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Rolling Stones to rock in Cuba

The Rolling Stones have announced they are to give a free open air concert in Cuba later this month. The Havana gig will come three days after an

02/03/2016

Cuba

Cuba's Ramon Castro dies, aged 91

The older brother of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and current President Raul has died. Ramon Castro, 91, preferred tending crops and livestock to

24/02/2016

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US President Barack Obama 'to visit Cuba in coming weeks' - sources

US President Barack Obama is to pay a historic visit to Cuba "in the coming weeks" marking the conclusion of his efforts to restore relations following half a century of tensions between Washington an

18/02/2016

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White House to announce Cuba visit for President Obama, the first to the nation by a sitting president in 80 years

18/02/2016

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Direct flights between US and Cuba to resume after 50 years

Direct airline services between the US and Cuba are to be resumed after more than 50 years. Officials are due to sign an aviation pact in Havana

16/02/2016

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Catholic and Russian Orthodox leaders end 1000-year standoff

It is a meeting that may signal the beginning of the end of nearly 1000 years of bitter and often bloody rivalry between two branches of the

13/02/2016

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Historic meeting of Pope Francis and Partiarch Kirill in Cuba

The leaders of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches meet in Havana on Friday. Pope Francis and Partiarch Kirill are guests of Cuba’s

12/02/2016

Cuba

Stage is set ahead of historic pope-patriarch meeting

The stage is set, now all that remains is for the lead actors to arrive. A historic reunion of East and West is scheduled for Friday (February 12)

11/02/2016

Sport

Famed Cuban baseball brothers believed to have defected to US

Two high-profile baseball playing brothers from Cuba have reportedly abandoned a team travelling in the Dominican Republic with national media

09/02/2016

Cuba

East meets West: Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis to talk in Cuba

East is to join West in a historic meeting between the heads of the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches in Cuba.

05/02/2016

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Diplomatic triumph? Castro's historic visit to France

This is Cuba president Raul Castro at the tomb of the unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Castro’s visit to France is the first

02/02/2016

Cuba

Cuba: Europe's new market

French President Francois Hollande was, in May last year the first Western head of state to visit Cuba after the thaw in relations between the

01/02/2016

Sport

Havana Grand Prix 2016: Cuban judokas strike gold on final day of home event

The first two days of the Havana Judo Grand Prix were disappointing for the Cuban contingent to say the least.

25/01/2016

Cuba

Cubans mark Revolution anniversary, as world celebrates new year

As the world celebrates the start of a new year, Cubans are also marking the 57th anniversary of the Revolution. The past twelve months have been

01/01/2016

Cuba

Postal flights between US and Cuba receive stamp of approval

Today (December 17) marks one year since the United States and Cuba decided to normalise relations. That was nearly two years after Cuban President

17/12/2015

Sport

Cuban baseball stars return home for goodwill tour

A group of Major League Baseball players and executives took advantage of improving diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba to visit the island

16/12/2015

Cuba

UN Human Rights Day sees protests, detentions in Cuba

Police made at least six arrests in Havana and dissidents claimed at least 100 nationwide in Cuba. The capital saw scuffles but little more on the

11/12/2015

Sport

Penn State begin historic baseball tour in Cuba

To help mark the thaw in relations between Cuba and the United States the Pennsylvania State University baseball team embarked on a four-game

25/11/2015

Cuba

UN fails for 24th time to get unanimous rejection of America's Cuban embargo

There has been some surprise that despite the warming in US-Cuban relations, the annual Cuban attempt to get the US sanctions on the island condemned

28/10/2015

Cuba

UN votes to condemn United States embargo on Cuba

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to condemn the United States embargo on Cuba. It was the first vote on the resolution since the two

27/10/2015

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US painting duo seeks inspiration in Cuba

US artists Kurtis Ceppetelli and Matthew Malone are a creative duo who have been painting together since 2009. They recently travelled to Cuba to

05/10/2015

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Pope Francis visits holy shrine on last full day in Cuba

Pope Francis ended his last full day in Cuba at the country’s holiest shrine, the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, outside the island’s second-largest

22/09/2015

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Cuba: Thousands attend Pope's mass, dozens denied entry, reports suggest

Pope Francis has so far avoided overt discussion of Cuban politics during his first ever trip to the communist-run island. The 78-year-old Argentine

21/09/2015

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Tens of thousands of Cubans hear Pope's Mass

21/09/2015

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When Francis met Fidel: 'Relaxed' talks between visiting Pope and Cuba's revolutionary icon

Religion and world affairs were, not surprisingly, the two key talking points when Pope Francis visited Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on

21/09/2015

Cuba

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Havana's Revolution Square

20/09/2015