HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Prominent Cuban dissident economist Martha Beatriz Roque and 29 other protesters ended a eight-day hunger strike …Read the Rest
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Mexico’s President Calderon in Cuba for talks
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Mexican President Felipe Calderon was sitting down with Cuba’s Raul Castro yesterday to strengthen economic cooperation …Read the Rest
Cuba arrests 43 dissidents in areas visited by Pope
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — At least 43 Cuban dissidents have been arrested in areas near where Pope Benedict XVI visited …Read the Rest
Cuba replaces senior revolutionary figure
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Cuba replaced one of the most senior officials in Raul Castro’s Cabinet yesterday, an 88-year-old ex-general …Read the Rest
Pitbull on Sean Paul’s latest song
LATIN hip hop star Pitbull has put his spin on Sean Paul’s latest hit song, She Doesn’t Mind. It is …Read the Rest
Cuba frees ‘Ladies in White’
CUBA has released dissidents from the Ladies in White activist group, after detaining more than 50 of them over the …Read the Rest
More than 50 dissidents arrested in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — With a visit by Pope Benedict XVI looming, police in Communist Cuba arrested more than 50 …Read the Rest
Al-Qaida Guantanamo prisoner pleads guilty
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — A former Maryland resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping al-Qaida plot attacks from …Read the Rest
Venezuela: Chavez in good condition after surgery
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Doctors successfully extracted a tumour from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s pelvic region and he was stable …Read the Rest
Raul Castro defends Cuba’s one-party system
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — President Raul Castro delivered a full-throated defense of Cuba’s one-party political system yesterday, and a sharp-tongued …Read the Rest


