Raul Castro

Funeral begins for Venezuela's Chavez

2013-03-08 09:55:00

CARACAS, Venezuela -- The funeral ceremony for late Venezuelan President� Hugo Chavez got underway Friday at a military base in the capital before 32 heads of state and with the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra directed by Los Angeles conductor Gustavo...

Body of Hugo Chavez to remain on view under glass

2013-03-07 16:56:00

CARACAS, Venezuela -- After funeral services Friday with at least 33 heads of state expected to be in attendance, the body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will be specially embalmed and ultimately placed on permanent public display in a glass case,...

Hugo Chavez's return ends 10-week absence from Venezuela

2013-02-18 09:35:00

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Ending a 10-week absence from Venezuela for cancer treatment, President Hugo Chavez finally returned from Cuba early Monday morning as the government planned welcoming celebrations in several cities. Official word of his return...

Hugo Chavez back in Venezuela after months in Cuba for cancer treatment

2013-02-18 01:56:00

President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela from Cuba today to continue treatment for cancer less than a week after the government released the first photos of him since December. Chavez thanked his doctors, Cuban President Raul Castro and his brother...

Breaking the family embargo

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Last month, Cuba opened its doors a little wider. President Raul Castro announced that Cuban citizens would no longer need to obtain notoriously hard to get exit permits to leave the country; just a passport. Many Cubans are understandably skeptical...

Havana's well-worn welcome mat

2013-01-11 14:23:00

Some analysts are suggesting that Cuba is the place to be these days for anyone interested in understanding what’s really going on in the Andes region. That makes sense given recent events unfolding in Havana. For starters, Venezuelan President...

Cuba lifts 'exit visa' requirement for its citizens

2012-10-16 15:53:16

Latin American governments congratulate Chavez win in Venezuela

2012-10-08 10:33:33

Belated hurricane relief headed to battered Caribbean islands

2012-11-02 12:03:38

Oswaldo Paya dies at 60; Cuban anti-Castro activist

2012-07-24 00:00:00

Cuban activist Oswaldo Paya, who spent decades speaking out against the communist government of Fidel and Raul Castro and became one of the most powerful voices of dissent against their half-century rule, died Sunday in a car crash in Cuba. He was 60....

Fidel Castro's niece heading to Bay Area with rare U.S. visa

2012-05-22 16:40:32

A Western Hemisphere, minus the U.S.

2011-12-07 00:00:00

Photograph taken in 1958 during the guerrilla war led by Fidel Castro against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. At bottom, Raul Castro is seen next to Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and other members of the guerrilla.

2013-02-18 14:51:19

Saddam Hussein stands with Fidel Castro and his brother Raul Castro in Havana, during Saddam's visit to Cuba.

2013-02-18 14:50:34

, during an official visit in Havana. Aging Cuban ex-president Castro met visiting Wu, the second most powerful man in China's ruling Communist Party, government sources said.

2013-02-18 14:36:48