80 injured, 17 missing as lightning strikes oil storage facility in Cuba
Firefighters are still trying to quell the blaze at the Matanzas Supertanker Base, where the fire began during a thunderstorm Friday night.
Aug 07, 2022, 07:54 AM IST
Havana explosion: 27 dead after a massive explosion in Cuba hotel, desperate search for survivors continues
Dr Julio Guerra Izquierdo, chief of hospital services at the Ministry of Health, raised the death toll to 27 with 81 people injured on Saturday evening.
May 08, 2022, 08:31 AM IST
Blast at iconic Havana hotel kills at least 22, injures over 70; gas leak blamed
The explosion rattled a nearby school with more than 300 students in attendance and at least 15 children were reported injured, Reuters reported.
May 07, 2022, 10:49 AM IST
Powerful explosion damages hotel in Cuban capital, Watch
The Cuban news agency ACN published photos showing severe damage to the Hotel Saratoga in Havana and clouds of dust billowing into the sky.
May 06, 2022, 22:24 PM IST
Cuba's strongest tornado in nearly 80 years kills at least four
The devastation wrought suggested it was an "EF4" tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale, the second most powerful category with winds up to 322 Km per hour.
Jan 29, 2019, 10:10 AM IST
Cubans use latex condoms to catch fish, ferment wine, fix punctures - Find out why
Ferment wine, fix punctures or tie up hair - latex condoms have become the ultimate multipurpose tool on the Communist-run island.
Sep 06, 2018, 21:53 PM IST
US halves Cuba diplomatic staff over mysterious 'attacks'
Routine visa operations will also be suspended indefinitely, in response to the mysterious health attacks that left several US embassy staff with brain injuries and hearing loss.
Sep 29, 2017, 22:04 PM IST
After Irma ravages Havana, city highlights housing replacement drive
Around 50,000 families in total were in need of new housing.
Sep 17, 2017, 12:49 PM IST
Cuban government says 10 people killed by Hurricane Irma
A statement from civil defence authorities said the victims perished due to various causes such as accidents.
Sep 11, 2017, 18:53 PM IST
Despite setback in relations, Cuba to continue dialogue with United States
Castro said that Trump's decisions ignored large sectors of the US and most Cuban emigrants in support of lifting the embargo and normalising bilateral ties, and merely satisfied a small group in Florida.
Jul 15, 2017, 11:11 AM IST
Over 70,000 people visit Fidel Castro's tomb in a month
About 70,000 people have visited Cuban leader Fidel Castro`s tomb in the city of Santiago de Cuba over the past month since his interment.
Jan 08, 2017, 09:00 AM IST
Cubans surf the web at home in Havana pilot project
Only 5 percent of Cubans are estimated to enjoy the Internet at home, which requires government permission.
Dec 30, 2016, 10:28 AM IST
India lauds Fidel Castro in UN homage to revolutionary leader
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had called Fidel Castro as "one of the most important Latin American leaders of the 20th century".
Dec 21, 2016, 12:37 PM IST
Ashes of Fidel Castro begin final journey across Cuba
The urn containing the remains of Castro, who died Friday at age 90, was covered by a Cuban flag and protected by a crystal covering as it was transported.
Rajnath Singh leaves for Havana to pay last respects to Fidel Castro
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday left for Cuban capital Havana to pay his last respects to the country's former president and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro who passed away on Friday.
Nov 29, 2016, 08:54 AM IST
Tens of thousands of Cubans pay last respects to Fidel Castro
Galvanized by a 21-gun salute that thundered across Havana, tens of thousands of Cubans paid final respects on Monday to Fidel Castro.
Nov 28, 2016, 23:09 PM IST
North Korea begins three-day mourning for Cuban leader Fidel Castro
In the Pyongyang subway, commuters in one station crowded around a glass case containing a Castro obituary published by the ruling party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun.
Nov 28, 2016, 15:52 PM IST
Party in Miami as news of Fidel Castro`s death spreads
Some sang the Cuban national anthem, others shook up bottles of champagne and sprayed the fizz onto the crowd of revelers.
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
Timeline of Fidel Castro's life
Key events in the life of longtime Cuban leader Fidel Castro, whose death at 90 was announced on Saturday.
Nov 26, 2016, 12:56 PM IST
