World news about “Fidel Castro” published by euronews.
Fidel Castro near tears as he listens to Chavez song The former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has been shown on state television visibly moved as he listened to a song in memory of his close ally, the late… 12/04/2013
Cuba-Venezuela ties tenuous Cuba is on Venezuelan economic life support. With leader Hugo Chávez dead, there is speculation that Cuba as we know it may not survive. Havana’s options just… 06/03/2013
Fidel back at the national assembly – nocomment Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro made a rare public appearance by joining the opening session in the National Assembly amid speculation the gathering could… 27/02/2013
Pope Benedict XVI meets Fidel Castro in HavanaPope Benedict XVI meets former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Havana. REUTERS/Alex Castro 29/03/2012
Painted mural by the Union of Young Communists in HavanaA man rides his motorcycle past a freshly painted mural by the Union of Young Communists a day before a military parade to mark the 1961 U.S.-backed Bay of… 16/04/2011
Cuba election: Castro makes rare appearanceFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare appearance, venturing outside his home to vote in the country’s parliamentary… 04/02/2013
Castro appears in public to vote in CubaRetired Cuban leader Fidel Castro chatted with well-wishers and reporters in Havana as he voted in the country’s general election. It was the 86-year-old… 04/02/2013
Ex-revolutionary Gutierrez-Menoyo dies in CubaFormer Cuban revolutionary Eloy Gutierrez-Menoyo, who later became a dissident has died from a heart attack in Havana at the age of 77. Gutierrez-Menoyo was a… 27/10/2012
Cuba’s Castro denies media reports that he is dyingFormer Cuban president Fidel Castro denied on Monday that he is dying. The 86-year-old published photos and a strongly-worded article in the Communist Party… 22/10/2012
Cuba’s Fidel Castro said to be in good healthFormer Cuban leader Fidel Castro is alive and well. That is according to former Venezuelan vice president Elias Jaua, who says he met the 86-year-old over the… 21/10/2012
Cuba: Fidel Castro’s photographer Liborio Noval diesFidel Castro’s former photographer who followed the ex-Cuban leader for almost half a century has died. Liborio Noval, who was 78, was known internationally… 30/09/2012
Fidel Castro turns 86Revered former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has celebrated his 86th birthday but in private. Last seen in public during Pope Benedict’s visit in March, there is… 14/08/2012
Pope calls for an end to US embargo on CubaOn his third and final day in Cuba, Pope Benedict has called for an end to the 50-year-long US trade embargo while urging the communist island to… 29/03/2012
Cuba rules out political reform despite papal visitHopes that Pope Benedict’s visit to Cuba would be the catalyst for change were firmly squashed when he arrived in Havana. The pontiff was warmly welcomed on… 28/03/2012
Pope visit raises reform hopes in CubaThere was no sign of the historically frosty relations between Cuba and the Vatican as the Pope arrived for a three-day visit to the communist-led island… 26/03/2012
Back in the Day: Castro comes to power in CubaFebruary 16, 1959. Fidel Castro is sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba, beginning a near-50 year rule as the country’s leader. A leftist revolutionary since… 14/02/2012
Cuba’s Castro unveils ‘Guerilla of Time’ memoirsFormer Cuban president Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance at the launch of his memoirs in Havana. The 85-year-old was promoting ‘A Guerilla of… 05/02/2012
Beware Twitter – Castro not dead…againTwitter may be a great tool for giving and getting real time information from all over the world but it is also a dangerous machine for spreading false… 03/01/2012
Cuba’s Castro approves prisoner amnestyCuban President Raul Castro granted an amnesty to nearly 3,000 prisoners on Saturday but an American convicted of spying is not on the list. Castro told… 24/12/2011
Cuba celebrates its saint for first time in yearsNew pictures show the Castro regime in Cuba is relaxing its stance on processions by allowing one to take place for the first time in nearly 60 years. … 05/09/2011
Cuba’s Fidel Castro celebrates 85 yearsCuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro turns 85 on Saturday. Having governed the country for 49 years, he gave up his last leadership post earlier this year… 13/08/2011
Cuban parliament gives green light to reformsCuba’s parliament has approved plans to overhaul the country’s stagnating, state-dominated economy and lift some restrictions on citizens’ lives. The ruling… 02/08/2011
Cuba looks to the future, while marking its pastAs Cuba marked one of the biggest days in the history of its revolution, leaders were pledging to pursue reforms of the island’s Soviet-style economy. It… 27/07/2011
