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AP - A senior U.S. senator met with imprisoned American Alan Gross and discussed the man's case in a long sit-down with Cuban President Raul Castro, but told The Associated Press on Friday that Gross was not likely to be released any time soon. More...

Havana, Cuba -- Cuban President Raul Castro told legislators Saturday that the country's economy would undergo significant change in the coming year, but added that the measures aimed to bolster socialism -- not make Cuba a capitalist nation. Castro has begun a radical shakeup of the...

HAVANA – Tens of thousands of Cubans lined up Sunday to pay their respects to Juan Almeida Bosque, a vice president and hero of the country's 1959 revolution whose death at the age of 82 further thinned the ranks of this communist-run country's old-guard leaders. President Raul Castro led the...

HAVANA – Fidel Castro called the case of two Americans accused of spying for Cuba "strange" Saturday and questioned whether the timing of their arrests was politically motivated. In an essay read by a newscaster on state television, the former Cuban leader noted that the retired Washington...

HAVANA – Talks toward a thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations seemed to be a real possibility after the new presidents of both countries reached out to each other with surprisingly straightforward language about their desire to revive a relationship frozen by 50 years of cold war. Barack Obama said...

Raul Castro meets with 6 visiting US lawmakers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAVANA – President Raul Castro met with six visiting members of the Congressional Black Caucus for more than four hours, his first face-to-face discussions with U.S...

Castro: Americans Summit to keep 'excluding' Cuba -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAVANA – A summit of leaders from across the Americas won't start for almost two weeks. But Fidel Castro is already complaining about its closing statement. In an...

Fidel Castro: Cuba doesn't fear dialogue with US -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAVANA – Fidel Castro said Monday that Cuba is not afraid to talk to the United States and that the communist government does not thrive on confrontation as its...

Chavez sees Fidel twice in surprise Cuba trip HAVANA – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has met twice with the ailing 82-year-old Fidel Castro during a surprise 24-hour visit to Cuba. Cuban state media says Chavez arrived Friday night on a working visit and was greeted by Fidel's younger...