US official praises thaw in Cuba relations A US State Department official has praised the tone of current relations between the United States and Cuba, and visited jailed US contractor Alan Gross ... News • 11 Jan 14
Cuba refused access to US whistleblower Former CIA contractor Edward Snowden got stuck in the transit zone of a Moscow airport because Havana said it would not let him fly from ... News • 26 Aug 13
Jet engines hidden under sugar on seized ship Panamanian investigators unloading the cargo of a seized North Korean ship carrying arms from Cuba under sacks of brown sugar have found 12 engines for ... News • 31 Jul 13
Cuba says 'obsolete' weapons on North Korean ship Cuba has said a North Korean cargo ship seized in Panama was loaded at one of its ports with 10,000 tonnes of sugar and 240 ... News • 17 Jul 13
First woman on FBI terrorist 'wanted' list The FBI has made the fugitive member of a black militant group convicted of murdering a US state trooper, now living in Cuba, the first ... News • 03 May 13
Cuba's Raul Castro to retire as leader in 2018 Cuban President Raul Castro has said he will stand down at the end of his second term in 2018, ending the Castro political era. News • 25 Feb 13
First outbreak of cholera in Havana in 50 years The health ministry in Cuba has confirmed the first outbreak of cholera in the capital, Havana, in over half a century. News • 17 Jan 13
Cuban dissidents cleared for travel under new law Cubans have formed long lines outside travel agencies and migration offices in Havana this week as a highly-anticipated new law took effect ending the island's ... Special Reports • 21 Jan 13
Hugo Chavez suffers cancer recurrence Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has made a televised address to his nation, announcing that his cancer has returned. News • 09 Dec 12
Hurricane Sandy leaves 21 people dead in Caribbean Hurricane Sandy has killed at least 21 people in the Caribbean, but weakened as it reached the central Bahamas last night. News • 30 Oct 12
Bahamas in the path of Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Sandy has grown into a major potential threat to the east coast of the United States after hammering Cuba's second-largest city and taking aim ... News • 25 Oct 12
Cuba scraps exit visa requirement Cuba will scrap broad travel restrictions starting in January, easing most Cubans' exit and return. News • 16 Oct 12
Pressure on US over Cuba as Americas summit ends Leaders from across the Americas ended a two-day summit in Columbia with no final statement, failing to agree on Cuba's inclusion at future summits in ... News • 16 Apr 12
Pope meets Fidel Castro after Havana mass Pope Benedict has urged Cubans to search for "authentic freedom" and wound up his trip with a meeting with the communist country's revolutionary icon Fidel ... News • 28 Mar 12
Pope celebrates open-air mass in Cuba Pope Benedict XVI has celebrated an open-air mass for tens of thousands of people in the city of Santiago on the first day of his ... News • 27 Mar 12
Pope Benedict begins Cuba visit Pope Benedict arrives in Cuba today on a three-day visit that has fuelled aspirations for deeper economic and political change on the communist-run island. News • 27 Mar 12
