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As Venezuela falls deeper into an economic crisis, President Nicolas Maduro is facing a recall referendum.

Castro, who succeeded his older brother Fidel nearly a decade ago, said he'll step down in February 2018.

American lawmakers last month had introduced a bill proposing that the reclusive state be relisted as a sponsor of terrorism.

Salud Hernandez, who works for Spain’s El Mundo and other newspapers, was reporting on the illegal drugs industry.

Venezuela, El Salvador and Ecuador have denounced the suspension of Brazil's Dilma Rousseff, calling the move a right-wing coup.

Eric Fanning, who was supported in a unanimous vote, will become the first openly gay man in the military role.

The leftist president of El Salvador on Saturday joined leaders of Venezuela, Cuba and Bolivia in denouncing Brazil's interim government.

The first cruise ship to arrive in Cuba in decades received a warm welcome Monday, just weeks after Obama’s visit to the Caribbean island.

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck Ecuador just days after a magnitude-7.8 temblor rattled the South American nation, killing 507 people.

The former Cuban leader, a longtime U.S. foe, made a rare public speech Tuesday marking his brother’s re-election as head of the Communist Party.

The world’s largest cruise ship operator says it will accept bookings by Cuban-Americans, even though there’s no guarantee Cuba will allow them to come ashore.

The transfer deal is the latest move aimed at shuttering the U.S. detention facility in Cuba.

In a letter inside JPMorgan's annual report, CEO Jamie Dimon takes aim at bad public policy, which he says poses a threat to the global economy.

The two men were the first of a group of about a dozen who are expected to be transferred from the U.S. prison in coming weeks to two countries that have agreed to take them.

European banks have paid billions of dollars in fines for violating sanctions agreements in the past five years.

The Pentagon said Wednesday inmates will be transferred in the coming days and weeks as part of the White House’s strategy to close the facility.

The comments published Monday came a week after U.S. President Barack Obama’s historic visit to the communist country.

The Stones started their first-ever show in Cuba with “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” a song recorded in 1968, when Cuban rock fans risked being sent to rural work brigades to cure “ideological deviation.”

The U.S. president said the country has ramped up intelligence cooperation to curb terrorist activities after the Brussels attacks.

The Rolling Stones arrived in Havana on Thursday (March 24), one day ahead of their historic, free concert that marks the end of a historic week on the island and a new chapter in their relationship with the United States. 

Michelle Obama and her daughters Malia and Sasha rocked spring trends during their Cuba visit.