HAVANA - Cuba hit back Thursday at 60 prominent U.S. black leaders who challenged its race record, with island writers, artists and official journalists calling the criticism an attack on their country's national identity. The five-page signed state
A former U.S. State Department official and his wife pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that they spied for almost three decades for the Communist-led Cuban government. Walter Kendall Myers had top secret clearance and, with the help of his wife
WASHINGTON — A retired State Department employee and his wife are expected to plead guilty Friday in federal court to charges that they have been spying for Cuba for decades. Walter Kendall Myers , 72, and his wife, Gwendolyn Steingraber Myer
A battle over policy is escalating in Congress, with proponents saying they have their best chance in years of repealing the ban on U.S. tourist travel to the island. The House Foreign Affairs Committee has scheduled a hearing Thursday to galvanize
HAVANA - Eight American scientists, including Nobel laureate in chemistry Peter Agre, are in Havana to engage in science diplomacy. The group was scheduled to meet with officials at Cuba's foreign and public health ministries as well as visit the
HAVANA - The European Union's development commissioner wants Cuba to show signs it's serious about protecting fundamental human rights. Karel De Gucht met with Raul Castro while wrapping up a three-day visit to Cuba and says he held open, frank and
Cuba's former leader, Fidel Castro, has blamed the growth in swine flu on an increase in US visitors to the island.US President Barack Obama recently lifted restrictions on Cuban-Americans visiting relatives on the island. This is the the first time
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly condemned the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, an annual ritual that highlights global opposition to the policy. This year's vote was 187-3 in opposition to the embargo, up from 185-3
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