Former Cuban president Fidel Castro marked the 50th anniversary of the country's neighborhood watch-dog network on Tuesday with an hour long speech in front of tens of thousands of cheering onlookers in the Cuban capital.
Cuba's Fidel Castro on Tuesday said he would publish a new book in August on the fighting more than 50 years ago between his ragtag rebels and the 10,000-strong army under former dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Tens of Thousands have turned out to celebrate International Workes Day in Cuba.
Thousands gathered in the Cuban capital on Sunday to pay their respects to one of Cuba's few remaining original revolutionaries, Juan Almeida, who according to state media died of a heart attack Friday evening.
Thousands of Cubans turned out to pay their final respects to Juan Almeida. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports.
Juan Almeida, a Cuban revolutionary who fought alongside former Communist leader Fidel Castro, died of a heart attack Friday evening, according to state media.
The CIA tried to recruit the singer – whose mother did not approve
I was 5 years old and my dad and I were on our way to the neighborhood bakery to buy a loaf of bread. It was early on the morning of January 1, 1959. A stranger stopped us on the deserted street right outside our second-floor apartment.
Steven Soderbergh made certain his new movie, "Che," about the life of revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, couldn't be attacked -- at least on a factual level.
"Che" director Steven Soderbergh discusses his latest film, an intricate and lengthy look at Ernesto Guevara.
Che Guevara has been a symbol to many after his death. CNN's Morgan Neill is there while Cubans celebrate his life.
Fidel Castro signed a lengthy essay published Sunday saluting a Cuban political figure but the 81-year-old gave no hint of how he is feeling, even amid rampant rumors of his death.
A Miami official said his idea of holding an event at the Orange Bowl when Fidel Castro dies has been misconstrued. "It's not a party. It's not going to be a conga line, I promise you," said Miami city commissioner Tomás Regalado.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro is "fighting for his life," Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday.
The families of two men executed by Fidel Castro's government will receive more than $90 million in Cuban assets held in the United States, a federal judge ruled Friday.
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