10 hours ago - By Laura Wides-Munoz, AP Writer
As a taxpayer-funded radio and TV station run mostly by Cuban exiles expand broadcasts to Cuba in the wake of President Fidel Castro's ceding of power, they are also countering longtime critics who question their relevance, credibility and reach. Complete Story
1 hour ago - By Lauren Villagran, AP Business Writer
While the U.S. eyes Fidel Castro's next move, scores of companies and thousands of people whose possessions were confiscated by Cuba after the 1959 revolution are waiting to negotiate payback for their expropriated assets.
Aug 8 - By Anita Snow, AP Writer
TV satellite dishes are a "germ-filled stew" which receive subversive propaganda, Communist officials told Cubans Wednesday as Washington increased transmissions of its TV channel to the island while Fidel Castro recovers from surgery.
Aug 8 - By Anita Snow, AP Writer
Gustavo Arcos Bergnes, who fought alongside Fidel Castro in the Cuban revolution but was later imprisoned as a dissident, died Tuesday, a close family friend said. He was 79.
Aug 8 - By Vanessa Arrington, AP Writer
Communist officials rallied hundreds of Cubans in outdoor meetings to publicly declare their support for leader Fidel Castro as he recovers from intestinal surgery.
Aug 7 - By Andrea Rodriguez, AP Writer
Leftist intellectuals and human rights activists from around the world pleaded with the United States on Monday not to interfere with Cuba while Fidel Castro recovers from intestinal surgery, and Cuba's parliament speaker warned the U.S. would face dire consequences if it did.
Aug 7 - By Vanessa Arrington, AP Writer
Dissidents like Oswaldo Paya say Fidel Castro's illness has changed the communist country forever by exposing a system ruled by one man for nearly a half century to the influence of others — even if only temporarily.
Aug 7 - By Lara Jakes Jordan, AP Writer
Bolstered by Fidel Castro's surprise handoff of power, the Bush administration is preparing to ease some immigration rules for Cubans who want to live in the United States, focusing largely on reuniting families now separated by politics and the sea.
Aug 7 - By Anita Snow, AP Writer
Leftist intellectuals and human rights activists from around the world pleaded with the United States on Monday not to interfere with Cuba while Fidel Castro recovers from intestinal surgery.
Aug 6 - By Andrea Rodriguez, AP Writer
Cubans are publicly praying to the African gods of Santeria, the saints of Roman Catholicism and the God of Protestant faiths in appeals for the health of ailing leader Fidel Castro and peace on the island.
Aug 6 - By Associated Press
The United States wants to help Cubans prepare for democracy but is not contemplating an invasion of the island in the wake of Fidel Castro's illness, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.
Aug 6 - By Anita Snow, AP Writer
Cuba's vice president said Sunday Fidel Castro would return to work in a few weeks after intestinal surgery that forced him to hand over power temporarily to his younger brother.
Aug 5 - By Andrew Selsky, AP Writer
The Cuban government has provided no details on Fidel Castro's health and released no pictures of the leader since it announced Monday night that he was having surgery and handing power to his brother.
Aug 5 - By Vanessa Arrington, AP Writer
Cuban officials said Saturday that Fidel Castro was steadily recovering from surgery and the government was still preparing for its worst-case scenario: an attack by government opponents taking advantage of the leader's health crisis.
Aug 5 - By Vanessa Arrington, AP Writer
Cuba's vice president said Saturday that Fidel Castro is recovering satisfactorily from surgery and the communist leader sent his "fraternal greetings" to the people of Bolivia, Cuban state media reported.
Aug 4 - By George Gedda, AP Writer
The United States has big plans for Cuba once Fidel Castro is gone for good.
Aug 4 - By Anita Snow, AP Writer
The Communist leadership assured Cubans on Friday that Raul Castro was in firm control as acting president, and the health minister said Fidel Castro was "recovering satisfactorily" from intestinal surgery.
Aug 4 - By Kelli Kennedy, AP Writer
While most people from the Cuban exile community rejoice at the news of Fidel Castro's failing health, one woman will not be celebrating.
Aug 4 - By Vanessa Arrington, AP Writer
Cuba's communist government said it would defend itself against any U.S. attempt to take advantage of Fidel Castro's health crisis as some exiles urged Washington to go further in fostering a democratic transition on the island.
Aug 3 - By Associated Press
With Cuban leader Fidel Castro ailing after 47 years in power, CNN said Thursday it had hired his estranged daughter, Alina Fernandez, as a network contributor.
Aug 3 - By Anita Snow, AP Writer
From his sickbed, Fidel Castro has set the stage for a more collective style of governance in a country long used to a single strongman, selecting six trusted comrades to run key projects while his brother acts as president and head of the Communist Party.
Aug 3 - By Laura Wides-Munoz, AP Writer
Miami's Cubans loathe Fidel Castro with such passion that the mere suggestion he was near death this week had them dancing in the streets. But for all their hatred of the Cuban dictator, perhaps no other figure has shaped their lives — and South Florida's culture and politics — more than he has.
Aug 3 - By Anita Snow, AP Writer
Raul Castro has spent his entire life in the shadow of older brother Fidel. As Cuba's acting president, he continues to be on the sidelines.
Aug 2 - By Laurie Kellman, AP Writer
The White House and Congress, caught unaware by Fidel Castro's illness, prepared Wednesday for a possible showdown in Cuba as lawmakers drafted legislation that would give millions of dollars to dissidents who fight for democratic change.
Aug 2 - By Laurie Kellman, AP Writer
The White House and Congress, caught unaware by Fidel Castro's illness, prepared Wednesday for a possible showdown in Cuba as lawmakers drafted legislation that would give millions of dollars to dissidents who fight for democratic change.
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