Cuba

To understand why the U.S. Guantanamo Naval Base ("Gitmo") is in Cuba, look back at the Spanish American War, the Platt Amendment, and American Imperialism in the 1890s.

Dec 3, 2009 - Melanie Zoltan

Fidel Castro is one of the 20th centuries most recognisable figures. After near nuclear war in 1962, Castro allied Cuba to the USSR and set about building communism.

Nov 20, 2009 - James Bloodworth

Fidel Castro is one of the most recognisable political figures of the 20th century. Born August. 13, 1926, Castro led a group of revolutionaries to take power in Cuba.

Nov 17, 2009 - James Bloodworth

An embargo on trade with the island nation of Cuba has existed in some form since 1958.

Oct 29, 2009 - Tom Wolsey

The United States has offered to provide several forms of humanitarian assistance to the island of Cuba in the wake of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

Sep 10, 2008 - Greg Reeson

Now that he has handed over the reins of power to his brother, Raul, this article looks back on Fidel Castro's defeat of the CIA-orchestrated Bay of Pigs invasion.

May 25, 2008 - Timothy Woods

Unlike the freedoms guaranteed to us in the U.S., in Cuba residents there live in fear of being put in jail for saying or doing anything that disagrees with Castro's govt

Jun 18, 2007 - William De Salazar