Cuba
Cuba terms Obama measures positive but limited
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba said on Sunday that President Barack Obama's move to relax more U.S. travel restrictions to the island was a positive step but did little to soften the decades-old trade embargo.
Cuba calls relaxed rules blow to U.S. conservatives
HAVANA (Reuters) - Steps by President Barack Obama to relax restrictions on Cuba are not a major change in policy, but do mark a defeat for those who want a hard line on the island's leadership, a Cuban government website said.
Snap analysis: Small thaw as U.S. relaxes some Cuba restrictions
HAVANA (Reuters) - Although long expected, President Barack Obama's order on Friday to further loosen restrictions on U.S. travel and remittances to Cuba signals a small tentative thaw in relations.
U.S. further relaxes travel restrictions to Cuba
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama directed his government on Friday to loosen more U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba, a further step in his efforts to reach out to the people of the communist-ruled country.
Algerian denied release from Guantanamo prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday refused to release a detainee held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, just as the facility enters its tenth year of operations despite a pledge by President Barack Obama to close it.
Corrected: State Department has no info on Cuban "defector"
(Corrects quote to make clear sales were authorized by Congress in 2000, not 2002)
U.S. and Cuba to hold new round of migration talks
HAVANA (Reuters) - U.S. and Cuban delegations will meet next week in Havana in the latest round of talks on migration issues, but with few hopes for any significant accomplishments, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Cash-strapped Cuba moves ahead with job cuts
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba began the process of laying off thousands of workers on Tuesday, according to a top union official, as one of President Raul Castro's central reforms to the communist island's economy picked up steam.
Cardinal says Cuba will free prisoners as promised
HAVANA (Reuters) - Catholic Cardinal Jaime Ortega assured on Saturday that "in coming months" Cuban leaders would release 11 political prisoners as promised under a landmark deal with the government.
Cubans stock up as reforms take toll on ration
HAVANA (Reuters) - A steady stream of Cubans bought soap and toothpaste at subsidized prices on Thursday ahead of the latest cut in monthly rations that the communist state has provided since the 1960s but is phasing out in the name of economic reform.
Haiti charges returned ex-dictator Duvalier
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti on Tuesday briefly detained former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, back from exile in France, and charged him with corruption, theft and abuses of power allegedly committed during his 15-year rule. | Video
Washington flatfooted by return of Haiti’s “Baby Doc”
Haiti's infamous "Baby Doc", Jean Claude Duvalier, made a surprise reappearance in his homeland this weekend, and Washington's planners had less than an hour to prepare.
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