Korea Seven handshakes that changed the world A symbol of peace and unification, handshakes seal deals big and small, not always with the willing participation of both parties... 27/04/2018
Cuba Dawn of a new era in Cuba as Miguel Diaz-Canel takes charge Raúl Castro stepped down as president but remains at the head of the communist party 21/04/2018
Cuba The Castro era ends in Cuba but the US says nothing to celebrate Washington claims change is no change at all, as Cubans were not given a choice over their new leader. 20/04/2018
Cuba Castro era ends as Miguel Diaz-Canel is sworn in as president in Cuba Fidel and Raul Castro had ruled the Carribean island since the 1959 revolution 19/04/2018
Cuba The end of almost 60 years of Castro rule for Cuba Cubans wait to see if a change in leadership can re-vitalise the island's flagging economy 18/04/2018
Cuba Cuba after the Castros Cubans are set to welcome their first non-Castro president in more than 40 years as lawmakers gather for a two-day session to name the country's new leader 18/04/2018
Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel: The Post-Castro President A new era begins in Cuba this week, when Fidel Castro's younger brother Raul Castro, 86, steps down as president 17/04/2018
world news Post-castro era looms as Cubans vote Cuba holds election to ratify a new national assembly 12/03/2018
no comment Cuba stilll holds torch for Marti Cities across the island hold torchlit marches for 165th anniversary of revolutionary hero Jose Marti's birth 28/01/2018
Cuba Cubans vote in local elections Millions of Cubans vote in local polls, the only publically contested part of the electoral process 27/11/2017
Cuba Cuba criticises Trump’s policy rollback Cuba condemns US President Donald Trump's policy backtrack on trade and travel ties with the island. 17/06/2017
Cuba Cuba's Fidel Castro dies at 90 His brother Raul announced to the nation that the Cuban revolutionary leader and ex-president passed away on November 25th. 26/11/2016
Cuba Fidel Castro 1926-2016 A hero in the eyes of many, dictator Fidel Castro’s revolutionary fire for decades lit up global politics. 26/11/2016
Cuba Cuba feels the benefits of being back in favour in Washington After more than half a century of freezing Cuba out of diplomatic relations the last year has seen an abrupt turnaround between Havana and Washington. 31/08/2016
Cuba Cuban Communist party re-elects Raul Castro as leader No surprises in Cuba, where the Communist party has agreed that Raul Castro should serve a second term as head of the party. The 84-year old has 19/04/2016
Sport Tampa Bay ray of light on US Cuban relations The historic baseball match between Cuba and the Tampa Bay Rays was beautiful theatre. Baseball diplomacy in Havana. 23/03/2016
Cuba President Barack Obama recognises sanctions imposed on Cuba have not worked With a wave before boarding Air Force 1 President Baracj Obama left Cuba. But it is an image that does not portray the deep significance of President 23/03/2016
Cuba Baseball and diplomacy - Obama ends his landmark trip to Cuba Even in Cuba the victims of the Brussels bomb attacks were remembered in a minutes silence at the start of a baseball match attended by President 23/03/2016
Cuba Obama and Castro meet ahead of high-profile talks in Havana The economy and human rights will be high on the agenda of talks between the US and Cuban presidents as they meet in the Cuban capital 21/03/2016
Cuba President Barack Obama breaks 88 year gap with visit to Cuba From the sepia tainted era of President Calvin Coolidge’s arrival in Cuba by warship to the jet powered landing by President Barack Obama – it is a 21/03/2016
Cuba Obama visits Old Havana at the start of a historic tour to Cuba President Barack Obama and his family visit Havana’s old quarter as a three-day-trip gets under way to the country which hasn’t seen a US president 21/03/2016
Cuba Obama sends letter on first direct US mail flight to Cuba They are unlikely pen-pals. But Barack Obama and a Cuban pensioner have exchanged letters, with the US leader responding to the 76-year-old’s 18/03/2016
Cuba EU and Cuba normalise relations ahead of historic Obama visit Just days before President Obama visits Cuba, the European Union has normalised relations with the Communist-run island. Hosted by President Raul 12/03/2016
world news President Obama heads to Havana for historic visit US President Barack Obama has confirmed he’s to make a historic visit to Cuba next month. It’ll be the first sitting American presidential trip to 18/02/2016
Cuba 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
no comment 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
