U.S. hopes for democratic Cuba s...   Feb 18, 2007 09:02:05

WASHINGTON // The Bush administration remains hopeful that the death of Fidel Castro will unleash grass-roots pressure among Cubans for democratic change, but many analysts see little threat to the regime under the thus-far seamless succession of his brother Raul. As U.S. officials see it, the seismic political event for Cuba has yet to come. "We don't feel that we've lost an important moment... Read More

Castro's condition serious, Span...   Jan 16, 2007 05:01:58

HAVANA -- Cuban leader Fidel Castro is in serious condition after three failed operations on his large intestine for diverticulitis complicated by infection, the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported.Castro, 80, suffered a serious infection that worsened to peritonitis, the newspaper said in today's editions. It cited two medical sources at the Madrid hospital where a surgeon who visited Castro in... Read More

Cuba condemns Saddam's execution   Jan 02, 2007 05:01:13

Communist Cuba on Tuesday condemned the execution of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and called for the end to the war it said had caused the suffering of millions of innocent Iraqis. Saddam's execution by hanging over the weekend was "an illegal act in a country that has been driven toward an internal conflict in which millions of citizens have been exiled or lost their lives," the Fo... Read More

Cuba moves on without Castro   Dec 23, 2006 10:12:47

HAVANA – Fidel Castro’s chair was empty Friday, but Cuban lawmakers quickly approved a spending plan for 2007 in their first session since he fell ill, a sign the Communist government will sail ahead without the bearded leader at its helm. The empty chair on the stage facing rows of more than 500 National Assembly deputies was a gaping reminder of the 80-year-old Castro’s illness and the... Read More

Raul Castro calls for more polic...   Dec 21, 2006 05:12:50

Cuba's interim leader Raul Castro, signaling a different style of government from his ailing brother Fidel Castro, on Wednesday called for greater debate on public policies in the communist-run country. "Sometimes people fear the word disagree, but I say the more debate and the more disagreement you have, the better the decisions will be," he told students in Havana. Raul Castro said he was d... Read More

Clash in Cuba shows government o...   Dec 11, 2006 06:12:18

A crowd of government supporters swarmed a small group of dissidents in the Cuban capital Havana on Sunday, an incident a Canadian expert on Cuba suggests is part of a message being sent to Washington. The demonstrators were on a silent march in a Havana park to mark International Human Rights Day when they were roughed up. It was one of the first public confrontations since President Fide... Read More