HAVANA (Reuters) - Revolutionary allies Cuba and Venezuela signed a raft of economic accords on Monday aimed at furthering cooperation, including plans for nickel and oil development and a billion-dollar petrochemical complex in Cuba. picked by wags273 12 months ago

No such thing as bad publicity? Sounds like a case of it. Michael Moore in trouble for taking ground zero rescue workers to Cuba for treatment. Sicko debuts at Cannes...WOW imagine this MAY 19TH...will coincidence never cease. picked by blurmore 1 year ago

A US federal court has ordered the release of 17 Chinese Muslims held for several years without trial in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The detainees are arrested after the US invasion of Afghanistan. picked by bernardblack 5 days ago

Fidel finally out! Maybe all those stupid trade embargoes will finally stop. (not really) And yes, that's him flashing the victory sign like a Japanese schoolgirl. picked by xenity7 8 months ago

Volunteers protect his spectacles from being stolen. picked by suebe 4 months ago

A relic of Cuba's past, or a glimpse of its future...? picked by Ziaphra 2 years ago

"I neither will aspire to nor will I accept -- I repeat -- I neither will aspire to nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief." picked by punthe 8 months ago

Cuba's foreign minister walked out of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday in protest of President Bush's speech in which he said the "long rule of a cruel dictator is nearing its end" on the communist island. picked by indisguise 1 year ago

The SEC put out a list. This post describes two of the companies. What does doing business in Sudan or Cuba mean about your investment strategy? picked by hisidea 1 year ago

Cuban dictator could have only months to live. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

"I saw when the judges blatantly stole fights from two Cuban boxers in the semifinals," Castro wrote. "Our fighters ... had hopes of winning, despite the judges, but it was useless. They were condemned beforehand." AAAAW! Poor Zombie Fidel. picked by Frunchroom 2 months ago

Expatriates checking out their former homes on Florida University website. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Curbs may also be lifted on video machines, electric pressure and rice cookers, microwaves and car alarms, as well as 19-inch and 24-inch TV sets.

But it is thought air conditioners will not be available until 2009 and toasters until the year after due to limited power supplies. picked by ted 7 months ago

Interesting flash site about people in a mental home in Cuba. picked by misswinkle 12 months ago

Mary McCarthy's small fortune she inherited when she was widowed in 1951 has been frozen in a Boston bank since the US placed Cuba under sanctions after Fidel Castro's leftist revolution in 1959. *VIDEO* picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Great, great music. Sadly you don't hear this type of music much anymore. This is a clip from the documentary about Buena Vista Social Club. If you don't know anything about them, go and rent it. You won't regret it. picked by 86Apex 1 year ago

I'm not sure this is progress. For one thing, they'll wreck all those vintage vehicles a lot faster now. picked by bevissimo 7 months ago

Vice President d**k Cheney was mistaken when he made that statement based on a report written by George Will. Although leases have been sold and there is exploration going on, no drilling is happening at this moment. Eventually probably, but not now. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

The CIA declassified hundreds of pages of long-secret records that detail some of the agency's worst illegal abuses during about 25 years of overseas assassination attempts, domestic spying and kidnapping. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

"The recycled chart is the latest and most vivid evidence of the way Communist interrogation methods that the United States long described as torture became the basis for interrogations both by the military at the base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and by the Central Intelligence Agency." picked by Killerbean 3 months ago