Raul Castro

First US Cruise Departed to Cuba for the First Time in Decades

Hundreds were abroad in the Adonia cruise ship as the ship departed from a Miami seaport to Cuba. It...

May 04, 2016 02:35 AM EDT

Cuba reduces prices of stable foods

The government of Cuba said that it will trim the prices of few basic food products by 20%. The redu...

Apr 22, 2016 10:39 AM EDT

Cuban leaders criticize ways of bureaucracy and private sector

In a meeting held on Monday, the Cuba's top leaders and officials have expressed their concerns on t...

Apr 19, 2016 02:10 AM EDT

Barack Obama, Raul Castro spar on human rights violations in Cuba

U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro aired their differences on the existence...

Mar 22, 2016 01:40 AM EDT

With U.S.-Cuba detente, a battle over trademarks looms

When Julio Manzini decided two years ago to name his small restaurant McDonald's after the famous fa...

Nov 25, 2015 10:08 PM EST

Amid renewed U.S.-Cuba ties, U.N. condemns embargo for 24th year

The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday condemned a U.S. trade embargo on Cuba for the 24th y...

Oct 27, 2015 10:43 PM EDT

Amnesty International declares Cuba graffiti artist a prisoner of conscience

Amnesty International on Tuesday declared a Cuban graffiti artist as the country's only prisoner of ...

Oct 02, 2015 02:24 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

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

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.-Cuba deal expected in early July to restore ties, reopen embassies

The Obama administration is expected to announce an agreement with Cuba in early July to reopen emba...

Jun 13, 2015 05:35 AM EDT

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