Fidel Castro and the 11 US presidents
From Dwight Eisenhower, who broke US diplomatic relations with Cuba, to Barack Obama, who decided to normalize them, 11 US presidents faced off with Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, who died late Friday.
Nov 26, 2016, 13:34 PM IST
Fidel Castro had survived countless US assassination attempts – Here's the story of Cuban revolutionary
Fidel Castro, the bearded revolutionary, died eight years after ill health forced him to formally hand power over to brother Raul Castro.
Nov 26, 2016, 12:43 PM IST
Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary icon, dies at 90; world leaders condole
Fidel Castro ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century.
Nov 26, 2016, 11:04 AM IST
Cuba announces military exercises after Donald Trump elected US president
Cuba on Wednesday announced a week of pre-scheduled nationwide military exercises to prepare for "enemy actions," the day after the United States elected Donald Trump, who has threatened to unravel the U.S.-Cuban detente, as president.
Nov 10, 2016, 00:41 AM IST
Canadian PM to visit Cuba, Argentina, Peru
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced here on Tuesday that he will pay official visits to Cuba and Argentina from November 15-18, and will travel to Peru from November 19-20 for the 2016 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit
Nov 09, 2016, 03:18 AM IST
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to visit Cuba, Argentina
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Cuba and Argentina next week in a bid to strengthen ties and boost trade, the government announced Tuesday.
Nov 08, 2016, 19:21 PM IST
First time in 25 years, United States abstain from voting in UN on Cuba
For the first time in 25 years, the US has abstained from voting on a UN resolution seeking an end to crippling trade embargo imposed by America against Cuba, a move welcomed by India and other nations.
Oct 27, 2016, 16:51 PM IST
US abstains for first time in UN vote on Cuba
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in which India along with 190 other countries voted in favour while the US cast an abstention along with Israel.
Oct 27, 2016, 14:18 PM IST
Cuba urges US to lift economic, trade blockade
Cuba has renewed its call on the US Congress to end the economic and trade embargo held against the island for over 55 years, as a sign of a new era in ties between the two nations.
Oct 22, 2016, 08:58 AM IST
Best-selling Guantanamo inmate released to Mauritania: Pentagon
A longtime Guantanamo Bay prisoner, who wrote a best-selling book about his experiences in the controversial military prison, has been released to his home country of Mauritania, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Oct 18, 2016, 00:17 AM IST
Lifting sanctions more beneficial for US: Cuba
In its first reaction to the US decision to further lift sanctions on Cuba to facilitate trade as well as scientific and humanitarian exchanges between the two countries the island nation said the measures are more beneficial for Washington than Havana.
Oct 15, 2016, 13:25 PM IST
Obama eases restrictions on Cuba, lifts limits on rum and cigars
Americans travelling to Cuba will be allowed to bring home more of the communist-ruled island`s coveted cigars and rum under new measures announced by the US government on Friday to further ease trade, travel and financial restrictions that have been in place for decades.
Oct 15, 2016, 07:52 AM IST
Deadly Hurricane Matthew hits Haiti, creates havoc
The fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade slammed Haiti on Tuesday with 145 mile-per-hour (230 kph) winds and surging seas that flooded coastal towns, killing at least one person and tearing at trees and rooftops before moving out to sea.
Oct 04, 2016, 23:06 PM IST
Hillary Clinton hits Donald Trump over Cuba embargo `violation`
Clinton said Trump`s business interests in Cuba in the 1990s "appear to violate US law.
Sep 30, 2016, 04:40 AM IST
Obama names first ambassador to Cuba in five decades
Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro announced a thaw in relations in December 2014.
Sep 28, 2016, 04:12 AM IST
Japan PM seeks Cuba`s help amid North Korea nuclear `provocations`
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe concluded a visit to Cuba Friday with condemnation of North Korea`s nuclear "provocations" and a request for help from Pyongyang`s ally Havana to pursue a "world without nuclear weapons."
Sep 23, 2016, 22:44 PM IST
Japan PM raises North Korea nuclear program with Cuba's Fidel Castro
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the first Japanese leader to visit Communist-ruled Cuba, called for a strong and unified international response to North Korea`s nuclear program in rare talks with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Thursday.
Sep 23, 2016, 11:47 AM IST
Iran's President meets Castros in Cuba to reaffirm friendship
Iran and Cuba have long been friendly, united partly by their respective stand-offs with the US, although both have seen relations with Washington thaw in recent years.
US confirms two more freed Guantanamo inmates rejoined militant groups
In the first six months of 2016, two more militants released from the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have returned to fighting, the US government said on Wednesday.
Sep 15, 2016, 09:27 AM IST
Cuba says US embargo has cost it $4.7 bn since thaw
Cuba said the United States's 54-year-old trade embargo has cost the island $4.7 billion since April 2015 despite the former Cold War enemies' historic rapprochement.
Sep 10, 2016, 05:48 AM IST
