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President Hugo Chavez is inviting former Cuban leader Fidel Castro to next month's meeting of the regional ALBA trade bloc being held in Havana.
Fidel Castro has found something to sneeze at in Washington's decision to ease visits by Cuban-Americans to his island: He says more Americans mean more swine flu.
Fidel Castro's sister says she hasn't heard any reaction from Cuba to revelations in her new memoir that she collaborated for years with the CIA.
Juanita Castro, the exiled sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, is set to release a first-person memoir in which she talks at length about her brothers.
Cuban state media have released a second recent photo showing Fidel Castro in regular civilian clothing instead of the track suits that he commonly wore after falling ill in July 2006.
Fidel Castro chatted live via speakerphone with graduating medical students in Nicaragua in the latest of a series of media events showing off the former Cuban leader looking more robust.
Cuba's Communist Youth newspaper is showing a photo of a healthier-looking Fidel Castro talking with the visiting Ecuadorean president.
A woman who alleged that Cuban officials caused the wrongful death of her father while on a covert mission in 1963 has won a $21 million default judgment against the island nation, but her prospects of collecting may be a long shot.
President Hugo Chavez said Friday he found his close ally and mentor Fidel Castro in good health during a visit to Cuba to celebrate the Cuban leader's 83rd birthday.
The founder of a New York-based church group that opposes the U.S. embargo of Cuba said Thursday that former Cuban President Fidel Castro looked strong and animated during a July 31 meeting.
Former President Fidel Castro marked his 83rd birthday Thursday out of the public eye but with an essay on the global economic crisis, climate change and immigration that headlined Cuban newspapers.
Cuba has unveiled what it says is a recent photograph of ex-President Fidel Castro, showing him looking healthier than in other pictures since he underwent emergency surgery three years ago.
Fidel Castro called the case of two Americans accused of spying for Cuba "strange" Saturday and questioned whether the timing of their arrests was politically motivated.
Fidel Castro criticized former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney for defending American interrogation methods against terror suspects, saying in comments published Wednesday that torture should never be used to extract information.
Mets catcher Ramon Castro left Saturday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates because of a tight right quadriceps.
Fidel Castro defended Cuba's government-controlled press Friday, arguing that news coverage is manipulated by those wealthy enough to finance newsgathering even in countries guaranteeing press freedom.
Fidel Castro says President Barack Obama "misinterpreted" his brother Raul's remarks regarding the United States and bristled at the suggestion that Cuba should free political prisoners or cut taxes on dollars people send to the island.
Cuban President Raul Castro says his government is willing to discuss "everything" with Washington, including human rights, political prisoners and freedom of the press.
Fidel Castro said Tuesday that U.S. rules allowing unlimited family travel and remittances to the island are "positive, although minimal."
A summit of leaders from across the Americas won't start for almost two weeks. But Fidel Castro is already complaining about its closing statement.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday that Fidel Castro seemed in "very, very good" shape when they met in Cuba last week and he claimed that the ailing revolutionary had even walked in the streets of Havana.
Chile's government has released photographs of a smiling Fidel Castro standing alongside visiting Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.
President Barack Obama intends to print "enormous sums of money" to keep American society from grinding to a halt, Fidel Castro said in his second critical essay of the U.S. leader, released Wednesday.
The full text of Fidel Castro's online essay, released Thursday evening:
BBC News - President Obama replies to Cuba's dissident bloggerUS President Barack Obama has engaged in an unprecedented written exchange with a blogger in Cuba who is openly critical of its communist government. His comments came after prize-winning blogger Yoani Sanchez sent questions chiefly about US-Cuba relations.
Letter from Cuban political prisoner Antonio Díaz SánchezA LETTER FROM A CUBAN GULAG – When will the invisible Cuban Wall be destroyed? When will Obama, Sarkozy and Merkel ask; "Mr. Castro tear down this wall!"
Fidel Castro: ALBA countries to defend humanity at Copenhagen & survival of the species Quote: "no longer "Homeland or Death"; it is truly and without exaggeration a matter of "Life or Death" for the human race...In Copenhagen, the ALBA and the Third World countries will be struggling for the survival of the species."
