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(Photo: AP)Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has been hospitalised with a suspected stroke
This May 1989 file photo shows General Manuel Antonio Noriega speaking to the press in Panama. A Paris court has convicted former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega for laundering drug money in France in the 1980s and ordered him to spend seven years in prison, Wednesday July 7, 2010. Noriega already spent 20 years in U.S. custody for drug trafficking and was extradited to France in April to stand trial on charges here....Full Story

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(Photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska)Crime soars in Brazil's Bahia state as police strike
Crime soars in Brazil's Bahia state as police strike ...Full Story

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Karat invokes Castro to play down Jesus row
| CPM general secretary Prakash Karat on Tuesday borrowed the words of Cuban leader Fidel Castro to defend the party stand that Jesus was revolutionary and there was nothing wrong in using his portrait at an exhibition to mark the party state conference here. | Addressi...Full Story
Gloria Estefan at Splash Bar this Friday
| On Friday, February 10th, Splash Bar in New York City is going to be having one heck of a special night.  Legendary Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan is celebrating the release of her latest video for the #1 dance song “Hotel Nacional” and the NYC ...Full Story
No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50
By PETER ORSI Associated PressPosted:   02/07/2012 11:19:13 AM PSTUpdated:   02/07/2012 12:34:01 PM PST | HAVANA—When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth. And a first-c...Full Story
Obama's Policies are Marxist, Romney Supporter Says
| Georgia State Rep. David Casas didn't like it when former House Speaker Newt Gingrich tried to use as a weapon during the GOP presidential primary. So he jumped from supporting Gingrich to Romney, as he explained in a media call staged by Romney's campaign on Tuesday....Full Story
No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50
| Click photo to enlargeFILE - In this Nov. 7, 2006 file photo, a car drives past a billboard that reads in Spanish; "70 percent of Cubans have been born under the Embargo," in Havana, Cuba. The United States economic embargo on Communist-run Cuba turned 50 on...Full Story
Cuban embargo at 50: US cars with Soviet parts
The US trade embargo with Cuba is 50 years old and Washington shows no sign of ending it. In Havana, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford asks how Cubans have learnt to adapt. | The classic American cars that crowd the streets of Cuba are a huge draw for foreign tourists. But for ...Full Story
Cespedes to meet with Marlins on Wednesday
| MIAMI -- Cuban sensation Yoenis Cespedes has received a travel visa and is scheduled to meet with the Miami Marlins on Wednesday, according to sources. | The free-agent outfielder was to leave the Dominican Republic and arrive in Miami on Tuesday. He and his agent, Ad...Full Story
Leaving Cuba
| This year will be the 50th anniversary of my departure from Cuba. I did not leave Cuba for economic reasons. I left the country of my birth, which I love profoundly, to save my family from the horrors of a communist government. | To obtain my exit permit I had to surr...Full Story
No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50
HAVANA - | When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth. And a first-class U.S. postage stamp cost 4 cents. | The world is much changed since the early days of 1962, but one thing has rema...Full Story
No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50
| HAVANA (AP) — When it started, American teenagers were doing the twist, the United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth, and a first-class U.S. postage stamp cost 4 cents. | The world is much changed since 1962, but one thing has remained cons...Full Story
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Tue 7 Feb 2012
Just 90 miles away, it's close but no cigar for US business as embargo on ...
Star Tribune | HAVANA - When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth. And a first-class U.S. postage stamp cost 4 cents. | The world is much changed since the early days o...
What some people are saying about Washington's 50-year-old economic embargo against Cuba
Star Tribune | Washington's 50-year-old economic embargo of Cuba, which the island's leaders refer to as a "blockade," has its supporters and detractors. Here's what some people have said about it: | ___ | "We know the blockade will continue and th...
No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50
Atlanta Journal | HAVANA — When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth. And a first-class U.S. postage stamp cost 4 cents. FILE - In this May 14, 2004 file photo, thousands of p...
Local restaurants offer Valentine's Day menus with an ethnic twist
The Examiner | For some people, Valentine's Day is all about the gifts. Will it be roses this year or chocolates? What about jewelry? For others it's all about spending quality time with the one you love. One great way to pull off an extra special night out witho...
Cuba embargo has its detractors, supporters
Breitbart Washington's 50-year-old economic embargo of Cuba, which the island's leaders refer to as a "blockade," has its supporters and detractors. Here's what some people have said about it: | ___ | "We know the blockade will continue and there will be incre...
No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50
Breitbart | FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2006 file photo, a car drives past a billboard that... | FILE - In this May 14, 2004 file photo, thousands of people march on the... | FILE - This two file photo combo shows, above: Cuban leader Fidel Castro... | HAVANA (AP) ...
Cuba embargo has its detractors, supporters
Fresno Bee | Washington's 50-year-old economic embargo of Cuba, which the island's leaders refer to as a "blockade," has its supporters and detractors. Here's what some people have said about it: | --- | "We know the blockade will continue and there will be inc...
Cuba embargo has its detractors, supporters
The State | Washington's 50-year-old economic embargo of Cuba, which the island's leaders refer to as a "blockade," has its supporters and detractors. Here's what some people have said about it: | --- | "We know the blockade will continue and there will be inc...
No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50
US News | By PETER ORSI, Associated Press | HAVANA (AP) — When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth. And a first-class U.S. postage stamp cost 4 cents. | The world is ...
Cuba embargo has its detractors, supporters
my SA | Washington's 50-year-old economic embargo of Cuba, which the island's leaders refer to as a "blockade," has its supporters and detractors. Here's what some people have said about it: | ___ | "We know the blockade will continue and there will be inc...
No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50
my SA | HAVANA (AP) — When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth. And a first-class U.S. postage stamp cost 4 cents. | The world is much changed since the early days of 1...
U.S. Maintains Embargo of Cuba After 50 Years, Despite International Condemnation
Democracy Now | There are no commemorations planned in Washington, D.C., but today marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. embargo against Cuba — the longest-running embargo in the world. On February 7, 1962, President John F. Kennedy formally expanded the ha...
"Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder": New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Guevara’s Death
Democracy Now | Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith are the co-authors of a new book about the U.S. role in the killing of Cuban revolutionary, Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Born in Argentina in 1928, Che rose to international prominence as one of the key l...
No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50
Yahoo Daily News | HAVANA (AP) — When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth. And a first-class U.S. postage stamp cost 4 cents. | The world is much changed since the early days of 1...
No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50
Knox News | FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2006 file photo, a car drives past a billboard that reads in Spanish; "70 percent of Cubans have been born under the Embargo," in Havana, Cuba. The United States economic embargo on Communist-run Cuba turned 50 on Feb. 7, 201...
Cuba embargo has its detractors, supporters
Yahoo Daily News | Washington's 50-year-old economic embargo of Cuba, which the island's leaders refer to as a "blockade," has its supporters and detractors. Here's what some people have said about it: | ___ | "We know the blockade will continue and there will be inc...
Cuba embargo has its detractors, supporters
Dayton Daily News | Washington's 50-year-old economic embargo of Cuba, which the island's leaders refer to as a "blockade," has its supporters and detractors. Here's what some people have said about it: | ___ | "We know the blockade will continue and there will be inc...
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