Video: Divided views on Castro reveal Cuba's changing political landscape
Thousands of Cubans are paying their respects to former president Fidel Castro, who died Friday at age 90. But not everyone feels admiration for the country's former leader.
View ArticleFarewell begins in Cuba: Thousands flood streets for Castro commemoration
Hundreds of thousands of Cubans rallied for late communist leader Fidel Castro with Latin American and African leaders in Havana on Tuesday night before his ashes are taken across the country.
View ArticleFour-day procession to honour Castro kicks off in Havana
The ashes of Cuban leader Fidel Castro began a four-day journey across Cuba on Wednesday to his final resting place, retracing the late communist leader's revolution victory tour of 1959.
View ArticleProcession in honour of Fidel Castro begins four-day journey across Cuba
The ashes of Cuban leader Fidel Castro began a four-day journey across Cuba on Wednesday to his final resting place, retracing the late communist leader's revolution victory tour of 1959.
View ArticleBrazil in mourning after plane crash
This week, Brazil is in shock at the loss of its Chapecoense football team. Almost all of the club's members were killed when their plane crashed on the way to a regional final in Colombia. President...
View ArticleHero or tyrant? Cuba's Fidel Castro leaves a mixed legacy
Revolutionary hero or egotistical despot? Fidel Castro is viewed wildly differently depending on who -- and where -- you ask.
View ArticleCastro's ashes arrive in Santiago after journey across Cuba
The convoy carrying the ashes of Cuba's late communist leader Fidel Castro capped an island-wide journey on Saturday, reaching the cradle of his revolution for a final rally before burial.
View ArticleCuba pays final tributes to revolutionary leader Fidel Castro
The ashes of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro were enterred Sunday at Santiago’s Santa Ifigenia cemetery in a private ceremony attended by family and a few officials, including French Ecology Minister...
View ArticleWorld leaders face diplomatic dilemma over Castro funeral
The ashes of Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro were interred Sunday at Santiago’s Santa Ifigenia cemetery in a private ceremony, with the list of officials in attendance reflecting the current state of...
View ArticleHollande, the one-term French president (part 1)
This week, French President François Hollande finally announced that he would not be running for a second term in the upcoming election, Austria and Italy prepared to head to the polls in a decisive...
View ArticleTrump keeps 'em guessing, Italian referendum, Austrian election, Castro's...
This week, French President François Hollande finally announced that he would not be running for a second term in the upcoming election, Austria and Italy prepared to head to the polls in a decisive...
View ArticleIs Castro’s battle to avoid a personality cult destined to fail?
The late leftist leader Fidel Castro’s dying wish was that his name and image not succumb to a cult following or blind idolatry in Cuba, but it remains to be seen if the country can respect that request.
View ArticleEU signs pact with Cuba to normalise relations
The EU and Cuba on Monday signed a deal to normalise ties that had been blocked for decades by human rights concerns under revolutionary icon Fidel Castro.
View ArticleFidel Castro's eldest son 'commits suicide'
The eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, committed suicide on Thursday aged 68 after being treated for months for depression, Cuban state-run media...
View ArticleCuba set to usher in new era without a Castro at the helm
Cuban lawmakers were set to start a two-day session on Wednesday to name the first non-Castro president in more than 40 years, ushering in younger Communist leaders who will be under pressure to...
View ArticleCuba's power handover: 'End of the Castro era' or 'political theatre'?
Wednesday, April 18, 2018: After nearly 60 years under the Castros, a new president will be taking the reins in Cuba. But is it really a new era? As one Cuban exile writes in the Miami Herald, "I've...
View ArticleVideo: A look back at the Castro years in Cuba
A new chapter is beginning in Cuba, with the country's National Assembly meeting to elect a new president. Raul Castro is stepping down from his position as head of state after serving two five-year...
View ArticleCuba without a Castro: A new country on the horizon?
Cuba is preparing its change of leadership. Miguel Diaz-Canel is the sole candidate to be the next president, which will bring an end to the Castro brothers' six-decade grip on power. The post-Castro...
View ArticleMiguel Diaz-Canel, the face of post-Castro Cuba
Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel was elected to the Cuban presidency on Thursday, bringing an end to the Castro brothers’ nearly 60-year-rule over the tiny Caribbean island.
View ArticleRaul Castro to lead Cuba's Communist Party until 2021
Raul Castro said Thursday that he expected his successor Miguel Diaz-Canel to serve two five-year terms as Cuban president, and eventually take his place as head of the Communist Party when he retires...
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