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Cuba hopes to sign accords with US before President Obama leaves office
The agreements will cover areas such as seismology and meteorology.
Funeral of Fidel Castro dampens Cuba's popular Santeria festival
Local residents said this year's festival was a shadow of its normal self.
Thousands attend rally to pay homage to Fidel Castro in Santiago
Cuban President Raul Castro vows to uphold his brother's socialist principles.
Fidel Castro's final journey: Near-religious levels of adulation as Cubans bid farewell
The scenes are reminiscent of the death of Bobby Kennedy as his body was transported by train to from New York City Washington, DC, in 1968.
Emotional Cubans line the streets of Havana to say goodbye to Fidel Castro
Many Cubans were overcome with grief as the remains of the only leader they had ever known passed by.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe mourns fellow revolutionary Cuban leader Fidel Castro
President Mugabe paid tribute to Fidel Castro saying the Cuban was also the leader of African people.
Jeremy Corbyn will not attend Fidel Castro's funeral after tribute backlash
Source close to Labour leader told IBTimes UK there was 'no particular' reason why he was not going.
Fidel Castro: Who is and isn't attending the late Cuban leader's funeral?
The world leaders who have said they will or will not attend the 4 December funeral.
Fidel Castro was a dictator – but the left is blind to human rights abuses when it's one of their own
There's a double-standard from people who, in other circumstances, think of themselves as democrats.
Fidel Castro funeral: Full schedule of arrangements
Funeral arrangements and procession plans for the late Cuban leader.
Cubans to gather at Havana's Revolution Square for Fidel Castro memorial
The former leader of Cuba, who led a revolution in 1959, died on 25 November.
Fidel Castro's sister Juanita snubs state funeral over unresolved family feud
Juanita Castro has lived in exile for 51 years in Miami.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau faces public backlash for 'whitewashing' Fidel Castro
Commentators expressed dismay as the Canadian premier disregarded the brutality of Castro's regime in a message of condolence.
Donald Trump, Obama and world leaders react to Fidel Castro's death
Castro's death was announced on Saturday morning by his brother, and Cuba's President Raul Castro.
Russia eyes up new military presence in Cuba amid deepening standoff between Moscow and the West
Kremlin spokesman refused to deny speculation that Moscow wants to have bases in Caribbean and Vietnam.
Russia seeks to reopen Cold War military bases in Cuba and Vietnam
The bases were closed as Russia wound down its global military presence after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Hurricane Matthew kills seven as Haiti pounded by 145mph winds
Hurricane made landfall in impoverished Caribbean island at 11am GMT.
Hurricane Matthew: Strongest Atlantic storm in 9 years heading to Jamaica and Cuba
Matthew classed as a Category 5 hurricane, the strongest on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Trump company violated trade embargo with Cuba - report
Trump employees reportedly spent $68,000 in Cuba with money channelled through accountancy firm.
Barack Obama names first US ambassador to Cuba in over 50 years
Jeffrey DeLaurentis has served as the US chief of mission in Havana since August 2014.
Alyson Kennedy: Meet the socialist who wants to be America's first female president
Socialist Workers Party would turn the White House over to the working class
Cuban government censors citizens' text messages to stamp out dissent
The communist state is allegedly filtering messages containing at least 30 keywords.
Donald Trump would have ditched G20 Summit over 'disrespectful' China tarmac row with US official
Candidate would have told his aides: Close the doors, let's get out of here
Barack Obama is the most powerful man in the world – so why is Guantanamo Bay still open?
Those who argue that Obama does not have the power to close the prison are simply wrong.
After 14 years of torture and illegal detention 'freed' Guantanamo prisoners are left destitute
Freed prisoners face a lonely life of poverty in foreign countries where they have no friends, family or community.
Fidel Castro at 90: 10 little-known facts about Cuba's revolutionary leader
Cuba's former leader will mark his birthday in another country to the one he ruled for nearly five decades.
Fidel Castro's shadow grows fainter as young Cubans choose cash and life over 'socialism or death'
Raul Castro's tin-pot police state has replaced his brother's Orwellian cult of personality.
US Coast Guard calls off sea search for 13 missing Cubans in capsized boat on way to Virgin Islands
Four travelers were saved when the vessel went down
The top summer getaways for the super rich where the exchange rate doesn't matter to anyone
Luxury site VeryFirstTo launches 'The Ultimate Summer Trip' to the world's hottest eight locations for £80k.
Cuba's Raul Castro heaps scorn on 'imperialist' OAS
Cuban president said that Havana would not return to regional block Organisation of American States.