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A group of prominent African-Americans has challenged Cuba's race record, accusing the island nation of harassing its black citizens and cracking down on civil rights activists.
Federal prosecutors and the defense attorney for convicted Cuban spy Ramon Labanino will recommend to a federal judge Tuesday that he receive 30 years in prison at his re-sentencing in the so-called Cuban Five espionage case, according to federal court records.
Seventy years after the SS St. Louis was turned away from the United States, the surviving passengers of the ill-fated voyage may be reuniting for the last time near where their chance at freedom was denied.
With a prosperous economy in place, the country's leftist and first indigenous President records a resounding victory to claim his second term in office
Despite federal restrictions on traveling to Cuba, Hopkins students and researchers have the ability to study there thanks to special licensing.
Los Angeles - Flamboyant British entrepreneur Richard Branson on Monday unveiled the world's first commercial spaceship, saying it heralded a new age in travel. We want this programme to be a whole new beginning in a commercial era of space travel, ...
Unlike other waves of immigrants, those who left Cuba after the rise of Castro were generally well received in the U.S.
Tokyo - The government unveiled fresh stimulus package worth 7.2 trillion yen (81 billion dollars) on Tuesday to spur the world's second-largest economy as as it faces deflation and a rising yen. The government proposed increasing the package from 7....
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday congratulated Iraq's legislators for approving amendments to the election law, thereby allowing the crucial legislative vote to go forward next year. Ban commended Iraqi leaders and the Parliament...
Jakarta - Indonesia's largest privately owned carrier is planning new flights to East Asian countries next year as part of its expansion on international routes, a media report said Tuesday. Lion Air's director-general Edward Sirait said the company ...
Sydney - An Australian gambler who lost 30 million Australian dollars (27 million US dollars) at Melbourne's Crown Casino baccarat tables failed Tuesday in a court bid to get some of his money back. Former high-flying property developer Harry Kakavas...
Phnom Penh - Four primary school teachers have been reinstated after they were accused of taking too much money in informal fees from pupils, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The director of Bak Touk primary school in Phnom Penh said the school had gi...
Paris - King Louis XIV gave France the Palace of Versailles and the Courdu Louvre but also Moliere, Racine und Le Notre for the French monarch (1638-1715) was not only a politician and general but a man of exquisite artistic taste. He founded the mod...
Berlin - There are times when entire streets in Berlin are blocked off for on-location film shoots. That's when spotlights illuminate the night skies and a tangle of cables cover the sidewalks. Each year, more than 100 films - or at least some scenes...
Islamabad - If Osama bin Laden is still alive, he must be laughing over US officials' confusion about his location and the way media reports have speculated on his possible whereabouts over the years. Since the United States lost the world's most-wan...
Tokyo - Stocks in Tokyo slipped in Tuesday morning trading as export-oriented issues fell. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average index lost 51.25 points, or 0.50 per cent, to 10,116.35, while the broader-based Topix index also edged down 3.18 points...
