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Cubans to throng Revolution Square in mourning for Fidel Castro 28 Nov 2016 - 09:25 am

HAVANA: Cubans will begin massing on Havana's Revolution Square from Monday for a week-long commemoration of Fidel Castro, the communist guerrilla leader who...

Trump and Cuba's future: questions after Castro's death 27 Nov 2016 - 07:44 pm

Havana: Fidel Castro led his country for 48 years and remained influential up to the time of this death at the age of...

With Castro's death, US loses last Cold War enemy 27 Nov 2016 - 06:19 pm

Washington: With the death of Fidel Castro, the United States has lost its last great Cold War enemy, a leader who long ago...

Spanish hometown of Castro's father proud of place in history 27 Nov 2016 - 06:11 pm

Lancara, Spain: Historians will debate Fidel Castro's legacy for years, but the remote Spanish village of Lancara is proud to be the birthplace...

Trump Describes Wisconsin Recount as 'Scam' 27 Nov 2016 - 03:36 pm

Washington: US Republican President-elect Donald Trump has described an impending recount of votes in Wisconsin as a "scam". Trump, who narrowly won the...

Shooting kills one in New Orleans French Quarter 27 Nov 2016 - 03:27 pm

Miami: One man was gunned down and nine people wounded in a shootout in the historic French Quarter of the southern US city...

Cuba mourns Fidel Castro 27 Nov 2016 - 02:09 pm

Havana: Cuba mourned its revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Sunday, as the communist island prepared to bid farewell to the towering giant of...

Trump Tower turns into 'Dump Tower' on Google Maps 27 Nov 2016 - 01:37 pm

Washington: Trump Tower in New York city turned into "Dump Tower" on Google Maps for a few hours, and its proper name was...

Trump says Castro was 'brutal dictator' who oppressed his people 26 Nov 2016 - 08:49 pm

Palm Beach, United States: President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday called Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro a "brutal dictator," but made no overt mention...

Castro and the Catholic Church: from persecution to praise 26 Nov 2016 - 06:34 pm

VATICAN CITY: Baptised as a Roman Catholic and educated by Jesuits, Fidel Castro became a persecutor of the Church after seizing power in...

Castro’s death puts renewed focus on Trump’s Cuba policy 26 Nov 2016 - 06:24 pm

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.: U.S. President Barack Obama offered a “hand of friendship” to Cubans on Saturday after the death of Fidel Castro,...

Photostory: A look back at the life of Fidel Castro 26 Nov 2016 - 11:29 am

(FILES) This handout picture by the Consejo de Estado and taken on January 8, 1959 of Cuban leader Fidel Castro (C) delivering a...

Hurricane Otto Kills at Least 9 in Costa Rica 26 Nov 2016 - 10:15 am

San Jose: Tropical Storm Otto killed at least nine people in Costa Rica and then headed into the Pacific Ocean after making landfall...

Cuba's Fidel Castro made revolutionary mark on history 26 Nov 2016 - 09:44 am

The son of a wealthy landowner, Fidel Castro turned his back on a life of privilege to lead a left-wing revolution in Cuba...

Wisconsin to recount state’s presidential vote 26 Nov 2016 - 09:40 am

NEW YORK: The state of Wisconsin will recount millions of votes from the presidential election earlier this month after the Green Party’s former...

A drug gang's killing field haunts Mexican mountain 26 Nov 2016 - 09:34 am

Zitlala, Mexico: At the end of a rocky mountain road lined with pretty fields of corn, marigolds and palm trees, a Mexican drug...

Buenos Aires city says tower project linked to Trump lacks permit 26 Nov 2016 - 09:07 am

BUENOS AIRES: The city of Buenos Aires denied a permit to build an office tower linked to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, and developers...

Bakersfield -- a California town firmly in Trumpland 26 Nov 2016 - 09:05 am

Bakersfield, United States: Though just a few hours by road from California's progressive bastions of Los Angeles or San Francisco, Bakersfield is a...