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Rumors have circulated for some time that Fidel Castro was dead or near-death. Last week, to prove otherwise, Cuba released a long letter by Fidel. Now, to pound home the point, Cuba has released ...
A new photograph released Friday shows Fidel Castro looking less gaunt than in the previous image of him two months ago.
HAVANA (AP) – Cuban state television on Tuesday showed a video of a healthier looking Fidel Castro meeting and speaking with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the first images of the ailing leader ...
HAVANA — Cuban leader Fidel Castro, looking notably better than he did when last seen almost three weeks ago, happily greeted Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a brief visit aired on state ...
Fidel Castro looked alert and healthier in a surprise video aired on state television Friday, the first images released of the ailing 81-year-old Cuban leader in more than three months. Officials ...
I met Fidel Castro 40 years ago, and he was really, really cool. I was part of an American delegation to Cuba led by Senator George McGovern; we met Castro at his brother Raúl’s farm.
How Political Cartoonists Remembered Fidel Castro After Castro’s death, the world’s cartoonists responded with a mix of celebration, mourning, and social criticism.
Juanita Castro, sister of Fidel Castro, talks to a reporter, Oct. 27, 2009, in Miami. Juanita Castro, the anti-communist sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raul Castro who worked with the CIA ...
Critics decry casting James Franco as Fidel Castro for more reasons than one James Franco has recently been cast as Fidel Castro in an upcoming film.
Fidel Castro was a survivor but not a success. He survived guerilla warfare in the 1950s and claimed the leadership of Cuba for nearly half a century. He survived a botched attempt to overthrow ...
HAVANA - A lively and healthy-looking Fidel Castro appealed to President Obama to prevent a global nuclear war in an emphatic speech Saturday that marked his first official government appearance ...