Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez says he missed Sunday’s tribute to folk music legend Pete Seeger because U.S. authorities failed to approve his visa in time.

President Hugo Chavez on Friday condemned a U.S. report that alleges Venezuela fails to cooperate in fighting terrorism and called on President Barack Obama to end the decades-long trade embargo against Cuba.

The Caribbean is reporting an unexpected jump in tourism as vacationers once bound for Mexico’s sunny shores turn to new destinations amid worries about swine flu.

Fidel Castro again bristled at the Obama administration’s steps toward improving relations with Cuba, writing in a May Day message that the U.S. would like to see Cubans “return to the fold of slaves.”

In an April 28 story, The Associated Press reported that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said he was exploring bringing together the presidents of five South American countries with U.S. representatives in a forum to discuss sensitive issues.

In an April 28 story, The Associated Press reported that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said he was exploring bringing together the presidents of five South American with U.S. representatives in a forum to discuss sensitive issues.

Military lawyers for two young Guantanamo detainees urged the U.S. on Wednesday to follow protocols it signed in 2002 on child soldiers and release the juveniles being held at the U.S. military prison in Cuba.

Raul Castro dismissed Barack Obama’s policy changes toward Cuba as “achieving only the minimum,” and said Wednesday that it is up to the U.S. _ not Cuba _ to do more to improve relations.

Raul Castro dismissed Barack Obama’s policy changes toward Cuba as “achieving only the minimum,” and said Wednesday that it is up to the U.S. _ not Cuba _ to do more to improve relations.

Raul Castro has dismissed Barack Obama’s policy changes toward Cuba as “minimal” and says it is up to the U.S. _ not Cuba _ to do more to improve relations.