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HAVANA – Cubans have held a short but colorful parade celebrating sexual diversity to mark the International Day Against Homophobia. Dozens of people waving rainbow flags and banging drums marched through the capital Saturday. One participant held a portrait of ex-leader Fidel Castro. Castro's...

HAVANA – A U.S. replica of the 19th-century Cuban slave ship "Amistad" glided through the millpond-calm waters of Havana Bay on Thursday, a reminder of the countries' intertwined past and a gesture toward a brighter shared future. Built in Connecticut, the black-hulled, two-masted re-creation...

HAVANA – Seven Cubans who set out for the United States in a rickety plastic foam boat wound up instead in front of the U.S. mission to Cuba on Thursday. The would-be migrants drew gawkers — as well as the attention of Cuba's coast guard — because their journey ended along the rocks lining...