Fidel Castro lauds Nobel prize for Obama - "criticism of US genocidal policies"Fidel Castro on Nobel: "Many will say that he still hasn't earned the right to receive such distinction.
Fidel Castro lauds Nobel prize for ObamaFidel Castro lauded the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Barack Obama, saying on Saturday it was "a positive measure" that was more a criticism of past U.S. policies than a recognition of Obama's accomplishments
Sometimes I wonder. The man we have elected as the leader of the free world and his cronies are indoctrinating our children, taking Jesus out of religious songs and inserting dear leader Obama's name.
Fidel Castro unites with Barack Obama in the fight against climate changeFormer Cuban leader praises US president for his courage and bravery — words that send a chill through the White House corridors
UN Declares Dictator Fidel Castro a "World Hero"The UN has declared Fidel Castro, the longtime Communist dictator of Cuba, the "World Hero of Solidarity." Castro killed thousands and thousands of people during his rule, torturing some to death (including a few American citizens), and Cuba remains an oppressive dictatorship …
CALLS DISSENTING RIGHT RACIST From one socialist to another, Fidel Castro, recently used his column in Granma, the state-run newspaper of Cuba, to praise and defend President Obama.
Castro reviews Obama's performanceFormer Cuban leader Fidel Castro criticized President Obama for expanding the war effort in Afghanistan, but Castro also mildly praised Obama's domestic initiatives, such as health care reform.
Communism: When you can't afford to wipe your assCubans were left sitting uncomfortably this week after news that the Caribbean island is suffering from a shortage of toilet paper.
The handy Castro: Cuba issues Fidel dictionaryResidents accustomed to hours-long speeches, thousand-word essays and lengthy interviews can now get Fidel Castro at a glance, thanks to a new dictionary of El Comandante's teachings.
Cash-strapped Cuba says toilet paper running shortHAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba, in the grip of a serious economic crisis, is running short of toilet paper and may not get sufficient supplies until the end of the year, officials with state-run companies said on Friday.
An Imprisoned Journalist Blogs From Inside Castro's GulagSomeone made a mistake over at HuffPo, including this anti-Castro opinion from a Castro-prisoner.
Kerplunk - Common sense from Down Under: Honduras situation in a nutshellPerhaps that's why the United States has managed to get itself on the wrong side of freedom by siding with Castro, Chavez, Morales et al and calling on the return of Zelaya.
The Dumbing Down of Democracy Does the fact that the Bushies pushed democracy mean it would be bad form to support even our own political system?Obama's performance in Moscow was disconcerting, to put it mildly. In Mr. Obama's worldview, political systems apparently don't compete. They simply . . . are.
The Incoherence of Hope :: Troy SenikPity Barack Obama. At the tender age of 47, reality has begun to roost in his otherwise serene cerebrum.
Honduras at the Tipping Point Why is the U.S. not supporting the rule of law?By MARY ANASTASIA O'GRADY. All but a handful of my letters pleaded for international understanding of the threat to the constitutional democracy that Mr. Zelaya presented. One phrase occurred again and again: "Please pray for us."
A Thug's Primer. How to win liberal friends and oppress your people. How strange that our rather nondescript, sober friends abroad do not garner attention from the current administration, yet overt enemies in Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran, Venezuela, and the West Bank most certainly do.
Dennis Prager on Obama's Honduras "Meddling"Dennis Prager comments on the contrast between Obama's meddling in the Honduran "coup" and the Iranian democratic demonstrations .
Wrong-turn Obama - Honduras is an emblematic caseIt took the Obama administration less than eight hours to side with Cuba's Fidel Castro, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega over the ouster of Manuel Zelaya in Honduras.
Honduras and Iran: Obama Betrays Freedom AgainCoup is the word du jour in the Orwellian age of Obama where words take on opposite meaning. Coup is the word used to recklessly define the healthy, democracy at work in the Honduras.
Hands Off Honduras! :: Pat BuchanonLast Saturday, Honduran soldiers marched into the presidential palace, bundled up President Manuel Zelaya and put him on a plane for Costa Rica.
Obama's Attraction to Human Rights ViolatorsThe left in this country spent the Bush years wringing their hands, frustrated over efforts at nation building in the Mideast.
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