Venezuelans urged to support ailing ChavezVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez is reportedly in a critical condition after surgery in Cuba. Rumours are circulating about the leader’s health after an… 26/06/2011
Chavez meets Castros in Cuba after operationVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has met with Raul and Fidel Castro in Cuba during his convalescence after surgery in Havana for a “pelvic abscess”. He… 19/06/2011
Cuban emotion as Fidel Castro says ‘no more’Fidel Castro has formally taken a bow out of Cuban politics before an emotional gathering of the country’s Communist Party. The party congress is supposed… 19/04/2011
Warm welcome for Fidel Castro at party congressCuba’s Communist Party has held a congress in Havana that has been as emotional as it was historic. The man who drove the revolution in 1959, and then led… 19/04/2011
Fidel quits Communist Party leadership as Cuba looks to reformFidel Castro has stepped down as head of Cuba’s Communist Party. The move comes as the party holds a key congress to plot the country’s future. President… 19/04/2011
Castro announces two term-limit for Cuba’s leadersCubans have been digesting moves made by President Raul Castro to limit the term the country’s rulers can serve to two five year-terms. The president says… 18/04/2011
Raul Castro calls for change at the top in CubaThe Cuban communist party is holding its first congress in 14 years, the first without Fidel Castro, and one that is indicating his brother Raul’s… 17/04/2011
Cuba’s Fidel Castro signals departure as party chiefCuba’s former president Fidel Castro may have given up his last leadership post. The 84-year-old told students in Havana that frail health had forced him to… 19/11/2010
Castro marks 50 years of “neighbourhood watch”Cuba’s former president Fidel Castro has marked the 50th anniversary of the start of his war of ideas with the United States. To celebrate the occasion he… 28/09/2010
Castro’s words misinterpretedFormer Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said comments he made about Cuba’s economic system to a American journalist were misinterpreted. Earlier this week… 11/09/2010
Fidel admits failure: The Cuban model doesn’t workCapitalism’s favourite bogeyman Fidel Castro has admitted that the communist economic model doesn’t work. Cuba’s former long-time leader made his surprising… 09/09/2010
Cuba celebrates Fidel Castro’s 84th birthdayHe is back in the limelight with a barrage of public appearances, making key speeches and warning of nuclear war. But Fidel Castro’s birthday has… 14/08/2010
Cuba’s Castro turns 84This Friday 13 marks Fidel Castro’s 84th birthday. Demonstrating his longevity already last week he gave a short speech in the parliament in Havana. It… 13/08/2010
Fidel Castro warns of nuclear war in rare speechFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro has warned Barack Obama and other world leaders to avoid nuclear war with Iran. The 83-year-old has made a number of… 08/08/2010
Fidel Castro makes rare speechFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro has addressed the island’s parliament for the first time since he stepped down due to ill health four years ago. It… 07/08/2010
Fidel Castro firmly back in the spotlightIt is confirmation of his emergence from four years of seclusion. The former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has made a public appearance at ceremonies in Havana to… 27/07/2010
Fidel Castro wears military shirt for latest outingMusic played on Cuban television as Fidel Castro, looking almost like his old self in a green military shirt, made his latest public appearance. Given a… 25/07/2010
Fidel Castro makes rare TV appearanceFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro has made his first appearance on state television a day after being photographed in public for the first time in four… 13/07/2010
Cuba’s Ladies in White continue protestA group of Cuban female dissidents dubbed “the Ladies in White” have marched for a fourth day in Havana to demand anti-government activists be freed from… 19/03/2010
Raul Castro blames America for dissident’s deathBrazilian President, Lula da Silva, has met with former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro. During his visit to Havana on Wednesday, Brazil’s head of state described… 25/02/2010
New photos prove Castro is aliveCuba’s PR machine has swung into action to scotch rumours that Fidel Castro has died, or is seriously ill. New pictures, with Argentina’s President Cristina… 23/01/2009
Cuba celebrates 50 years of revolutionOn January 1 1959, Fidel Castro proclaimed the “beginning of the Revolution” in Santiago, Cuba. While initially nationalist, the revolution soon became… 01/01/2009
