Cuba
Cuba brushes off Miami money laundering allegations
HAVANA - Cuba brushed off allegations that it has been used as a money-laundering center for a U.S. healthcare fraud scheme in Florida, saying on Wednesday it closely regulates domestic and foreign banking operations on the island.
A more succinct Fidel Castro asserts himself
HAVANA - A new, briefer Fidel Castro has emerged in Cuba, where for the past 10 days he has been dispensing varied bits of wisdom in Twitteresque pieces that have people wondering what he is up to.
U.S. says American jailed in Cuba cannot walk
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Thursday called on Cuba to immediately release jailed American contractor Alan Gross, saying his health has worsened and he can no longer walk.
More Cubans have local intranet, mobile phones
HAVANA - The number of Cubans linked to the country's state-controlled intranet jumped more than 40 percent in 2011 compared to the previous year and mobile phone use rose 30 percent, the government reported, even as Cuba's population remained largely cut off from unfettered access to the Internet.
ING to pay $619 million over Cuba, Iran sanctions
NEW YORK - ING Bank NV agreed to pay $619 million to settle U.S. government allegations that it violated U.S. sanctions against Cuba, Iran and other countries. It was the biggest ever fine against a bank for sanctions violations.
Top court rejects appeals by Guantanamo prisoners
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to reconsider challenges by Guantanamo Bay prisoners against their years-long detention at the U.S. military base in Cuba, an issue that prompted a landmark ruling four years ago.
U.S. top court rejects appeals by Guantanamo prisoners
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to reconsider challenges by Guantanamo Bay prisoners against their years-long detention at the U.S. military base in Cuba, an issue that prompted a landmark ruling four years ago.
Raul Castro turning 81, trying to preserve communism
HAVANA - Cuban President Raul Castro turns 81 on Sunday, another year on in his race against time to reform Cuba's economy and try to assure the survival of communism after he and his elderly colleagues are gone.
German Left leader warns of party collapse
GOETTINGEN, Germany - Germany's radical Left party risks disintegration, one of its leaders warned on Saturday, in a fight for supremacy between eastern and western wings which could undermine the re-election prospects of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Fidel Castro, spy master, bedeviled U.S., says former analyst
MIAMI - For almost three decades after Fidel Castro took power, Cuba's budding intelligence service fielded four dozen double agents in a world-class operation under the nose of the CIA, according to a new book by a veteran CIA analyst.
Mubarak health drama adds to Egypt uncertainty
CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak's move from jail to a Cairo military hospital where officials said he was slipping in and out of a coma on Wednesday created fresh uncertainty for Egyptians as officials delayed the announcement of a presidential election result. | Video
Are African governments suppressing art?
The dust is finally settling on the storm that was kicked off in South Africa by a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.
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