In a sign of changes under Raul Castro, ordinary Cubans will be able to get cell phones. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports
Cuba will allow its citizens to stay in hotels previously reserved for foreigners, the latest in a series of decisions to lift bans on goods and services that the average Cuban can't afford.
Cuban President Raul Castro is taking over leadership of a country whose government believes its citizens are not working hard enough.
Fidel Castro will continue to have a hand in shaping Cuba's future, but his brother and successor will remain in firm control of the government, Castro's daughter said Monday.
Fidel Castro's nearly five decades of rule ended Sunday when Cuba's National Assembly chose his younger brother Raul to be the country's new president.
Raul Castro has been named the new president of Cuba. CNN's Morgan Neill reports
Cuba's National Assembly convened Sunday to choose a head of state -- and for the first time since the 1950s, it won't be longtime leader Fidel Castro.
Fidel Castro's resignation brings an end to nearly 50 years of rule and looks likely to see his brother named as President
A Cuban student who appeared in a video last week grilling a top Cuban official is denying reports that he was arrested afterward, and maintains that his questions were aimed only at bettering socialism.
New videos show something rarely seen in Cuba: People challenging restrictions. CNN's Morgan Neill reports
In a rare public expression of discontent, a video obtained by CNN shows Cuban students grilling a top official about low wages and why Cubans are barred from tourist hotels and from traveling abroad.
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