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

World

Foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla spells out Cuba's new revolution

Presidential candidates will certainly have to deal with a new and unprecedented situation in the relations between the United States and Cuba

04/02/2016

World News

Cuba: 'complete end to US embargo needed' to normalise relations

Cuba is entering a new era in diplomatic relations. At the start of 2016, President Raul Castro became the first Cuban leader to visit France in 21

03/02/2016

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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

France

Cuba and France sign deals and promise to deepen friendly ties

Cuban leader Raul Castro and France’s President Hollande have celebrated a successful start to the veteran Communist’s tour of France. He is the

01/02/2016

World News

Cuba: Raul Castro on state visit to Paris

The diplomatic courtship steps up a gear, with Raul Castro in Paris for the first visit to Europe by a Cuban leader for two decades.

01/02/2016

World News

Further sanctions on Cuba lifted

The United States on Tuesday announced further easing of sanctions on Cuba, the latest move towards fully restoring relations with Communist-run

26/01/2016

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

31/12/2015

Costa Rica

Cuban migrants still stranded in Costa Rica

Four thousand Cuban migrants did their best to celebrate Christmas despite being stranded in Costa Rica for months. On Christmas Eve, they cooked

26/12/2015

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

World News

Direct mail service to resume between US and Cuba

Cuba and the US have agreed to restore a direct postal service. It is one of the first bilateral deals since the former Cold War foes re-established

12/12/2015

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

USA

Amer Shaker released from Guantanamo Bay

Amer Shaker, the last British resident to be held in Guantanamo Bay US military prison, has been released according to the UK home secretary. Amer

30/10/2015

Culture news

Gloria's life: On Your Feet!

On Your Feet is a new Broadway musical about the lives of Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan and her husband, Emilio. Ana Villafane plays Gloria

29/10/2015