http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/CubaFind stories, videos, and photos about Cuba from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 19 May 2013 01:39:22 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120713124331-cuba-cholera-wall-4-tease.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Cuba14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Cuba from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/28/world/americas/cuba-cholera-outbreak/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/28/world/americas/cuba-cholera-outbreak/index.htmlCuba's government declared Tuesday that health workers had eradicated a cholera outbreak that infected 417 people and killed three, according to a statement from the country's Health Ministry.Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/26/world/americas/cuba-us-talks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/26/world/americas/cuba-us-talks/index.htmlOn Cuba's main holiday honoring the island's revolution, President Raul Castro declared once again that his government is ready to enter into talks with the United States.Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/11/us/florida-cuba-shipping/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/11/us/florida-cuba-shipping/index.htmlA shipment of humanitarian goods that the shipper says are not prohibited by Washington's longtime trade embargo departed a Miami River terminal Wednesday bound for Cuba.Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/01/world/americas/cuba-florida-swimmer/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/01/world/americas/cuba-florida-swimmer/index.htmlA 49-year-old grandmother who wanted to become the first person to swim 103 miles from Cuba to the Florida Keys unassisted ended her bid early Sunday morning when a strong current in the shark-infested waters made it "impossible" for her to continue, her team said.Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/10/opinion/havana-postcard/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/10/opinion/havana-postcard/index.htmlIn the nineties a certain joke became very popular in the streets and homes of Cuba. It began with Pepito -- the mischievous boy of our national humor -- and told how his teacher, brandishing a photo of the U.S. president, launches into a harsh diatribe against him.Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/30/world/americas/cuba-florida-swimmer/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/30/world/americas/cuba-florida-swimmer/index.htmlThe sun rose over the Florida Straits Saturday with endurance swimmer Penny Palfrey covering half the estimated distance of her swim from Cuba to the United States, said a Florida meteorologist who is advising Palfrey's team.Sat, 30 Jun 2012 16:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/04/world/americas/cuba-jailed-american/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/04/world/americas/cuba-jailed-american/index.htmlA jailed American contractor said Friday he feels like a "hostage," in Cuba, where he is serving a 15-year prison sentence on charges of subversion.Fri, 04 May 2012 23:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/world/americas/cuban-artists-crowd-funding/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/world/americas/cuban-artists-crowd-funding/index.htmlRafael Villares is a talented Cuban artist who appears to work effortlessly in mediums such as painting and sculpture.Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/17/world/americas/cuba-motorcycle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/17/world/americas/cuba-motorcycle/index.htmlDecades navigating the roads in Cuba have left deep scars on Sergio Morales' jet black 1947 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/30/world/americas/cuba-spy-visit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/30/world/americas/cuba-spy-visit/index.htmlA man convicted of spying in the United States for the Cuban government arrived in Cuba Friday to visit his dying brother, according to the communist nation's state-run media.Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/28/world/americas/cuba-pope-visit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/28/world/americas/cuba-pope-visit/index.htmlGreeted by throngs of Catholic worshipers from across the region, Pope Benedict XVI ended his two-country tour in Havana's Revolution Plaza with a reference to what he described as a need for "authentic freedom."Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/27/world/americas/cuba-pope-politics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/27/world/americas/cuba-pope-politics/index.htmlA top Cuban official told reporters in Havana on Tuesday that his country's political system is "sustainable" and that it will not change.Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/26/world/where-in-the-world-03-26-12/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/26/world/where-in-the-world-03-26-12/index.html[Updated 2:30 p.m. Monday, March 26] Children play baseball in the streets of Havana, Cuba, on Saturday.Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/18/world/americas/cuba-women-marchers-detained/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/18/world/americas/cuba-women-marchers-detained/index.htmlDozens of members of the group "Ladies in White" were detained Sunday in Havana and several -- including the group's leader -- were unaccounted for and believed to be under arrest, a group member said.Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/08/world/americas/cuba-summit-of-the-americas/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/08/world/americas/cuba-summit-of-the-americas/index.htmlPreparing a get-together where not all the guests get along is tricky, whether at a dinner party, or, as Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is experiencing, at a hemispheric summit.Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/05/world/americas/cuba-cigar-festival/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/05/world/americas/cuba-cigar-festival/index.htmlOn Yosvany Concepcion's ramshackle farm, there is little to suggest that he is producing a highly sought-after luxury item.Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/28/world/americas/cuba-conference/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/28/world/americas/cuba-conference/index.htmlLeading members of Cuba's Communist party on Saturday met to discuss the future of the island's revolution, including the possibility of term limits for top officials.Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/28/opinion/martin-cuba-policy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/28/opinion/martin-cuba-policy/index.htmlFor more than 50 years, the United States has had an embargo against the island of Cuba, all because we supposedly hate communism and believe the nation 90 miles from our borders should institute democracy.Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/21/world/americas/cuba-prisoner-death/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/21/world/americas/cuba-prisoner-death/index.htmlThe Cuban government defended its rights record and slammed the United States for its criticism over the death of prisoner Wilman Villar Mendoza.Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/23/world/americas/cuba-prisoners/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/23/world/americas/cuba-prisoners/index.htmlCuba will pardon more than 2,900 prisoners, the government said Friday, though U.S. subcontractor Alan Gross is not among those who will be freed.Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/09/world/americas/cuba-exiles-flotilla/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/09/world/americas/cuba-exiles-flotilla/index.htmlA group of Cuban exiles will host a fireworks show for Cubans on Friday night, but supporters of the Cuban leaders see it as a U.S.-backed attempt to destabilize the communist island.Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/11/world/americas/mexico-cuba-pope-visit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/11/world/americas/mexico-cuba-pope-visit/index.htmlPope Benedict XVI is planning potential trips to Mexico and Cuba in 2012, the Vatican said.Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/06/travel/new-york-cuba-flights/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/06/travel/new-york-cuba-flights/index.htmlAnother chartered flight is scheduled to leave the United States for Cuba Sunday as a result of recent U.S. government moves to ease restrictions on travel to the Communist nation.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/03/world/americas/cuba-real-estate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/03/world/americas/cuba-real-estate/index.htmlIn a move that could reshape the Cuban economy, the government on Thursday announced a new law that allows for the sale of real estate.Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/25/world/americas/un-cuba-embargo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/25/world/americas/un-cuba-embargo/index.htmlThe U.N. General Assembly voted Tuesday in favor of a resolution calling for an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba.Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/12/travel/lousiana-cuba-flights/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/12/travel/lousiana-cuba-flights/index.htmlAn airport in New Orleans has received approval to join the ranks of U.S. airports hosting flights to and from Cuba, officials said Wednesday.Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/15/cuba.bill.richardson/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/15/cuba.bill.richardson/index.htmlCuba on Wednesday accused former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson of "blackmail" and denied the government had invited him here to negotiate the release of an American contractor sentenced to 15 years in prison.Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/31/cuba.dissidents/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/31/cuba.dissidents/index.htmlCuba has stepped up its harassment of dissidents in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, with authorities beating, gassing and arresting protesters critical of the Communist government, human rights activists said Wednesday.Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/11/obsessions.dirty.dancing.remake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/11/obsessions.dirty.dancing.remake/index.htmlI believe in remakes. "Father of the Bride," "Ocean's Eleven," "The Parent Trap"... Each version was a classic in its own time.Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/02/cuba.real.estate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/02/cuba.real.estate/index.htmlOlivia Sersute and her sister have shared the same home on the second floor of a faded Havana mansion since they were children and even after getting married and having kids of their own.Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/07/31/cuba.flight.diverted/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/07/31/cuba.flight.diverted/index.htmlA United Airlines flight was diverted to Cuba on Sunday after its crew reported a strong odor in the plane, U.S. aviation and airline spokesmen said.Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/07/26/cuba.revolution.anniversary/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/07/26/cuba.revolution.anniversary/index.htmlCuba marked the 58th anniversary of the start of Fidel Castro's revolution Tuesday, without a speech from his younger brother, current President Raul Castro.Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/14/cuba.che.diary/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/14/cuba.che.diary/index.htmlMore than 50 years after the fact, Cuba has published the diary that Ernesto "Che" Guevara kept during the armed struggle that he waged alongside Fidel Castro from the Sierra Maestra mountains.Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/06/08/havana.cuba.trip.tips/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/06/08/havana.cuba.trip.tips/index.htmlWhat is your favorite neighborhood? Why?Sun, 12 Jun 2011 02:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/08/cuba.prisoner.family/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/08/cuba.prisoner.family/index.htmlThe mother of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, a political prisoner who died last year after a prolonged hunger strike, says she will continue to fight for democracy in Cuba after she emigrates to the United States on Thursday.Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/01/cuba.sex.change/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/06/01/cuba.sex.change/index.htmlOn the job, Juani Santos is just another one of the guys.Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/05/09/cuba.travel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/05/09/cuba.travel/index.htmlThe Cuban government said Monday that it plans to study ways to allow residents of the island nation to travel abroad as tourists, suggesting it will ease the bureaucratic hurdles and outright restrictions that prevent many residents from leaving.Mon, 09 May 2011 16:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/05/09/cuba.salsa.dancing.tourism/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/05/09/cuba.salsa.dancing.tourism/index.htmlYoung and old burn up the dance floor at Havana's Las Canitas nightclub every weekend. On a recent Saturday night, half of the dancers twirling to the latest salsa hits were from Switzerland.Mon, 09 May 2011 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/23/florida.posada.interview/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/23/florida.posada.interview/index.htmlLuis Posada Carriles told CNN recently he would "be gentle" with a newspaper reporter who accused him of masterminding decades of violent terrorist attacks in Central America, several to overthrow Fidel Castro.Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/04/21/cuba.classic.cars/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/04/21/cuba.classic.cars/index.htmlThey rumble down city boulevards and country roads across Cuba: 1950s Fords, Buicks and Pontiacs, some in mint condition, others on the verge of collapse.Sat, 23 Apr 2011 12:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/04/16/cuba.anniversary/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/04/16/cuba.anniversary/index.htmlTanks rumbled through Havana's Revolution Plaza and jets tore through the sky on Saturday as Cuba commemorated its victory over a U.S.-backed invasion at the Bay of Pigs 50 years ago and prepared to hold its first Communist Party Congress in nearly 14 years.Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/08/texas.posada.acquittal/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/08/texas.posada.acquittal/index.htmlA jury in El Paso, Texas, found Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles not guilty Friday of lying to U.S. immigration officials, according to Mike Maiella with the U.S. District Court.Sat, 09 Apr 2011 01:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/03/25/cuba.carter/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/03/25/cuba.carter/index.htmlFormer U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, will travel Monday to Havana, Cuba, for a visit at the invitation of the Cuban government, the Carter Center announced Friday.Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/03/10/cuba.prisoners.release/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/03/10/cuba.prisoners.release/index.htmlTen Cuban prisoners -- including a doctor nominated last month for the Nobel Peace Prize -- will be released from prison, the Roman Catholic Church said .Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/03/04/cuba.jailed.american/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/03/04/cuba.jailed.american/index.htmlAmerican government contractor Alan Gross went on trial in Cuba Friday in a case that appears to have derailed a tentative rapprochement between the long-estranged countries.Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/02/23/cuba.hunger.striker/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/02/23/cuba.hunger.striker/index.htmlWhen jailed Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo went on a hunger strike to demand better prisoner conditions, only a handful of government opponents knew who he was.Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/02/19/cuba.prisoners.release/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/02/19/cuba.prisoners.release/index.htmlCuba is set to release seven prisoners, including a dissident arrested in a notorious crackdown on the opposition in 2003, the Roman Catholic Church said.Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/02/17/cuba.opposition.internet/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/02/17/cuba.opposition.internet/index.htmlFor years, small groups of Cuban dissidents have taken their demands to the streets, calling for political freedom as they get pushed around and shouted down by swarms of government supporters.Fri, 18 Feb 2011 03:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/02/04/cuba.prisoner.release/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/02/04/cuba.prisoner.release/index.htmlCuba will soon release two prominent political prisoners, the Catholic Church said Friday, and will allow one of them to remain in the country in a sign that it will not require jailed dissidents to go into exile as a condition of their release.Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/02/01/cuba.deaths/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/02/01/cuba.deaths/index.htmlA Cuban court has sentenced 13 hospital staff to lengthy prison terms in the deaths of 26 psychiatric patients during a cold snap last year, state media reported Tuesday.Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/01/16/cuba.us.restrictions/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/01/16/cuba.us.restrictions/index.htmlCuba on Sunday called President Barack Obama's latest easing of travel restrictions to the island nation "positive" but accused Washington of continuing its policy of "destabilization."Mon, 17 Jan 2011 03:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/14/cuba.restrictions/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/14/cuba.restrictions/index.htmlThe federal government will loosen restrictions on U.S. relations with Cuba within two weeks, the White House said Friday.Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/01/10/cuba.posada.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/01/10/cuba.posada.trial/index.htmlFor most of his 82 years, Luis Posada Carriles has endeavored with a single-minded determination to bring down the Cuban Revolution.Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/01/07/cuba.reshuffle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/01/07/cuba.reshuffle/index.htmlCuba announced a Cabinet reshuffle Friday, sacking the construction minister for undisclosed "errors" and removing the communications minister in order to give him broader oversight over various ministries.Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/12/24/cuba.dissidents/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/12/24/cuba.dissidents/index.htmlCuba is releasing two more political prisoners who will be sent straight from prison to exile in Spain, the Roman Catholic Church said Friday.Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/12/29/cuba.sentence.commuted/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/12/29/cuba.sentence.commuted/index.htmlA Cuban court Tuesday commuted the sentence of the nation's only prisoner facing the death penalty, and instead sentenced him to 30 years in prison, according to the official Cubadebate website.Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/12/24/wikileaks.cuba/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/12/24/wikileaks.cuba/index.htmlA Cuban government-run website has begun translating into Spanish and posting online leaked U.S. government cables that discuss the island nation.Fri, 24 Dec 2010 14:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/12/14/cuba.online.encyclopedia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/12/14/cuba.online.encyclopedia/index.htmlCuba is launching its own version of Wikipedia Tuesday with an online encyclopedia that describes the United States as the "empire of our time."Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/12/02/levy.french.cuba.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/12/02/levy.french.cuba.us/index.htmlAs Havana prepares for its first Communist Party Congress in 14 years in April, the United States should seize the opportunity to positively influence the economic blueprint the party is expected to approve.Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/11/16/cuba.oil/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/11/16/cuba.oil/index.htmlRussian energy firm Gazprom has joined a growing list of foreign companies searching for oil off Cuba's coast.Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/11/05/cuba.plane.crash/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/11/05/cuba.plane.crash/index.htmlSearch crews have found the flight data recorder in the charred remains of a fiery plane crash in central Cuba that left 68 people dead, state media reported Friday.Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/11/03/cuba.catholic.church.opens/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/11/03/cuba.catholic.church.opens/index.htmlThe Catholic Church opened its first seminary in Cuba in more than 50 years on Wednesday, with President Raul Castro in attendance.Thu, 04 Nov 2010 02:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/26/un.us.cuba/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/26/un.us.cuba/index.htmlThe United Nations General Assembly voted Tuesday in favor of a resolution calling for an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba. There were 187 member states in favor of the resolution, two against, and three abstentions.Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/21/cuba.prisoners.freed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/21/cuba.prisoners.freed/index.htmlCuba's Roman Catholic Church on Thursday announced the names of five more prisoners to be freed who do not belong to a group of 52 jailed dissidents originally set for release.Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/10/15/cuba.imprisoned.agents/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/10/15/cuba.imprisoned.agents/index.htmlAmnesty International has questioned the fairness of a U.S. trial that convicted five Cuban agents of espionage, conspiracy to commit murder and other related charges.Sat, 16 Oct 2010 09:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/14/tropical.weather/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/14/tropical.weather/index.htmlTropical Storm Paula pushed across western Cuba Thursday evening with wind gusts just under hurricane strength in some places, bringing heavy rain and high winds to the island nation, forecasters said.Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/10/cuba.prisoners/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/10/cuba.prisoners/index.htmlThree Cuban political prisoners who were not part of an originally announced release, will nonetheless be freed, Cuba's Roman Catholic Church said Saturday.Sun, 10 Oct 2010 13:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/04/cuba.prisoners/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/04/cuba.prisoners/index.htmlCuba is set to further empty its jails, adding at least another nine inmates to a list of those it plans to free, a human rights leader said Monday.Tue, 05 Oct 2010 02:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/28/tropical.weather/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/28/tropical.weather/index.htmlCubans braced for high winds and heavy rain Tuesday as a tropical depression pushed toward the island nation, forecasters in both Cuba and the United States said.Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/27/cuba.released.prisoners/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/27/cuba.released.prisoners/index.htmlCuba's Roman Catholic Church on Monday announced the names of three more political prisoners soon to be released from jail, raising the total number to 39 following a deal brokered by church leaders and Spain's Foreign Ministry back in July.Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/24/cuba.jobs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/24/cuba.jobs/index.htmlCubans will be allowed to work for themselves in 178 activities in the private sector and even hire employees, according to guidelines published Friday as the communist government moves quickly to shed half a million state jobs and provide alternatives for workers.Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/09/21/brandl.rethinking.economy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/09/21/brandl.rethinking.economy/index.htmlSometimes, a little inspiration can come from unexpected places.Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/09/20/perez.cuba.embargo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/09/20/perez.cuba.embargo/index.htmlIn April 2009, the White House released a presidential memorandum declaring that democracy and human rights in Cuba were "national interests of the United States."Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/15/cuba.embargo.obama/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/15/cuba.embargo.obama/index.htmlCuba accused U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday of failing to keep his promise of a new start with the communist island, saying that far from easing the U.S. trade embargo, his administration has tightened some restrictions.Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/13/cuba.economy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/13/cuba.economy/index.htmlCuba announced on Monday it would lay off "at least" half a million state workers over the next six months and simultaneously allow more jobs to be created in the private sector as the socialist economy struggles to get back on its feet.Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/01/cuba.oil/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/01/cuba.oil/index.htmlWhile the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has sparked debate in America on the merits of deepwater drilling, 90 miles away Cuba's offshore plans are quietly taking shape.Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/08/25/cuba.travel.policy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/08/25/cuba.travel.policy/index.htmlWord that the U.S. government could soon loosen travel restrictions to Cuba may have some American travelers imagining New Year's in Havana or a spring break on the island's famed Varadero Beach.Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/20/us.cuba.travel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/20/us.cuba.travel/index.htmlFive Cuban-American members of Congress expressed concern Friday over reports that the Obama administration is planning to announce rules loosening restrictions on travel and economic aid to Cuba. They asked the president to reconsider.Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/18/us.cuba.travel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/18/us.cuba.travel/index.htmlThe Obama administration is preparing to announce new rules allowing some travel to Cuba, along with an expanded ability for Americans to send economic assistance, a senior U.S. official and congressional sources said Wednesday.Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/13/cuba.dissidents/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/13/cuba.dissidents/index.htmlCuba will soon free six more jailed dissidents, according to the Catholic Church, resuming its biggest release of political prisoners in more than a decade.Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/05/cuba.us.terror.list/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/05/cuba.us.terror.list/index.htmlCuba on Thursday denounced the U.S. decision to again include the island nation on its list of state sponsors of terrorism.Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/03/cuba.us.prisoners/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/03/cuba.us.prisoners/index.htmlAriel Sigler is the latest of 21 Cuban political prisoners to fly into exile after being freed from jail in Cuba.Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/26/cuba.anniversary.commemoration/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/26/cuba.anniversary.commemoration/index.htmlCuba commemorated the 57th anniversary Monday of the attack that started Fidel Castro's revolution, but President Raul Castro did not speak, unlike in the previous three years.Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/23/cuba.health.minister.replaced/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/23/cuba.health.minister.replaced/index.htmlCuba has replaced its health minister, Communist Party stalwart Jose Ramon Balaguer, recognizing his good work but offering no details for the change.Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/16/spy.couple.sentenced/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/16/spy.couple.sentenced/index.htmlA former State Department analyst was sentenced to life in prison Friday for spying for Cuba for almost 30 years.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/15/cuba.oil.threat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/15/cuba.oil.threat/index.htmlSpanish oil company Repsol is in "the exploration stage" of oil drilling off of Cuba's northern coast, prompting a controversy in south Florida over fears of a potential spill.Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/13/cuba.political.prisoners/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/13/cuba.political.prisoners/index.htmlSeven Cuban former political prisoners started new lives Tuesday in Spain, saying they see their release as the next step toward bringing democracy to their island nation.Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/10/cuba.political.prisoners/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/10/cuba.political.prisoners/index.htmlCuba's Roman Catholic church has identified 12 more jailed dissidents who are expected to be freed in what would be the largest Cuban prisoner release in more than a decade.Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/08/spain.cuba.political.prisoners/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/08/spain.cuba.political.prisoners/index.htmlSpain's foreign minister has agreed to take in the 52 Cuban political prisoners who are set for release, Spanish diplomatic sources said Thursday.Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/07/cuba.political.prisoners.release/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/07/cuba.political.prisoners.release/index.htmlFifty-two Cuban political prisoners are set to be freed and will be allowed to leave the country, Cuba's Roman Catholic church announced Wednesday in a written statement. It would be one of Cuba's largest prisoner releases in recent history.Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/06/cuba.political.prisoners/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/06/cuba.political.prisoners/index.htmlThe number of political prisoners held in Cuba has dropped by 34 inmates since January, the island's unofficial commission on human rights and national reconciliation reported Monday.Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/06/30/cuba.amnesty/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/06/30/cuba.amnesty/index.htmlCuba has created a "climate of fear" among political activists and journalists working on the island nation, according to a report released Wednesday by the human rights group Amnesty International.Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/06/18/us.cuba.talks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/06/18/us.cuba.talks/index.htmlThe United States and Cuba wrapped up a third round of migrations talks Friday, though the two nations apparently didn't reach a resolution over an American contractor in Cuban custody.Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/06/11/cuba.dissident/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/06/11/cuba.dissident/index.htmlIn the latest sign of compromise between Cuba and church leaders, Cuba's Roman Catholic Church says the government has agreed to free one jailed dissident and relocate six others to prisons closer to their homes.Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/06/01/cuba.dissidents.relocation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/06/01/cuba.dissidents.relocation/index.htmlCuba has begun moving some of its jailed dissidents to prisons that are closer to their homes, according to Elizardo Sanchez, head of Cuba's independent Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation.Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/31/cuba.farms/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/31/cuba.farms/index.htmlAt a privately run farm west of Havana, Cuban farmer Jesus Rodriguez is looking for some changes.Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:46:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2010/05/25/news/economy/oil_cuba.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2010/05/25/news/economy/oil_cuba.fortune/index.htmAmong the many good reasons to jettison our failed economic embargo against Cuba is one with timely new resonance: oil.Wed, 26 May 2010 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/19/cuba.illegal/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/19/cuba.illegal/index.html"I was caught because I was an illegal," explained a bicycle taxi driver as he gripped the rusted blue handle-bars of his vehicle in Havana's Central Park. "And because I'd been here several times before, I was deported back."Thu, 20 May 2010 18:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/06/cuba.sugar.harvest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/06/cuba.sugar.harvest/index.htmlCuba's sugar harvest this year is the worst it's been since 1905, the country's state-run daily newspaper reported.Thu, 06 May 2010 16:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/02/cuba.may.day/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/02/cuba.may.day/index.htmlThousands packed Havana's Revolution Square on Saturday for International Workers' Day, drawing hordes of Cuban demonstrators, spectators, and trade unionists from around the world -- including the United States and the United Kingdom.Mon, 03 May 2010 07:58:00 EDT