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Fidel Castro says Gustav like atomic bomb on Cuba

AP — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:34:40 +0000

Fidel Castro likened Hurricane Gustav’s destruction in Cuba to an atomic explosion, saying Wednesday it could mean billions of dollars in losses for the communist...

Jailed Cuban punk rocker to stand trial Friday

AP — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:04:44 +0000

Cuba has ordered jailed punk rocker Gorki Aguila, an outspoken critic of Fidel Castro and the communist government, to stand trail on Friday for “social dangerousness,” a charge that could carry up to four years in...

Castro marks 82nd birthday away from spotlight

AP — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:27:14 +0000

Ailing ex-president Fidel Castro marked his 82nd birthday in private on Wednesday, more than two years after he underwent emergency surgery and ceded power to his younger brother...

Anti-Castro militant pardon overturned

AP — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:45:20 +0000

Panama’s Supreme Court overturned a presidential pardon of four Cuban emigres accused of plotting to kill Fidel Castro, including former CIA operative Luis Posada Carriles, officials said Tuesday.The court ruled late Monday that 180 pardons...

Top Chinese communist visits Fidel Castro

AP — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:16:24 +0000

Former president Fidel Castro stressed on Tuesday the “importance” of Chinese socialism during a visit by a top official from China’s Communist Party.Castro “underscored the advances of the Chinese people and the importance...

Fidel Castro lashes EU sanction vote

AP — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:27:06 +0000

Fidel Castro on Friday slammed an EU decision lifting diplomatic sanctions against Cuba but imposing tough human rights conditions, calling it an “enormous hypocrisy” in light of Europe’s new rules on illegal immigration.The ailing 81-year-old former...

Cuban TV shows new images of ailing Fidel Castro

AP — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:39:00 +0000

Cuban television on Tuesday showed the first images of Fidel Castro in almost six months, broadcasting a silent video of the ailing revolutionary chatting in a garden with visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.The 81-year-old Castro looked...

Cuban TV shows Fidel Castro chatting with Chavez

AP — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:25:23 +0000

Cuban television is showing images of Fidel Castro chatting in a garden with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the first images of the ailing revolutionary broadcast in six months.The 81-year-old Castro looks thinner, and his hair and beard are...

Official: Equal pay in Cuba doesn't work

AP — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:35:08 +0000

The egalitarian wage system Fidel Castro spent decades building in Cuba is no longer viable, plagued by low pay, corruption and waste that can be eased by paying workers more for better work, a top labor official said in an interview...

Cuban official says equal pay may not work

AP — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:08:50 +0000