Cuba

Pope's meeting with Kentucky clerk divides public after U.S. visit

A Kentucky county clerk who had been jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex coup...

Oct 01, 2015 02:29 AM EDT

At U.N., Castro says U.S. must end embargo to have normal Cuba ties

Cuban President Raul Castro told the U.N. General Assembly on Monday that normal relations with the ...

Sep 28, 2015 06:20 PM EDT

Pope meets Fidel Castro, warns against ideology on Cuba trip

Pope Francis met Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Sunday hours after warning Cubans to be...

Sep 20, 2015 08:58 PM EDT

Starbucks? OK. Lattes? No! Cuba business rules, still complex after U.S. changes

Starbucks Corp can move to Cuba, but it still cannot sell lattes there. The Obama administration on ...

Sep 19, 2015 03:15 AM EDT

U.S., Cuba set agenda on improving relations

Cuba and the United States on Friday set an agenda for improving relations, putting a priority on mo...

Sep 12, 2015 02:07 AM EDT

Kerry urges 'genuine democracy' at U.S. flag ceremony in Cuba

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry declared a new era in relations as he celebrated restored diploma...

Aug 14, 2015 05:27 PM EDT

In another symbol of thawing ties, Kerry to raise U.S. flag at restored Havana embassy

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry travels to Cuba on Friday to raise the U.S. flag at the recently ...

Aug 14, 2015 01:50 AM EDT

Lawmakers to demand full accounting on human trafficking report

Senior U.S. lawmakers expressed concern on Tuesday about whether the State Department’s annual glo...

Aug 04, 2015 08:56 PM EDT

Obama administration faces criticism over human trafficking report

Several U.S. politicians sharply criticized the Obama administration on Monday over an annual global...

Aug 04, 2015 03:10 AM EDT

Some Guantanamo inmates would go to U.S. under new plan: Obama aide

A plan being drafted for closing the Guantanamo military jail will call for the transfer to U.S. pri...

Jul 27, 2015 09:52 AM EDT

Cuba opens Washington embassy, urges end to embargo

The Cuban flag was raised over Havana’s embassy in Washington on Monday for the first time in 54 y...

Jul 20, 2015 06:52 PM EDT

U.S., Cuba quietly open historic new chapter in post-Cold War ties

The United States and Cuba quietly ushered in a new era of post-Cold War relations on Monday, formal...

Jul 20, 2015 07:15 AM EDT

Castro sees Cuba, U.S. breaking with past, coexisting in peace

Cuba is prepared to break with the contentious past and peacefully coexist with the United States, C...

Jul 15, 2015 05:35 PM EDT

U.S. raises concern over detention of 100 activists in Cuba

The U.S. State Department raised concern on Tuesday about the detentions of some 100 peaceful activi...

Jul 07, 2015 06:50 PM EDT

Carnival gets U.S. approval to operate Cuba cruises

Carnival Corp (CCL.N), the world's largest cruise operator, said it had received U.S. approvals to o...

Jul 07, 2015 10:09 AM EDT

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