Plane Crashes On Takeoff From Havana Airport, Cuban TV ReportsA Cubana de Aviacion Boeing 737-200 with 104 people on board crashed Friday on takeoff from Havana's Jose Marti International Airport, according to Cuba's state-run television.
First US Cruise In Decades Arrives In HavanaThe first U.S. cruise ship in nearly 40 years crossed the Florida Straits from Miami and docked in Havana on Monday, restarting commercial travel on waters that served as a stage for a half-century of Cold War hostility.
Cuba Agent: U.S.-Taliban Prisoner Swap A PrecedentThe exchange of five Taliban detainees at Guantanamo for a U.S. Army soldier held captive in Afghanistan could set a precedent for a similar swap with Cuba, a Cuban intelligence agent who spent years imprisoned in the United States said Monday.
Cuba Lashes Out About Alan Gross Health ChargesCuba lashed back Friday at what it called a campaign of distortions over the health of an imprisoned American contractor, and hinted at retaliation that could include transferring the 63-year-old man from the military hospital where he is being held to a regular prison.
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White House Urges Cuba To Release U.S. ContractorAn outraged White House wants the Cuban government to immediately release an American international development worker sentenced to 15 years in prison for crimes against the state.
Trial Of Contractor With Md. Ties Ends In Cuba, No VerdictThe trial of a U.S. government contractor facing up to 20 years in jail on charges he sought to undermine Cuba's government wrapped up Saturday after both sides gave closing arguments, but there was no immediate word of a verdict.