Obama administration punches new holes in embargo on Cuba
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN The Obama administration punched a new series of holes in the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba on Tuesday, turning a ban on U.S. tourism to Cuba into…
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Obama: Guantanamo Bay undermines security, must be closed
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to “once and for all” close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and transfer the most…
France calls on US to lift economic embargo on Cuba
By SYLVIE CORBET France called on the U.S. to lift the economic embargo against Cuba during a historic state visit Monday by the Caribbean island’s president aimed at boosting economic…
The Latest: Venezuelan media not covering opposition events
Here’s the latest on developments following Sunday’s historic opposition victory in Venezuela’s congressional elections (all times local): TIME 7:10 p.m. Opposition leaders spent the day in front of cameras giving…
US mulls abstention on Cuba embargo vote at UN
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEE For the first time, the United States may be willing to accept a United Nations condemnation of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba without…
Pope John Paul II arrives in Cuba
By VICTOR L. SIMPSON On Jan. 21, 1998, Pope John Paul II became the first Catholic pontiff to visit Cuba, and more than 20 AP writers, editors, photographers and TV…
Bid to shut Guantanamo roils Pentagon, White House, Congress
By LOLITA C. BALDOR The Obama administration’s struggling quest to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is mired in state and federal politics. Frustrated White House and…
Pope Francis a stranger to the US in many ways
By RACHEL ZOLL When Pope Francis sets foot on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington on Sept. 22, it won’t just be his first time in the…