Cuba to implement major economic changes
Havana, Aug 2: Cuban President Raul Castro told that the government will ease controls on small businesses and allow more self-employment.In Communist country Cuba, state controls every aspect of the economy. The constitution describes the Communist Party of Cuba as the.....
Castro inaugurates Cuban Revolution anniversary
Santa Clara (Cuba), Jul 27: Cuban Communist leader Fidel Castro commences the 57th Cuban Communist revolution anniversary on Monday, Jul 26.Wearing his traditional olive green shirt, Fidel Castro made an appearance by laying a wreath at a monument to Cuban national.....
US freezes assets of Bin Laden's son-in-law
Washington, Aug 25: United States has frozen the assets of Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, as a move to target al-Qaeda's sources of funds.The assets of Osama's son-in-law, Al-Khayr, would be frozen in US jurisdictions under new sanctions imposed by the Treasury.....
US spots out Osama bin Laden in Pakistan?
Washington, Aug 16: The al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden is probably hiding in the remote mountainous regions of Pakistan, claimed one top US general.He said, "capturing or killing Osama bin Laden is still a very, very important task for all of.....
'US exporter of terrorism', WikiLeaks new release
Washington, Aug 26: The whistle-blower website WikiLeaks released the secret internal Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analysis report which defines US as an 'exporter of terrorism'.The three-page CIA document, dated Feb 2, 2010, was released by WikiLeaks on Wednesday, Aug 25. The.....
Arrest warrant against Assange withdrawn
Stockholm, Aug 22: The arrest warrant, against whistle blower WikiLeaks' founder, Julian Assange, had been withdrawn by the Sweden government on Saturday, Aug 21.The warrant was issued on Friday, Aug 20 after two women accused Assange over rape charge."As far as.....
Venezuela military adopts Chavez socialism slogan
Caracas, May 12: Venezuela's military has adopted President Hugo Chavez's ''Homeland, Socialism or Death'' slogan as an official salute, a further sign of politicization of core institutions in the OPEC nation. At the ex-army officer's inauguration for a new term this year, Chavez coined the phrase -- a variation of a slogan used by his mentor, Cuban leader Fidel Castro -- and it has become a staple chant at his political rallies. The communications.....
Cuba's ballet legend Alonso slams US embargo
Havana, Oct 26: Alicia Alonso, the nearly blind matriarch of Cuban ballet, today denounced US sanctions as an ''inhuman and unjustifiable siege'' that has hindered cultural ties between the United States and Cuba. Alonso, 85, called on American artists and intellectuals to speak out against the U.S. embargo that has banned trade with Fidel Castro's communist government and restricted travel between the two countries since the early 1960s. ''I ask you to raise your voices to reject so unfair a measure.....
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