It was an announcement that many Cuban-Americans longed to hear for 49 years. ...more

February 20, 2008

Democratic presidential candidates said the United States should be ready to respond to gradual reforms in Cuba after the resignation of communist leader Fidel Castro. ...more

February 20, 2008

This week won't mark the end of a disastrous dictatorship in Cuba because reigns of terror don't end quietly, with the dictator easing into retirement with a few dull words of farewell and a yawn from the public. ...more

February 20, 2008

No one is predicting a wave of cruises or nonstop flights to Havana just yet. But news Tuesday that Fidel Castro is stepping aside at least has some in the construction and tourism industries thinking about the possibilities of Cuban trade. ...more

February 20, 2008

HAVANA (AP) – An ailing, 81-year-old Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president Tuesday after nearly a half-century in power, saying he will not accept a new term when parliament meets Sunday. ...more

February 19, 2008

LA HABANA (AP) _ El siguiente es el texto completo del mensaje publicado la madrugada del martes por el todavía presidente cubano Fidel Castro en la edición en internet del diario oficial Granma, donde señala sus razones para no buscar un nuevo mandato al frente del Consejo de Estado. ...more

February 19, 2008

Key events in Cuba's history under Fidel Castro:...more

February 19, 2008

Full text of the "Message from the Commander in Chief," a letter from Fidel Castro, posted Tuesday on the Web site of Cuba's Communist Party newspaper Granma. This is an edited version of the official Cuban translation. ...more

February 19, 2008

Bernardo Viera Trejo still remembers that sweltering summer day in 1955, when he and his then-friend Fidel Castro met up shortly after the would-be revolutionary's release from prison. ...more

February 19, 2008

Cuba's leader offers few insights about his private life but still fascinates at times in a new book. ...more

February 11, 2008