Fidel Castro

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For the first time since the 1959 revolution, the 1.4 million Cubans living abroad, were also invited to participate in the discussion. (Photo: AP | Representational)

Cubans to join public debate on new constitution recognising private enterprise

The debate also opens the door to same-sex marriage, a major demand of Cuba's LGBT community.

14 Aug 2018 2:44 PM

Karunanidhi on fast at Marina in April 2009 urging Sri Lankan government to stop its military offensive against Tamils.

Karuna remained symbol of equality

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08 Aug 2018 2:00 AM

‘Ortega-free’ future looks unlikely in Nicaragua

Pent-up resentments related to other various issues kept emotions on the boil.

14 Jun 2018 2:16 AM

Cuba's President Raul Castro (L) enters the National Assembly followed by his successor Miguel Diaz-Canel. (Photo: AP)

After 6-decade of Castro rule, Cuba all set to greet Miguel Diaz-Canel as prez

Diaz-Canel will become the island's first leader born after the 1959 revolution, and the first in 60 years who is not named Castro.

19 Apr 2018 3:04 PM

Castro Diaz-Balart had been working as a scientific counsellor to the Cuban Council of State and Vice-president of the Cuban Academy of Sciences at the time of his death. (Photo: AFP)

Fidel Castro’s eldest son Fidelito commits suicide after battling depression

Castro Diaz-Balart, also known as 'Fidelito' was hospitalized for depression and then continued treatment as an outpatient.

02 Feb 2018 10:32 AM

A Cuban ‘rave’alution

Entrepreneur Dekyi Yangtso Chawla shares some must-do activities in the fascinating land of Che Guevara, Cuba.

07 Mar 2017 12:11 AM

Nearly 30 representatives of various groups and countries lauded Castro, who died Nov. 25 at the age of 90. But there were no speakers from Western nations. (Photo: AFP)

Fidel Castro hailed at UN as iconic leader of 20th century

Speakers lauded Castro for bringing Cuba's illiteracy and infant mortality rates to among the lowest in the world.

21 Dec 2016 12:53 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

We need US, but let’s not follow it blindly

Modi’s presence at Castro’s funeral would have served a dual purpose.

06 Dec 2016 3:44 AM

About a year ago, trucks full of building materials began arriving at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery in the eastern Cuban city of Santiago. (Photo: AFP)

Fidel Castro's final resting spot shrouded in mystery

On Saturday, a white cloth was draped over a new structure near the mausoleum for Cuban independence leader Jose Marti.

04 Dec 2016 4:58 PM

Marita Lorenz with Fidel Castro. (Photo: AP)

Poisoned cigars, mobsters: CIA's plots to kill Castro

Fidel Castro had claimed he was the target of some 600 assassination plots.

04 Dec 2016 12:06 PM

Castro's ashes will be interred this morning in Santiago's Santa Ifigenia cemetery, ending the official mourning period. (Photo: AFP)

No monuments to be named after Fidel, says Cuba's Raul Castro

Fidel Castro, who died November 25 at 90, kept his name off public sites during his time in office.

04 Dec 2016 8:40 AM

A picture of Fidel Castro is held during a rally honoring the late Cuban leader at the Revolution Plaza in Havana, Cuba. (Photo: AP)

Fidel’s iconic stature is set to endure...

The field hospitals were handed over to the Army, and Cuba offered 1,000 medical scholarships to Pakistani students.

01 Dec 2016 1:34 AM

Charismatic Fidel Castro was like a ‘ton of bricks’

Rumours of Castro’s sexual prowess abounded in Cuba even before his days as a black-bearded guerrilla leader hiding out in the mountains.

30 Nov 2016 3:34 AM

A child holds a portrait of Fidel Castro as mourners arrive to visit the memorial site for the late leader at the Revolution Plaza in Havana, Cuba. (Photo: AP)

Fidel was no Stalin, more like Ho

Cubans seemed to have silently rebutted the lopsided American view by sticking to Castro the Cuban leader rather than Castro the Communist.

30 Nov 2016 2:57 AM

Many entrepreneurs hope the reform drive that has advanced at a painfully slow pace and will now accelerate more smoothly now that Fidel Castro has passed on. (Photo: AFP)

Fidel gone and Trump looming, Cuban businesses count on reforms

Fidel Castro was more wary than his brother of opening up the economy and more mistrustful of the United States.

29 Nov 2016 4:55 PM

Mourners hold pictures of Fidel Castro as they wait to pay their last respects to the late leader at Revolution Plaza in Havana, Cuba, on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Tearful Cubans pay tribute to Fidel Castro

But his ashes were not put on display, surprising many who had hoped to see the urn holding the remains of their hero.

29 Nov 2016 9:18 AM

Flags flew at half-mast at official buildings across the country as a mark of respect for the revolutionary icon, despite a relationship that was often warmer in rhetoric than reality. (Photo: AP)

North Korea mourns Castro: A distant 'comrade'

The Cuban leader was awarded the title of ‘DPRK (North Korea) Hero’ for his efforts to strengthen relations between two countries.

28 Nov 2016 3:19 PM

A woman cries while embracing a friend during a gathering to mourn the death of Cuba's leader Fidel Castro, outside the Cuban embassy in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. (Photo: AP)

Cuba bids farewell to Castro, ruler and icon for half a century

Since his death on Friday night, state-run newspapers, television and radio have been running wall-to-wall tributes to Fidel Castro.

28 Nov 2016 11:27 AM

Students light candles in honour of Cuban historic revolutionary leader Fidel Castro a day after his death at the Havana University in Havana on November 26. (Photo: AFP)

Castro a Cuban icon without monuments, statues

Despite his distaste for a cult of personality, Castro stood as a globally recognized symbol of resistance to free-market capitalism.

28 Nov 2016 10:39 AM

A large crowd reacts after Cuban musician Willy Chirino arrives to the Versailles Restaurant in Little Havana on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, following the announcement of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro's death. (Photo: AP)

Cubans celebrate tirelessly in Miami after Fidel Castro dies

Some two million Cubans live in the United States, nearly 70 percent of them in Florida.

28 Nov 2016 8:41 AM

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