Cuba
US sends 6 Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo to Oman for resettlement
Middle East
June 13, 2015
US sends 6 Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo to Oman for resettlement
Six Yemenis held for more than a decade at the US military prison at Guantanamo have been flown to Oman…
Hollande becomes first French president to visit Cuba
World
May 11, 2015
Hollande becomes first French president to visit Cuba
French President Francois Hollande is making the first visit to Cuba by a French head of state on Monday, attempting…
Thousands call for gay rights in Cuba at symbolic marriage march
World
May 10, 2015
Thousands call for gay rights in Cuba at symbolic marriage march
Thousands marched in Havana Saturday to support gay rights and to join a symbolic marriage ceremony organized by President Raul…
Obama to remove Cuba from terror blacklist
World
April 15, 2015
Obama to remove Cuba from terror blacklist
US President Barack Obama has agreed to take Cuba off a list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House…
Obama, Castro shake hands as US, Cuba seek better ties
World
April 11, 2015
Obama, Castro shake hands as US, Cuba seek better ties
President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shook hands on Friday at a summit in Panama, a symbolically charged…
Fidel Castro makes first public appearance in 14 months
World
April 5, 2015
Fidel Castro makes first public appearance in 14 months
Cuba’s former president and revolutionary icon Fidel Castro has made his first public appearance in 14 months, local media reported…
EU’s foreign policy chief to visit Cuba as ties with West warm
World
March 15, 2015
EU’s foreign policy chief to visit Cuba as ties with West warm
The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, is to visit Cuba this month in the latest sign of warming…
Cuba, US at odds on ending Havana’s terror blacklist
World
February 26, 2015
Cuba, US at odds on ending Havana’s terror blacklist
Just two days ahead of a second round of talks on restoring diplomatic ties frozen for five decades, Cuba and…
US says first talks with Cuba on renewing ties January 21-22
World
January 8, 2015
US says first talks with Cuba on renewing ties January 21-22
The United States and Cuba will hold their first meeting January 21 in Havana on normalizing diplomatic relations, the State…
Iran hails US-Cuba thaw as proof sanctions don’t work
World
December 21, 2014
Iran hails US-Cuba thaw as proof sanctions don’t work
Iran has seized on Washington's historic rapprochement with Cuba after five decades of Cold War standoff as proof that big…