Cuba
Fidel Castro’s eldest son ‘Fidelito’ commits suicide
World
February 2, 2018
Fidel Castro’s eldest son ‘Fidelito’ commits suicide
The eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, committed suicide on Thursday aged 68 after…
Castro freezes Cuban private sector, throws future in doubt
World
February 1, 2018
Castro freezes Cuban private sector, throws future in doubt
Two years after taking office, President Raul Castro widened the niche for private enterprise in Cuba’s state-dominated economy. Capitalism came…
US torture continues at Guantanamo Bay, warns UN expert
World
December 14, 2017
US torture continues at Guantanamo Bay, warns UN expert
The US has continued to torture detainees held at the controversial detention center in Cuba, said the UN’s expert on…
Men due to leave Guantanamo Bay under Obama seem stuck under Trump
World
December 13, 2017
Men due to leave Guantanamo Bay under Obama seem stuck under Trump
Abdellatif Nasser got what he thought was the best news possible in the summer of 2016: One of his lawyers…
Cuba to make it easier for Cuban Americans to visit
World
October 29, 2017
Cuba to make it easier for Cuban Americans to visit
Cuba will make it easier for its US-based citizens to travel to the island, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on…
As US warns of Cuba attacks, tourists ask: Were we hit, too?
World
October 19, 2017
As US warns of Cuba attacks, tourists ask: Were we hit, too?
Chris Allen’s phone started buzzing as word broke that invisible attacks in Cuba had hit a US government worker at…
Dangerous sound? What Americans heard in Cuba attacks
World
October 13, 2017
Dangerous sound? What Americans heard in Cuba attacks
It sounds sort of like a mass of crickets. A high-pitched whine, but from what? It seems to undulate, even…
Analysis: If attacks aim to divide US-Cuba, they’re working
World
October 4, 2017
Analysis: If attacks aim to divide US-Cuba, they’re working
When Americans started falling ill last year in Havana, the victims of eerie, invisible attacks, investigators seized on a key…
Ties threatened: US to ask Cuba to cut most of its diplomats
World
October 3, 2017
Ties threatened: US to ask Cuba to cut most of its diplomats
Only days ago, the United States and Cuba maintained dozens of diplomats in newly re-opened embassies in Havana and Washington,…
Cuba mystery: What theories US investigators are pursuing
Health & Fitness
September 18, 2017
Cuba mystery: What theories US investigators are pursuing
There must be an answer. Whatever is harming US diplomats in Havana, it has eluded the doctors, scientists and intelligence…