October 28, 2015 6:07 pm
The vote was the first since the U.S. and Cuban leaders agreed to restore diplomatic ties last December, and the U.S. had considered taking the unprecedented step of abstaining.
December 21, 2014 1:50 pm
The US and Cuba made the breakthrough in their Cold War standoff, launching measures to ease a five-decade US trade embargo as well as a prisoner exchange.
June 03, 2009 10:31 am
US Secretary of State HillaryClinton firmly opposed allowing Cuba to rejoin the Organisation of American States unless it adopts democratic reforms.
April 14, 2009 4:35 pm
Fidel Castro called for an end to the US embargo and said Cuba was not asking for 'charity',hours after US lifted curbs on travel and money transfers to Cuba.