Fidel Castro blasts Barack Obama's Cuba trip, says doesn't need any 'gifts from the empire'
Fidel Castro laid into Barack Obama after the US president's historic visit to Cuba in a testy letter today, saying the communist island doesn't need any "gifts from the empire."
Mar 29, 2016, 00:42 AM IST
Cuba's Fidel Castro knocks sweet-talking Obama after ''honey-coated'' visit
Retired leader Fidel Castro accused US President Barack Obama of sweet-talking the Cuban people during his visit to the island last week and ignoring the accomplishments of Communist rule, in an opinion piece carried by all state-run media on Monday.
Mar 29, 2016, 00:18 AM IST
Barack Obama wins over Cubans with straight talk and humility
Lucila Morales stared in amazement at the flickering image of US President Barack Obama on her old TV set on Tuesday, as he extolled democracy and political freedoms in a live speech capping his historic visit to the Communist-led island.
Mar 23, 2016, 11:49 AM IST
Barack Obama says Cuba visit designed to `bury last remnant` of Cold War
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday told Cubans that he had made a landmark trip to Havana to "bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas."
Mar 22, 2016, 20:21 PM IST
US President Obama condemns `outrageous` Brussels attacks
President Barack Obama on Tuesday condemned the "outrageous" attacks in Brussels that killed about 35 people, saying the United States would do everything in its power to hunt down those responsible.
Mar 22, 2016, 20:08 PM IST
Barack Obama ends Cuba trip with dissident meeting, baseball and hope
President Barack Obama will meet with Cuban dissidents on Tuesday and watch a baseball game with the communist country`s president after delivering a speech that will conclude his historic trip with a hopeful vision for future relations.
Mar 22, 2016, 11:22 AM IST
Spotify says it's reached 30 million subscribers
Spotify last gave a formal update in June when the company said it had 20 million paying subscribers out of more than 75 million regular users.
Mar 22, 2016, 09:53 AM IST
White House pours cold water on Barack Obama-Fidel Castro meeting
The White House has all but ruled out a meeting between Barack Obama and veteran Cuban leader Fidel Castro during the US president's trip to Cuba.
Mar 22, 2016, 09:36 AM IST
Google set to expand Wifi, broadband access in Cuba, Obama tells ABC
Alphabet Inc`s Google is poised to expand Internet access in Cuba, U.S. President Barack Obama told ABC News in an interview during his historic visit to the island nation.
Mar 21, 2016, 20:52 PM IST
Obama heads for historic visit as Cuba rolls out red carpet
The three-day trip, the first by a U.S. president in 88 years, is the culmination of a diplomatic opening announced by Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro in December 2014.
Mar 20, 2016, 23:41 PM IST
116 US residents infected with Zika virus, says report
A total of 116 residents in the US have now been confirmed to have tested positive for the Zika virus, says a report by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Mar 20, 2016, 03:16 AM IST
Cuba to eliminate tax on US dollars
Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez said that the government will eliminate the 10 percent tax levied on US dollars entering the country.
Mar 18, 2016, 07:54 AM IST
Barack Obama's trip aims to make Cuba opening ''irreversible''
Barack Obama will be the first US president to visit Cuba in 88 years.
Mar 17, 2016, 09:04 AM IST
Mail links between US, Cuba restored
The mail links between the US and Cuba were restored with the arrival of the first mail flight in Havana.
Mar 17, 2016, 04:23 AM IST
Cuba, US to restore direct mail service
Cuba and the US will restore direct mail service between the two countries, Correos de Cuba, the state-owned mail company, said.
Mar 16, 2016, 07:55 AM IST
US eases Cuba restrictions before Obama historic visit
The US on Tuesday announced further easing of trade and travel sanctions against Cuba days ahead of Barack Obama's historic visit to the communist-ruled nation, the first by a US President in nearly 90 years.
Mar 15, 2016, 22:26 PM IST
Obama predicts successor will end Cuba embargo
Days before becoming the first US president to visit Cuba in 88 years, Barack Obama has predicted that his successor will lift a controversial decades old embargo against the communist-run island.
Mar 15, 2016, 11:40 AM IST
Obama promises human rights talk with Castro
US President Barack Obama , who visits Cuba in a week, promised dissidents he would directly discuss human rights issues with their president, Raul Castro , in a letter published Sunday.
Mar 14, 2016, 08:56 AM IST
Top EU diplomat to visit Cuba over bilateral ties
Cuba is the only Latin American country without a bilateral treaty with the European Union.
Mar 04, 2016, 09:38 AM IST
Cuba reports first case of Zika
According to the statement, the woman was staying in a dorm in the western Cuban province of Artemisa together with 37 other doctors who are being monitored.
Mar 02, 2016, 20:27 PM IST
