Cuba

Scottish artist's astonishing lifelike pictures on show in London.

Castro, one-time altar boy baptised into Roman Catholic Churchgreets pope in Cuba visit.

The Pope sent a strong message to the Cubans asking them to build a renewed and better society.

Pope takes open-air mass and speaks out against drug-related violence sweeping through Mexico.

Activists took to the streets in Mexico during the papal visit protesting against the human rights record of the Catholic Church.

The Pope will address the growing conflict among drug cartels and government forces.

Google doodle celebrates International Women's Day featuring the symbol of women in various shades including red, yellow, green and a purplish tinge.

Rare scrapbook of early 20th century criminals to be auctioned.

The world's biggest cigar festival is back.

Katrina Kaif Finally Invites Family to Her Shooting Set?

Salman Khan voted the 'Most Desirable Man' in 2011.

Adel al-Gazzar languishes in Egyptian jail despite release without conviction from Guantanamo.

Amnesty International says Guantanamo a symbol of torture and hits out at Barack Obama for breaking promise to close it.

Hugo Chavez and Middle East have joined together to convey powerful message to US and the West.

Cuba has accused Twitter of sparking rumours about Fidel Castro's death through the account of an account holder called "Naroh", according to state-owned website.

Italy is the most corrupt country in the eurozone, along with Greece, and has scored less than Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Ghana in the 2011 Corruption Perception Index, compiled by German-based NGO Transparency International.

Lebanon's Prime Minister has invited Pope Benedict XVI to visit his country.

A resolution has urged Iran to intensify dialogue with the U.N's nuclear watchdog.

Vatican insiders revealed that Pope Benedict XVI is suffering from arthritis, a degenerative disease of the joints, which makes it difficult for him to walk.

U.S. weather experts warned of "torrential rain" and "life-threatening flash floods and mud slides" as Tropical storm of Emily is set to reach Haiti, a country still struggling to recover from the devastating January 2010 earthquake which killed an estimated 225,000 people.

With no heir apparent to Venezuela's presidency, politicians are jockeying for power as President Hugo Chavez undergoes medical treatment in Cuba, analysts said.

Following the renewed international interest regarding the Sri Lankan civil war after the broadcast of "Sri Lanka Killing Field" on Channel 4, Ban Ki-Moon has suggested that he can only establish an international investigation if the Sri Lankan government consents, which seems highly unlikely.

In the week that North Korea declared China to be the world's happiest country and the U.S.A. the unhappiest, the poverty stricken nation, under the guidance of its Dear Leader no doubt, has made a new breakthrough, painless birth.

The Labour Party and the unions that fund them appear to be doing their utmost to oppose the cuts being proposed by the Coalition government.