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The U.S. State Department has told Cuba it deplores last week's ``assault'' on blogger Yoani Sánchez, one of the toughest of several expressions of support for the Havana writer. (MiamiHerald.com)

Two Czech tourists arrested in March after they shouted insulting remarks about Fidel and Raúl Castro during a scuffle at Havana's international airport will be tried next week, diplomatic sources confirmed Wednesday. (MiamiHerald.com)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months. (MiamiHerald.com)

The Supreme Court is staying out of a dispute in Miami between school officials and civil libertarians over a book about Cuba that depicts smiling children in communist uniforms but avoids mention of problems in the country. (MiamiHerald.com)

Cuba dijo a la Unión Europea (UE) que no reconoce a ningún Estado autoridad moral alguna para dar consejos ni lecciones en materia de democracia y derechos humanos, según un comunicado de la cancillería emitido este sábado, a propósito de las conversaciones en Bruselas. (MiamiHerald.com)

Juan Formell y los Van Van, la orquesta de salsa más importante de Cuba en cuatro décadas, realizará 70 conciertos a lo largo y ancho de Estados Unidos en los próximos meses. (MiamiHerald.com)

Un marco bilateral haría que Cuba asumiera "compromisos'' e incluiría un capítulo ‘‘claro y muy contundente'' en materia de derechos humanos, dijo el ministro español de Exteriores, Miguel Angel Moratinos, tras una reunión entre la "troika'' de Exteriores de la UE y el canciller cubano, Bruno Rodríguez. (MiamiHerald.com)

Reconocido como el mejor árbitro de las Series Nacionales y uno de los tres grandes en la historia de la pelota cubana, Nelson Díaz se encuentra en Miami después de un retiro forzado por los dirigentes del béisbol de un país que fue durante más de 100 años la segunda potencia del mundo. (MiamiHerald.com)

If one person's freedom fighter is another's terrorist, the case of the Cuban Five illustrates the chasm that remains between Havana and Washington, despite recent overtures that are gradually easing tensions left over from the Cold War. (MiamiHerald.com)

Come July, there will be another sign of Cuba’s New Labour-style accommodation of the capitalist 21st century: wealthy foreigners will be able to buy luxury holiday homes on the island. (MiamiHerald.com)

For a few hours this week, the Organization of American States appeared about to splinter: Leftist Latin American governments squared off against the United States over whether Cuba should be allowed to rejoin the main forum for political cooperation in the hemisphere. (MiamiHerald.com)

Latin American leaders usually have few qualms about lecturing the U.S. on what they regard as the folly of its Cuba policy, especially of late. Reintegrating Cuba has become a priority issue for many if not most of the region's governments, who see it as a way to break with the Cold War politics and U.S. hegemony that burdened the region in the 20th century. (MiamiHerald.com)

The U.S. government is fighting an effort to allow Cuba to return to the Organization of American States after a 47-year suspension. But the resistance is putting it at odds with much of Latin America as the Obama administration is trying to improve relations in the hemisphere. (MiamiHerald.com)

Meet the Forrest Gump of Cuban communism, Óscar Espinosa Chepe. Like the character played by Tom Hanks in the 1994 film, Chepe has spent the past half-century having the good (as well as the bad) fortune of being wherever the action is. (MiamiHerald.com)

By Nick Miroff HAVANA, Cuba a ' With more than 115,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan oil flowing to this island, Cuba gets more than enough crude to cover its electricity needs.

Havana, Nov 21 Graduated doctors from the Latin American Medicine School presented the experiences they obtained from an integral attention program to oncology patients at public health primary level in a Cuban community Friday.

Supporters of the U.S. embargo against Cuba have contributed nearly $11 million to members of Congress since 2004 in a largely successful effort to block efforts to weaken sanctions against the island, a new report shows.

An Algerian court on Sunday acquitted two former detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who were returned home to face charges of links to terrorism, their defense lawyer said.

An elderly US couple charged with spying for Cuba for almost 30 years have pleaded guilty, with the husband agreeing to serve a life sentence, the US Justice Department said.

The five men the Justice Department has said will be charged in the attacks of Sept.

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Thirty years of spying for Cuba will send a retired State Department official to prison for life after he and his wife pleaded guilty Friday to sending secrets to the United States' longtime antagonist. (MiamiHerald.com)

When a dozen Cuban bloggers wanted to stage a protest last month, they simultaneously tweeted, texted and posted messages like ``Freedom.'' <p/> One later used a blond wig to sneak into a government building and complain against censorship of the Internet. And the next day, she posted a video of her complaint on her blog. (MiamiHerald.com)

Raul Castro toured military installations and met with his armed forces high command during three days of extensive war games, saying his forces' preparedness inspires more respect than possession of an advanced weapon ever could. (MiamiHerald.com)

Florida Power & Light reported to nuclear regulators that 33 Cubans landed in the cooling canals of the Turkey Point nuclear power plant on Thanksgiving. (MiamiHerald.com)

The husband of an acclaimed dissident Cuban blogger was punched and shouted down by a pro-government mob Friday after he challenged the presumed state agents who earlier roughed up his wife to a street corner debate. (MiamiHerald.com)

José Antonio Vázquez, a graduate of the Hotel and Tourism School, says he’s been unemployed as a chef for two months because of his opposition to the government and the fact he wears a “Change” bracelet. (MiamiHerald.com)

The City of Havana provincial court has punished 85 persons so far this year for illegally selling goods and food on the street. (MiamiHerald.com)

Former political prisoner Ángel Frómeta was ordered to appear in court Monday to prove that the 125 acres he inherited from his father legally belong to him. (MiamiHerald.com)

El semanario Granma Internacional dedic&oacute; el viernes sus p&aacute;ginas centrales a la laureada bloguera cubana Yoani S&aacute;nchez, a la que consider&oacute; una ``lobezna disfrazada de cordero'' y ubic&oacute; en el centro de una operaci&oacute;n medi&aacute;tica contra la isla. (MiamiHerald.com)

El escritor cubano Leonardo Padura afirm&oacute; el viernes que su nueva novela, centrada en la vida de Le&oacute;n Trotsky y su asesino, el espa&ntilde;ol Ram&oacute;n Mercader, ser&aacute; ``muy pol&eacute;mica'' en Cuba, donde quisiera ver un debate intelectual sobre las teor&iacute;as pol&iacute;ticas e hist&oacute;ricas que aborda el libro. (MiamiHerald.com)