Cuba begins war games with U.S. invasion in mind
Reuters - Thu Nov 26, 10:16 pm ETCuba began its biggest military maneuvers in five years on Thursday, saying they were needed to prepare for a possible invasion by the United States.
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Cuba began its biggest military maneuvers in five years on Thursday, saying they were needed to prepare for a possible invasion by the United States.
HARRISONBURG - At least one Rockingham County farmer thinks the United States and Cuba should act more like the neighbors they are. And if Virginia's agriculture can help with that process, so much the better.
Pushing a shopping cart through the aisles of the Publix supermarket in downtown Fort Lauderdale is hardly a memorable experience. One recent night was different. My shopping companion was a fourth-grader selected with 99 other students from Broward and Miami-Dade schools to participate in the Publix-sponsored ``Kids and Fins,'' held in cooperation with the Miami Dolphins.
The UN nuclear watchdog's governing body today voted overwhelmingly to censure Iran for developing a uranium-enrichment facility in secret. The International Atomic Energy Agency also demanded that Tehran freeze the uranium-enrichment project immediately. The resolution was passed by a 25-3 margin with six abstentions
Cuba's celebrated and increasingly brassy blogger Yoani Sánchez emerged Thursday as a player in U.S.-Cuba relations, scoring a lengthy reply from President Barack Obama to her questions and playing a starring role in a congressional hearing on efforts to let American tourists visit Cuba.
Raul Castro's government in Cuba continues to repress civil rights and persecute dissenters three years after he became the communist nation's top leader, Human Rights Watch says in a report released Wednesday.
Wilkerson, who was chief of staff at the State Department (2002-2005) and now teaches at George Washington University, was alluding to President John F. Kennedy’s courage in 1962, when he faced down his top generals and refused to bomb Cuba and risk nuclear war.
A well-known boating couple admitted in federal court last week that they spied for Cuba during the last three decades, receiving coded instructions over a shortwave radio and passing them along.
There were hugs and handshakes all around on Friday as teams of older U.S. and Cuban softball players ended a "friendship" tournament they hope will set an example for their respective governments.
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A former State Department employee and his wife, accused of illegally aiding the government of Cuba for nearly 30 years, pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges.
For a national holiday when the whole of American government shuts down, Thanksgiving nevertheless seems to have produced some memorable political moments, some of which continue to echo across the country’s consciousness.
“METRO MAMBO: Latin Music in DC,” a free, six part series of concert-lectures on Saturdays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, kicks off on November 28, 2009.
Parents will soon be making three decisions about the leadership at the Marco Island Charter Middle School. The school board has three open positions -- one parent position and two non-parent positions.
Communist Cuba's shift from Fidel Castro's leadership to President Raul Castro's has brought continued serious human rights violations including persistent aggression against dissidents.
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela — Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought to expand Tehran’s influence in Latin America and deepen his alliance with Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez on Wednesday in a visit that offered him a platform to defend his country’s nuclear program.