Raul Castro issues stern warning to entrepreneurs

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 02:12

President Raul Castro has issued a stern warning to entrepreneurs pushing the boundaries of Cuba`s economic reform, saying "those pressuring us to move faster are moving us toward failure."

Fidel Castro appears in first photo in months

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 00:37

Official media have published the first photo of former Cuban President Fidel Castro in more than four months.

US fines RBS USD 133 mn for violating Iran sanctions

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 02:16

US authorities announced fines totalling USD 133 million against Royal Bank of Scotland Monday for violating US sanctions regimes on Iran, Myanmar, Sudan and Cuba.

Barack Obama-Raul Castro handshake sparks buzz, draws flak

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 09:51

After the rare, unanticipated gesture of handshake between US President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro created a stir, the White House down played the event by saying that it was not a "pre-planned encounter".

In Cuba, scattered protests, detentions mark human rights day

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 05:08

Cuban dissidents and government employees mounted rival gatherings across the Communist-run Caribbean island on Tuesday, marking the 65th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations.

Obama, Raul Castro shake hands at Mandela memorial

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 18:51

The memorial service of former South African President and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela on Tuesday was the most apt place for the leaders of the two estranged countries – US President Barack Obama and Cuba’s Raul Castro – to keep aside their differences and briefly shake hands.

Cuba temporarily resumes consular services in US

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 07:37

Cuba announced the restoration of its consular services in the US temporarily till February 17, 2014, the official daily Granma reported Monday.

WTO overcomes last minute hitch to reach its first ever trade deal

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 10:01

The approval came after Cuba dropped a last-gasp threat to veto the package of measures.

Sudden setback to WTO as Latin American nations reject package

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 09:05

In a sudden turn of events, four Latin American countries including Cuba and Bolivia have rejected the WTO's Bali package, a setback to the draft agreement which was to be ratified by the WTO members.

Panama reverses; North Korean crew not freed

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 09:37

A Panamanian prosecutor who reported the release of all but three of 35 crewmen of a North Korean ship seized for carrying Cuban weapons reversed his story, saying all were still being held.

Biden thanks Panama for Cuba, N Korea arms interception

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 10:41

US Vice President Joe Biden thanked Panama on Tuesday for detecting a controversial shipment of Cuban arms headed for North Korea apparently in violation of UN sanctions.