Fidel Castro

Castro era in Cuba to end as Raul confirms he’s retiring

Castro, 89, said the new leadership would be party loyalists with decades of experience working… Read More

Cuba holds one-party vote as post-Castro era looms

HAVANA: Cubans go to the polls today in a one-party vote that marks the penultimate… Read More

Fidel Castro’s eldest son commits suicide

HAVANA: The popular eldest son of the late Cuban president Fidel Castro committed suicide on… Read More

Cuba honours Fidel Castro one year after his death

HAVANA: With little fanfare, Cuba on Saturday commemorated the first anniversary of the death of… Read More

Cubans pay tribute to ‘Che’ on 50th anniversary of his death

SANTA CLARA, CUBA: Tens of thousands of Cubans turned out on Sunday to pay tribute… Read More

Castro’s last goal? A football field for neighborhood kids

HAVANA: Fidel Castro is remembered around the world as a charismatic revolutionary or a ruthless… Read More

Cuba’s Raul Castro vows to defend brother Fidel’s legacy in final tribute

SANTIAGO, CUBA: President Raul Castro led tens of thousands of Cubans on Saturday in a… Read More

What was Castro’s last goal?

HAVANA, Cuba: Fidel Castro is remembered around the world as a charismatic revolutionary, but in… Read More

Ali’s boxing gloves, Fidel Castro cigars highlight auction

NEW YORK: Muhammad Ali's fight gloves and a box of cigars signed by the Cuban… Read More

Reunited in death: Fidel Castro’s remains rest at Che Guevara mausoleum

SANTA CLARA, HAVANA: One of the history's best known double acts was temporarily reunited on Wednesday,… Read More

Cubans hold mass rally for late leader Fidel Castro

HAVANA: Hundreds of thousands of Cubans packed Havana's Revolution Square on Tuesday for a massive… Read More

Trump vows to end US-Cuba ‘deal’ unless Havana makes better one

WASHINGTON/HAVANA: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he would end the United States' "deal"… Read More

Cubans to throng Revolution Square in mourning for Fidel Castro

HAVANA: Cubans will begin massing on Havana's Revolution Square from Monday for a week-long commemoration… Read More

Trump says hopes for Cuban ‘freedom’ after Castro death

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that his administration would "do all it… Read More

Trump says Castro was ‘brutal dictator’ who oppressed his people

PALM BEACH, USA: President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday called Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro a… Read More

Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro dies in Havana at 90

HAVANA: Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep… Read More

Fidel Castro celebrates 90th birthday, lambasts U.S.

HAVANA: Fidel Castro thanked Cubans for their tributes to mark his 90th birthday on Saturday… Read More

Fidel Castro: 90 years of the man and the myth

HAVANA: After surviving more than 600 assassination attempts, defying 10 US presidents and shaping half… Read More

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… Read More