Cuba

Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica with 185 mph winds as a historic Category 5 storm, before targeting Cuba, the southeast Bahamas, and Bermuda, prompting widespread evacuations and international emergency response.

David Unyime Nkanta Oct 29, 2025

Juanita Castro lived in exile in Miami for decades after a family row in the 1960s.

Sadhna Yadav Dec 07, 2023

Charles and Camilla are also expected to join Queen Elizabeth II in Sandringham for Christmas.

Barnali Pal Sinha Dec 21, 2019

The 68-year-old nuclear physicist was undergoing treatment for depression in the past several months.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 02, 2018

Shaken Thomas Cook holidaymakers said they were "lucky to be alive" after plane engine explodes during take-off.

Roger Baird Dec 04, 2017

Cuba has dismissed claims that US diplomats have been targeted by sonic attacks - but what is a sound weapon?

Kashmira Gander Oct 26, 2017

Over 21 US Embassy officials in Cuba reportedly fell ill and some even suffered brain damage after 'specific attacks' were carried out by unknown assailants using 'sonic weapons'.

Immanuel Jotham Oct 16, 2017

At least 21 people have suffered various symptoms in the attack.

Jordan Bhatt Sep 29, 2017

Investigators still uncertain what caused symptoms suffered by embassy staff in Havana.

Paul Wright Sep 15, 2017

Seawater penetrated as much as half a kilometre (one-third of a mile) inland in places.

David Sim Sep 11, 2017

The massive storm is expected to reach Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on Sunday (10 September).

Nicole Rojas Sep 08, 2017

US embassy staff have also reportedly suffered harassment, vehicle vandalisation and break-ins.

Paul Wright Aug 24, 2017

Alex Holliday, 15, was described as a "determined" teenager who was a keen long-distance runner.

Roger Baird Aug 14, 2017

Discovery of mysterious devices come despite recent thaw in relations between the two countries.

Paul Wright Aug 11, 2017

Nazism killed 17 million people; Communism 100 million.

Daniel Hannan Jul 17, 2017

"Yes but people are starving in North Korea, aren't they?"

Lydia Smith Apr 18, 2017

Faith, who died in 2003, reportedly had business investments in Cuba and visited the country in 1997.

Alicia Adejobi Mar 13, 2017

Athlete testifies against a sports agent and baseball trainer accused of alien smuggling and conspiracy.

Romil Patel Mar 02, 2017

The two countries had earlier agreed to cooperate on immigration issues.

Divya Kishore Jan 17, 2017

The president said Cubans would be treated as all other immigrants in the US.

Harriet Sinclair Jan 13, 2017

Obama in his 2008 presidential campaign had promised to close the detention centre.

Divya Kishore Dec 24, 2016

If the Czech government accepts the offer, it would have rum to last for a century or even more.

Ananya Roy Dec 16, 2016

The agreements will cover areas such as seismology and meteorology.

Divya Kishore Dec 08, 2016

Local residents said this year's festival was a shadow of its normal self.

Divya Kishore Dec 05, 2016

Cuban President Raul Castro vows to uphold his brother's socialist principles.

Karthick Arvinth Dec 04, 2016

The scenes are reminiscent of the death of Bobby Kennedy as his body was transported by train to from New York City Washington, DC, in 1968.

David Sim Dec 02, 2016

Many Cubans were overcome with grief as the remains of the only leader they had ever known passed by.

David Sim Nov 30, 2016

President Mugabe paid tribute to Fidel Castro saying the Cuban was also the leader of African people.

Elsa Buchanan Nov 30, 2016

Source close to Labour leader told IBTimes UK there was 'no particular' reason why he was not going.

Ian Silvera Nov 28, 2016

The world leaders who have said they will or will not attend the 4 December funeral.

Staff Reporter Nov 28, 2016