Obama Greets Havana

Driving rain, deserted streets and hordes of police -- this was the Havana greeting Barack Obama on Sunday when he became the first US president to visit the Cuban capital in 88 years.

US President Barack Obama greeted staff from the newly re-opened American embassy in Havana on Sunday, hailing an "historic opportunity" to cast aside Cold War enmity with Cuba.

Driving rain, deserted streets and hordes of police -- this was the Havana greeting Barack Obama on Sunday when he became the first US president to visit the Cuban capital in 88 years.

US President Barack Obama greeted staff from the newly re-opened American embassy in Havana on Sunday, hailing an "historic opportunity" to cast aside Cold War enmity with Cuba.