It was an announcement that many Cuban-Americans longed to hear for 49 years. ...more

February 20, 2008

This week won't mark the end of a disastrous dictatorship in Cuba because reigns of terror don't end quietly, with the dictator easing into retirement with a few dull words of farewell and a yawn from the public. ...more

February 20, 2008

Democratic presidential candidates said the United States should be ready to respond to gradual reforms in Cuba after the resignation of communist leader Fidel Castro. ...more

February 20, 2008

HAVANA (AP) – An ailing, 81-year-old Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president Tuesday after nearly a half-century in power, saying he will not accept a new term when parliament meets Sunday. ...more

February 19, 2008

Key events in Cuba's history under Fidel Castro:...more

February 19, 2008

Cubans ratified a slate of parliamentary candidates Sunday including Fidel Castro, the ailing 81-year-old leader who has not been seen in public for nearly 18 months. ...more

January 21, 2008

Cubans waited hours in line for tickets, packed Havana's cinemas and watched with rapt attention as "The Lives of Others," a chilling account of East German secret-police repression of communism's doubters, arrived in the Cuban capital in December. ...more

January 20, 2008

There is no mudslinging or million-dollar war chest. No party nominations, dirty tricks or battles for key endorsements. ...more

January 19, 2008

Ailing leader Fidel Castro saluted the Cuban people for their "50 years of resistance" against the United States in a written message read on state television shortly before the first minutes of the new year. ...more

January 2, 2008

This is democracy, Cuban style: salsa music and a show of hands on a street corner in Old Havana. ...more

October 7, 2007