The debate also opens the door to same-sex marriage, a major demand of Cuba's LGBT community.
14 Aug 2018 2:44 PM
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, also known as 'Fidelito' was hospitalized for depression and then continued treatment as an outpatient.
02 Feb 2018 10:32 AM
In other streets near the seafront, the water reached up to people's waists and flooded their homes, leaving timber floating in the streets.
11 Sep 2017 1:44 PM
Trump announced tightened rules for Americans traveling to Cuba and reaffirmed existing US trade embargo last month.
15 Jul 2017 9:08 AM
Padura won international acclaim for 'The Man Who Loved Dogs', based on the agent who assassinated Soviet exile Leon Trotsky.
10 Mar 2017 3:33 PM
Fidel Castro had claimed he was the target of some 600 assassination plots.
04 Dec 2016 12:06 PM
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