The 39-year-old jet and its crew had been leased to Cubana de Aviacion by a Mexican company, Global Air, also known as Aerolineas Damojh... READ MORE›
Built in 1979, the plane was leased from a small Mexican company, Global Air, also known as Aerolineas Damoj... READ MORE›
Authorities said there were 104 passengers and six crew members on the flight operated by the Cuban state airline... READ MORE›
Cuban president offers condolences to victims' families after jet carrying 104 passengers and six crew crashed into field near Havana airport... READ MORE›
The Cuban airliner crashed just after takeoff from Havana's international airport... READ MORE›
Firefighters rushed to extinguish the flames that engulfed the field of debris left where Cubana Flight 972 hit the ground... READ MORE›
In July 1997, an Antonov-24 passenger plane crashed into the sea off Santiago de Cuba... READ MORE›
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Passenger plane with 113 on board crashes on takeoff in Havana, Cuba... READ MORE›
Along with a Trump administration overhaul of the travel rules to Cuba, those warnings have served as a tourism deterrent... READ MORE›
After agreeing to a historic U.S.-Cuban detente in 2014, former U.S. President Barack Obama eased the embargo, which was fully put into place in 1962... READ MORE›
A teenager's prom dress sparks a backlash for cultural appropriation while Kanye West stokes anger by suggesting that slavery was a choice... READ MORE›
The state-run Cuban News Agency published the percentage decline in overall foreign visits separately, citing tourism authorities... READ MORE›
As pundits around the globe proclaimed the end of the Castro era this week, Cuba's new president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, promptly dismissed such a notion... READ MORE›
President Xi Jinping congratulated Miguel Diaz-Canel on his election as Cuba's new president in a message on Thursday... READ MORE›
Former Cuban President Raul Castro speaks during the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, April 19, 2018... READ MORE›
The reality is that Raul Castro is still controlling the Communist Party... READ MORE›
Miguel Diaz-Canel was elected on Thursday as Cuba's new president, as the successor of Raul Castro, who concluded two consecutive five-year terms in office... READ MORE›
For the first time in nearly six decades a Castro is not at the helm in Cuba. Miguel Diaz-Canel officially replaced 87 year-old Raul... READ MORE›
As Cuban President Raul Castro prepares to step down, it remains unclear what kind of legacy the leader will be remembered for... READ MORE›
In his first speech as president, Diaz-Canel vowed to keep the country on the path of that revolution, but also on the road to economic reform... READ MORE›
Li said China is willing to work with Cuba to continuously promote bilateral cooperation and work for a steady development of China-Cuba ties... READ MORE›
Meanwhile, in his first speech as former president, Mr Castro, attacked Donald Trump for a foreign policy he claimed had restored America's neo-colonial attitudes... READ MORE›
Miguel Diaz-Canel has been sworn in as Cuba's new president, replacing Raul Castro who took over from his ailing brother Fidel in 2006... READ MORE›
Amid the anachronistic language, there were signs that the new president was trying to forge a more modern image for the island's ruling Communist party... READ MORE›
Raul Castro, who took over from his older brother Fidel Castro in 2008, will remain the head of Cuba's powerful Communist Party... READ MORE›
Even though he was accompanied by bodyguards, some of whom had previously protected former Cuban President Fidel Castro, Diaz-Canel seemed relaxed and confident... READ MORE›
Raul Castro, who took over from his older brother Fidel Castro in 2008, will remain the head of Cuba's powerful Communist Party... READ MORE›
Miguel Diaz-Canel has replaced Raul Castro as Cuba's president, marking a new chapter for the Communist-run island... READ MORE›
BUSINESS DAILY Schools, the postal service and electricity production are among the services being disrupted as unions stage a general strike in France...... READ MORE›
Cuba blasted as hurricane irma tears through the caribbean... READ MORE›
Strong waves brought by Hurricane Irma hit the Malecon seawall in Havana, Cuba, late Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017... READ MORE›
Our policy will seek a much better deal for the Cuban people and for the United States of America, Trump said in the speech... READ MORE›
The 68-year-old son of Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro has killed himself in Havana, according to Cuban state media... READ MORE›
Authorities warned of heavy damage from the storm, which has so far killed at least 25 people across the Caribbean... READ MORE›
-- President Trump had a Christmas Eve message for U.S. troops stationed around the globe We're winning... READ MORE›
Aleida Guevara with her father Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, Havana, 1964... READ MORE›
Whoever is chosen by the National Assembly in its two-day session will be Cuba's new president, yes... READ MORE›
MEXICO CITY -- A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between the coast of Honduras and the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night... READ MORE›
Some 200,000 people are in need of aid in the eastern Caribbean, including Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, and St. Martin, according to the World Food Programme... READ MORE›
But Cuba - not long ago bustling with good-tipping, heavy-spending Americans - is experiencing a steep decline in U.S. travelers... READ MORE›
Described as one of the most popular Spanish-language writers, Gabriel Garcia Marquez would have been 91 on March 6... READ MORE›
US embassy in Havana will lose about 60 percent of its staff following sonic weapon attacks, while new travel warning says incidents have occurred in Cuban hotels... READ MORE›
Carol Basch, a 53-year-old tourist from Savannah, Georgia, took refuge during the storm in the bathroom of her St Martin hotel room after windows shattered... READ MORE›
Mr Castro is expected to remain a powerful influence in the communist state even after he steps down... READ MORE›
Fidel Castro DA-az-Balart, 68, was a nuclear physicist. He had been receiving treatment for depression, a state-run Cuban website said... READ MORE›
State media said on Monday Irma had seriously damaged Cuba's already dilapidated sugar industry, flooding and flattening an extensive area of sugar cane... READ MORE›
Florida is home to the largest contingent of anti-Castro voices among the Cuban emigre community that settled there after Fidel Castro's rise to power... READ MORE›
Both nations also formalized a new credit line granted by China to remodel and modernize Cuba's electronic industry... READ MORE›
Photos Hurricane Irma tears through Caribbean Cubans wade through debris and water in flooded streets in Havana, on September 10... READ MORE›
The core of the hurricane will then move between the north coast of Cuba and the Bahamas, said the statement from Cuba's weather service... READ MORE›
Cuban state media is reporting that the son of former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro committed suicide Thursday... READ MORE›
Waves crash against the seafront boulevard El Malecon ahead of the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba September 9, 2017... READ MORE›
Bilateral meetings will continue, but they will have to be in the United States because U.S. diplomats will not be allowed to go to Cuba... READ MORE›
At least 35 people have been killed by Irma in the Caribbean, 10 of whom were in Cuba... READ MORE›
The severely reduced staffing at the U.S. Embassy is because of unexplained health attacks on some employees, the U.S. State Department said Friday... READ MORE›
Friday is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas... READ MORE›
For lack of other explanations, U.S. officials initially blamed a covert sonic weapon, the AP reported... READ MORE›
Cuba struggled with blackouts and fuel shortages after the fall of its benefactor, the Soviet Union... READ MORE›
Among crowds at his statue and mausoleum was his old friend, Cuban President Raul Castro... READ MORE›
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