Havana News

State Department official and his wife pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that they spied for almost three decades for the Communist-led Cuban government. Walter Kendall Myers had "top secret" clearance and, with the help of his wife Gwendolyn, gave...

Asked if he was prepared to hold direct talks with Cuba, the US president said he was not interested in "talking for the sake of talking". And he said it was up to Cuba to act if it wanted to...

The husband of Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez said he was attacked by government supporters as he waited on Friday to confront state security agents accused of detaining and beating his wife two weeks ago. Sanchez, whose writing about the...

Jennifer Lopez has her ex-husband Ojani Noa under constant surveillance since he publicized plans to release home videos of their brief marriage, according to his lawyer and manager. The singer/actress successfully applied for a restraining order against her former partner...

President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways....

Restrictions on civil liberties in Cuba are still harsh since President Raul Castro assumed power from his ailing brother, Fidel, three years ago, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. Authorities have jailed scores of dissidents, protesters and others, often through the...

Fidel Castro nearly died during emergency intestinal surgery to stem internal bleeding caused by chronic diverticulitis. Since then, Cuba watchers and obituary writers have been on high alert awaiting his demise. Yet, more than three years later, Castro soldiers on,...

Around 500,000 people were expected to attend the massive show that saw performances from artists including Spain''s Miguel Bose, Puerto Rican singer Olga Tanon, the Cuban performers Silvio Rodriguez, and Los Van Van, reports the BBC. Juanes was accused of...

Cuban cancer drug undergoes rare U.S. trial For the first time since Fidel Castro took power in Cuba over a half-century ago, a drug developed by the Communist regime is going through clinical trials in the United States. The drug...

The State Department's acting deputy assistant secretary, Bisa Williams, met with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Dagoberto Rodriguez to “discuss restoring direct mail service” between the two countries, according to State Department spokesman Philip J.