Statement prompted criticism online and from US Republicans.

The father of the Cuban Revolution remains unbeaten by his foes even in death. We look over the most dramatic assassination plots on El Comandante – from character-assassinations by way of LSD, to Italian mobsters, tuberculosis wetsuit, and exploding cigar.

Hurricane Matthew roared across the southwestern tip of Haiti with 145 mph winds, uprooting trees and tearing roofs from homes in a largely rural corner of the impoverished country as the storm headed north toward Cuba and the east coast of Florida

The Colombian government and the Farc rebels have signed a historic ceasefire deal, bringing them closer to ending more than five decades of conflict.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s suspension f-rom office is bad news for newly trendy Cuba

Cuba and the United States will meet next week for a third round of talks on improving relations, Havana said on Thursday