Fidel Castro and Cuba Stories
A list of the most recent stories about Cuba and Fidel Castro.
Dissidents find 'Cuba outside Cuba' in Miami
When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community who do not believe in pacific opposition. The reaction has been far different. When he went to the Versailles restaurant, a traditional gathering spot for older ...
Canada businessman's corruption trial on in Cuba
A Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba apparently went on trial Thursday, nearly two years after he was detained and his import company, Tri-Star Caribbean, was shuttered. Sarkis Yacoubian arrived at an Interior Ministry courthouse in Havana in a black sedan with tinted windows, and was ...
AP PHOTOS: Cuba's LGBT community celebrates
A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminates Friday with celebrations of the International Day Against Homophobia. Hundreds of activists have taken part in the activities organized by a sex education center headed by first daughter Mariela Castro. "Join (us) to educate families ...
Seeking re-election, Imelda extends Marcos dynasty
Twenty-seven years after a public revolt ousted her dictator husband, Imelda Marcos is the Philippines' ultimate political survivor: She dazzled voters with her bouffant hairstyle, oversized jewelry and big talk on the campaign trail this week bidding to keep her seat in Congress. Ferdinand Marcos' widow is widely expected to ...
APNewsBreak: US Judge allows spy to stay in Cuba
One of the convicted spies known as the "Cuban Five" will be able to permanently remain in Cuba in exchange for renouncing his U.S. citizenship, a federal judge ruled Friday after U.S. officials dropped their initial opposition. Rene Gonzalez, 56, has been in Cuba since April 22 to attend memorial ...
Cuba's Raul Castro Announces Retirement in 2018
Raul Castro announced Sunday that he will step down as Cuba's president in 2018 following a final five-year term, for the first time putting a date on the end of the Castro era. (Feb. 24)
Raw: Rare Fidel Castro Appearance
In a rare public appearance, former leader Fidel Castro attended the opening session of the National Assembly for only the second time since he handed over power to his younger brother Raul in 2006, due to ill health. (Feb. 24)
AP Top Stories
Here's the latest news for Monday, October 22nd: 3rd Debate Monday; Wis. Shooting investigated; Castro says he's not dying; Campaign blimp makes emergency landing.
Castro Tells Website: I'm Not Dying
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro declared in state-run media that he is in fine health and never even suffers headaches. The 86-year old Castro rejected rumors that he's on his deathbed. New pictures of Castro accompanied the statement. (Oc...
Cuban Missile Crisis: 50 Years Later
On October 22, 1962, US President John F. Kennedy announced that the Soviet Union had begun deploying nuclear missiles to Cuba. The Cuban Missile Crisis has been called the closest the world has come to nuclear war. (Oct. 22)
Archives to Recount JFK's Cuban Missile Crisis
The National Archives has gathered documents and secret White House recordings for a new exhibit called, "To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis." It shows how President Kennedy and his advisers averted nuclear war. (Oct. 11)
Raw: Chavez Supporters Celebrate Re-election
Thousands of Venezuelans poured into the streets on Sunday to celebrate the re-election of President Hugo Chavez after he defeated challenger Henrique Capriles. (Oct. 8)
Today in History for September 26th
Highlights of this day in history: JFK and Nixon participate in TV's first presidential debate; Cuba ends Mariel boatlift; Composer George Gershwin, poet T.S. Eliot and tennis star Serena Williams born; 'West Side Story' hits Broadway. (Sep...
![At the Hotel Excelsior, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Fidel Castro held a brief news conference, April 30, 1959, in which he said: "Batista [former dictator Fulgencio Batista] will not come back. He is definitely destroyed as a politician." (AP Photo)](http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/lt/lt_cache/resize/90x90/img/photos/2012/10/09/87/93/AP590430091edit.jpg "1959 - Fidel Castro")
Photos: Fidel Castro through the years
Fidel Castro rode a revolution to power in Cuba in the late 1950s. See photos throughout the decades since then.
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