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Any goodwill Raul Castro enjoyed as Cuba's new leader has dissipated, according to a new poll indicating that more than four out of five Cubans surveyed inside the country are unhappy with its direction. (MiamiHerald.com)

Sixteen Cuban crewmen were stranded Thursday in a backwater African port, with little cash and owed up to 11 months of salary, after their cargo ship began listing with a possibly illegal lumber cargo aboard. (MiamiHerald.com)

A Miami sports agent sentenced to 15 years in a Cuban prison for trying to help Orlando ``El Duque'' Hernández and other baseball stars defect has been freed and will fly home Friday, his former business partner said. (MiamiHerald.com)

Any good will Raul Castro enjoyed as Cuba's new leader has dissipated, according to a new poll, which found more than four out of five of those surveyed in Cuba were unhappy with the direction of the country. (MiamiHerald.com)

Softball has been a passion for Michael Eizenberg since he was a child, but the 63-year-old has never been as excited about a game as the one played Monday on a children's ball field at a faded sports complex under Havana's warm Caribbean sun. (MiamiHerald.com)

Human rights advocate Edey Sánchez says he was arrested by national police agents following a five-hour search of his home that turned up an oven, a mixer and trays for making candy. (MiamiHerald.com)

Frustrated passengers protested last week at the local bus terminal when a departure was canceled because of mechanical problems with a bus and the fares weren’t returned. (MiamiHerald.com)

Twenty-eight people showed up Tuesday for the inauguraion of the Bloggers Academy of Cuba, held in the home of internationally known blogger Yoani Sánchez. (MiamiHerald.com)

Investigadores hispano-cubanos han hallado en Cuba una singular babosa marina que emite destellos luminosos cuando es importunada. (MiamiHerald.com)

Gritando consignas como ' Fidel, Fidel' y 'Abajo la gusanera', un grupo de seguidores del régimen cubano arremetió contra Reinaldo Escobar, esposo de la conocida bloguera Yoani Sánchez, mientras él esperaba en una esquina de La Habana por el policía que le diera una paliza a su esposa. (MiamiHerald.com)

HUNDIMIENTO/ Unas 800 toneladas de azúcar se hundieron en el mar tras un accidente marítimo en el que no se registraron pérdidas de vidas humanas ni lesionados . (MiamiHerald.com)

El presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez invitó este sábado al líder cubano Fidel Castro al congreso del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV) que se celebrará hasta marzo, por considerar su experiencia ``iluminadora'' en un momento de ``clara urgencia política''. (MiamiHerald.com)

El presidente venezolano, Hugo Chávez, sostuvo hoy en Caracas una reunión privada con altos funcionarios cubanos, preparatoria de la Cumbre de la ALBA que tendrá lugar en Cuba el próximo diciembre, informó el Ministerio de Información. (MiamiHerald.com)

El presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez invitó este sábado al líder cubano Fidel Castro al congreso del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV) que se celebrará hasta marzo, por considerar su experiencia ‘‘iluminadora'' en un momento de "clara urgencia política''. (MiamiHerald.com)

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.

A A A' The rights of a Guantanamo detainee facing trial in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa were not violated when the military took away his uniformed lawyers, a judge ruled Wednesday.

US President Barack Obama has for the first time admitted that the US will miss the January 2010 deadline he set for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison.

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)

Cuando el peculiar cortejo de un centenar de enfermos mentales vestidos de negro se detuvo frente a la sala, la marcha fúnebre se trocó en conga, el ``Caballero de París'' resucitó y el director del Hospital Psiquiátrico de La Habana gritó con alborozo: ``¡Esto es una locura!''. (MiamiHerald.com)

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STRINGER / EFE<p/>EL CINEASTA espa&ntilde;ol Jos&eacute; Luis Garci habla durante una entrevista en La Habana, Cuba. (MiamiHerald.com)

El presidente del gobierno espa&ntilde;ol considera que es "un imperativo biol&oacute;gico'' para Espa&ntilde;a el mantener con Cuba un "di&aacute;logo exigente''... (MiamiHerald.com)

BOAN, Emma C., de 81 a&ntilde;os, natural de Cuba. Maspons Funeral Home, Miami. Solemn Cremations.<p/> BREUIL GALIGARCIA, Amado, de 97 a&ntilde;os, natural de Cuba. Servicios realizados. Cementerio Woodlawn Park North. Iglesia St. Michael Catholic Church. Funeraria Caballero Rivero Woodlawn, Miami. (MiamiHerald.com)

El periodista cubano Reinaldo Escobar, esposo de la bloguera Yoani S&aacute;nchez, denunci&oacute; en su bit&aacute;cora que fue v&iacute;ctima el viernes de una "golpiza'' que demuestra la veracidad de una denuncia similar presentada por su mujer hace dos semanas. <img src="http://media.elnuevoherald.com/images/redesign/icons/video.gif" border="0" /><img src="http://media.elnuevoherald.com/images/redesign/icons/photo.gif" border="0" /> (MiamiHerald.com)

Despu&eacute;s de 30 a&ntilde;os de espiar para Cuba, un funcionario retirado del Departamento de Estado fue condenado a cadena perpetua luego de que &eacute;l y su esposa se declararon culpables... (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)