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:47:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1904568-bolivia-leader-unable-to-visit-chavez-hospital.html 2013-02-20T23:47:07Z 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