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Soderbergh's Che debuts at Cannes

13.03 Fri May 23
Steven Soderbergh's four-hour epic about the life of Argentine guerilla Ernesto "Che" Guevara has debuted at the Cannes Film Festival.

A long cigar break

07.59 Thu May 08
Cuba's rolling king Jose Castelar is attempting to crack the record for the world's longest cigar.

Rocco Barroco styles Cuba

09.44 Fri Apr 25
Italian fashion big-wig Rocco Barroco has presented his first-ever show in Cuba, and was taken by the famous Latin American curves.

Cuba finally signs human rights pacts

10.00 Fri Feb 29
Cuba has signed two UN human rights pacts that former president Fidel Castro had refused to endorse.

Holy smoke!

04.43 Thu Feb 28
All this week cigar lovers are flocking to Cuba for the renowned Havana cigar festival....Lynsey Hooper takes a closer look at one tobacco

Raul Castro takes the reins

11.04 Mon Feb 25
Fidel Castro's brother Raul has been confirmed by the National Assembly as Cuba's new president.

Fidel's brother new Cuba president

21.30 Sun Feb 24
Fidel Castro's brother Raul has been confirmed by the National Assembly as Cuba's new president.

Havana good time

16.55 Sun Feb 24
Cuba hosts the World Cocktail Grand Prix.

Cuba celebrates art of cocktail-making

12.35 Fri Feb 22
Bartenders from around the globe have flocked to Cuba for the Cocktail Grand Prix.

Cuban President Castro stands down

19.10 Tue Feb 19
President Bush has said Cuban President Fidel Castro's retirement should lead to democracy in the Communist state.

Ex-Guantanamo prisoners allowed home

23.16 Thu Dec 20 2007
Three British Guantanamo Bay detainees, arrested in the UK after returning from the Cuban detention centre have been released.

Guantanamo three arrive back in the UK

23.17 Wed Dec 19 2007
Three British residents held at Guantanamo Bay detention centre for several years have arrived back in the UK.

Castro in live TV broadcast

09.17 Mon Oct 15 2007
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro has made his first live appearance on Cuban airwaves since falling ill 14 months ago.

Bush urges UN to tackle extremists

15.49 Tue Sep 25 2007
US President George W Bush has urged the United Nations to work together to defeat extremists.

Castro makes rare TV appearance

10.41 Sat Sep 22 2007
Cuban leader Fidel Castro has appeared on television for the first time in more than three months, quashing rumours that he had died.

Missing boxers found in Rio

10.50 Mon Aug 06 2007
Two Cuban boxers have been found in Brazil after disappearing from the Pan American Games.

Court reversal over Guantanamo

23.56 Fri Jun 29 2007
In a highly-unusual reversal, the US Supreme Court will hear appeals by Guantanamo inmates on their right to challenge their captivity.

Castro slams Britain's spending

08.22 Tue May 22 2007
Cuban leader Fidel Castro has criticised Britain for spending money on nuclear submarines instead of healthcare.

Moore in hot water over Cuba visit

11.12 Fri May 11 2007
Oscar winning film-maker Michael Moore has stirred up controversy again after he allegedly entered Cuba illegally.

Castro misses May Day parade

14.28 Tue May 01 2007
Speculation over the health of Cuban leader Fidel Castro is growing following his absence from the start of a May Day workers parade.

'Castro getting better' - Chavez

10.34 Sat Apr 14 2007
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has revealed that Fidel Castro, the President of Cuba, has "almost totally recovered" from his illness.

Cuba celebrate cigars with festival

23.00 Sat Mar 03 2007
Cuba celebrates one of its most famous exports with a festival, for cigars.