Japan PM seeks Cuba`s help amid North Korea nuclear `provocations`
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe concluded a visit to Cuba Friday with condemnation of North Korea`s nuclear "provocations" and a request for help from Pyongyang`s ally Havana to pursue a "world without nuclear weapons."
Sep 23, 2016, 22:44 PM IST
Iran's President meets Castros in Cuba to reaffirm friendship
Iran and Cuba have long been friendly, united partly by their respective stand-offs with the US, although both have seen relations with Washington thaw in recent years.
US, Cuba hold migration talks in Havana; no new agreements
US And Cuban officials held another round of talks on migration issues in Havana to further discussions last held in December, but no new agreements were announced to advance the diplomatic thaw begun a year and a half ago by presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro.
Jul 15, 2016, 11:10 AM IST
Colombian president, rebel chief sign cease-fire
The bilateral cease-fire requires FARC to lay down all of their weapons within 180 days of the conclusion of a final peace accord.
Jun 24, 2016, 11:04 AM IST
Cubans embrace the English language as Cold War enmity fades
Gilberto Gonzalez learned Russian at a school in Havana at the height of the Cold War when the Soviet Union was Cuba`s closest ally, but 30 years later he`s rusty and remembers little more than, `da,` and `nyet.`
Apr 11, 2016, 22:58 PM 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 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
Obama spars with Cuba's Castro over human rights in historic visit
U.S. President Barack Obama pushed Cuba to improve human rights during his historic visit to the Communist-led island on Monday, publicly sparring with President Raul Castro who showed flashes of anger and hit back at U.S. "double standards".
Mar 22, 2016, 09:26 AM IST
Obama, Castro hold groundbreaking Cuba talks
Obama, meeting Castro for only the third time for formal talks, was the first US president in Cuba since 1928.
Mar 21, 2016, 21:38 PM IST
It's wonderful, says Obama after arrival in Cuba for 'historic' visit
"It is wonderful to be here," said US President Barack Obama after he arrived in Cuba for a historic visit. He will hold talks with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro, the media reported on Monday.
Mar 21, 2016, 12:52 PM IST
President Obama arrives in Cuba on historic visit, hopes to usher in change
US President Barack Obama arrived in Cuba on Sunday, demonstrating his foreign policy principle of engaging America's foes and in a hope that the Communist government there will grant more freedom to its people and open new economic pathways for American businesses.
Mar 21, 2016, 09:23 AM IST
Obama looks to seal Cuba engagement on landmark trip
Barack Obama touches down in Havana on Sunday to cap a long-unimaginable rapprochement with Cuba and burnish a presidential legacy dulled by Middle East quagmires and partisan sniping.
Mar 18, 2016, 11:36 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
France welcomes Cuba`s Castro in historic visit
Cuba`s Communist President Raul Castro starts his official trip to Paris on Monday, his first-ever state visit to Europe.
Feb 01, 2016, 14:40 PM IST
US, Cuba renew direct postal service after 52 years
The United States and Cuba have agreed to restore direct postal service 52 years after severing it at the height of the Cold War, the Cuban foreign ministry said Friday.
Dec 12, 2015, 01:50 AM IST
Raul Castro begins first state visit to Mexico
Cuban President Raul Castro began his first state visit to Mexico Friday, with Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto seeking to boost economic ties as the two nations relaunch once-chilly relations.
Nov 07, 2015, 01:31 AM IST
In a first, Italian PM Matteo Renzi visits Cuba
Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi kicked off a visit to Cuba, the first ever by an Italian head of government, seeking a trade foothold as the communist island renews ties with the US and Europe.
Oct 29, 2015, 05:53 AM IST
Obama, Castro meet at UN as US-Cuban relations thaw
Amid thawing relations, US President Barack Obama held talks with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro at the UN, the first meeting between the two on American soil in more than five decades.
Sep 30, 2015, 11:27 AM IST
At UN, Raul Castro says US must end embargo to have normal Cuba ties
Cuban President Raul Castro told the U.N. General Assembly on Monday that normal relations with the United States would only be possible if Washington ended its trade embargo on his country, returned the military base at Guantanamo and ended anti-communist broadcasts beamed into the island.
Sep 29, 2015, 02:50 AM IST
Obama chips away at Cuba embargo, discusses efforts with Raul Castro
The United States announced new rules on Friday to further ease trade, travel and investment restrictions with Cuba, but Cuban President Raul Castro told President Barack Obama that Washington should go even further and lift its economic embargo on the Communist-ruled island.
Sep 19, 2015, 06:56 AM IST
