Cuba-U.S. normalization negotiations begin
The dramatic announcement by Raul Castro and Barack Obama on the normalization of relations between Cuba and the U.S. has already borne fruit.
Cuba’s infant mortality rate at its lowest level ever
Cuba's infant mortality rate (IMR) for 2014 was 4.2, unchanged from the previous year and again the lowest in Cuban history.
“Here, nobody surrenders”: 56 years since the Cuban Revolution
The Cubans greeted the victory of the Revolution with rejoicing and a burst of energy as they put their shoulders to the wheel of building a new society on socialist principles.
Caribbean states, Uruguayan president demand end of U.S. blockade of Cuba
The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has once more called for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba.
The worry about Assata Shakur
A concern has been raised about the fate of Assata Shakur, an African-American activist who was given political asylum by the government of Fidel Castro in 1982.
