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United Nations General Assembly to vote on Syria resolution; Russia opposed

Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2013

The UN General Assembly is set to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution that condemns Syrian authorities and accepts the opposition Syrian National Coalition as party to a potential political transition.

Outcry over Guantanamo Bay grows, as does hunger strike

Agence France Presse | Tuesday May 7, 2013

Free them or put them on trial. Thus urges a petition to President Barack Obama over the prisoners held at Guantanamo, jailed and in limbo for more than a decade.

Guantanamo Bay camp burns through almost five crore rupees a year per inmate

Reuters | Saturday May 4, 2013

It's been dubbed the most expensive prison on Earth and President Barack Obama cited the cost this week as one of many reasons to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, which burns through some 900,000 dollars (around 4.85 crore rupees) pe...

This is the first woman ever on US most wanted list

Associated Press | Friday May 3, 2013

The FBI has made the fugitive member of a black militant group convicted of murdering a U.S. state trooper, now living in Cuba, the first woman on its list of most wanted terrorists.

Barack Obama renews vow to close Guantanamo detention camp

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 1, 2013

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the military jail at Guantanamo Bay is damaging US interests and vowed a renewed push to close it, as around 100 prisoners take part in a hunger strike there.

US won't allow Raul Castro's daughter to visit

Associated Press | Friday April 26, 2013

The daughter of Cuba President Raul Castro cannot visit Philadelphia to receive an award for her gay rights activism because the State Department has denied her permission to travel there, officials said on Thursday.

'Indisputable' that US practiced torture after 9/11: panel

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 17, 2013

It is "indisputable" that the United States engaged in torture after the September 11, 2001 attacks and top officials are ultimately to blame, according to an independent review released on Tuesday.

Argentina football legend Diego Maradona meets Fidel Castro in Cuba

Associated Press | Tuesday April 16, 2013

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona has paid a visit to retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

Fidel Castro meets football legend Diego Maradona

Agence-France Presse | Monday April 15, 2013

Castro and Maradona, 52, have had close ties since the football star's first visit to Cuba in 1987.

Vijender Singh dropped from tournaments in Cyprus and Cuba

SportsNDTV | Saturday April 6, 2013

Indian Amateur Boxing Federation President Abhishek Matoria has said that Vijender will 'come out clean' from the drug controversy surrounding him and will return to the boxing ring soon.

Fidel Castro advises friend North Korea against war

Reuters | Saturday April 6, 2013

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro warned ally North Korea against war on Friday and described the current tensions on the Korean Peninsula as one of the "gravest risks" for nuclear holocaust since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

"Che" Guevara and Fidel Castro inspire Cuban revolution game Gesta Final

Associated Press | Friday March 29, 2013

Island programmers have unveiled a brand new 3-D shoot-'em-up video game that puts a distinctly Cuban twist on gaming.

Hugo Chavez: Retired Cuba leader Fidel Castro laments loss of 'best friend'

Associated Press | Tuesday March 12, 2013

Retired leader Fidel Castro broke nearly a week of silence since the death of friend and ally Hugo Chavez, saying on Monday that Cuba has lost its "best friend" with the late Venezuelan president's passing.

The agony of Hugo Chavez: details emerge of his final days

Reuters | Monday March 11, 2013

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez slid into a coma the day before he died of respiratory failure after cancer spread into his lungs, sources say.

As Venezuelans mourn Hugo Chavez, election set for mid-April

Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 10, 2013

Venezuela called on Saturday a snap election to succeed Hugo Chavez on April 14, setting the stage for a tough campaign between the late leader's political heir and the opposition in this divided oil-rich nation.