Cuba New Leader

Cuba marked the end of an era Monday with the official transfer of power from the Castro clan, in charge for six decades, to the communist country's first civilian leader, Miguel Diaz-Canel.

The draft of Cuba's new constitution opens the path to same-sex marriage, a government official said on Saturday, which would make the country that once persecuted homosexuals an unlikely leader in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro turns 90 on Saturday in an island transformed from the one he led for half a century.

American lawmakers announced Wednesday the creation of a group to promote US interests as newly restored US-Cuba relations evolve.

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro compared Israel's offensive in Gaza on Tuesday to a "disgusting form of fascism" that its ally, the United States, is unable to control.

Cuban President Raul Castro announced on Sunday he will step down from power after his second term ends in 2018, and the new parliament named a 52-year-old rising star to become his first vice president and most visible successor.

Hugo Chavez has suffered "new complications" following his cancer surgery in Cuba, his Vice President said on Sunday, describing the Venezuelan leader's condition as delicate.

Cuba marked the end of an era Monday with the official transfer of power from the Castro clan, in charge for six decades, to the communist country's first civilian leader, Miguel Diaz-Canel.

The draft of Cuba's new constitution opens the path to same-sex marriage, a government official said on Saturday, which would make the country that once persecuted homosexuals an unlikely leader in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro turns 90 on Saturday in an island transformed from the one he led for half a century.

American lawmakers announced Wednesday the creation of a group to promote US interests as newly restored US-Cuba relations evolve.

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro compared Israel's offensive in Gaza on Tuesday to a "disgusting form of fascism" that its ally, the United States, is unable to control.

Cuban President Raul Castro announced on Sunday he will step down from power after his second term ends in 2018, and the new parliament named a 52-year-old rising star to become his first vice president and most visible successor.

Hugo Chavez has suffered "new complications" following his cancer surgery in Cuba, his Vice President said on Sunday, describing the Venezuelan leader's condition as delicate.