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New WikiLeaks release quotes violent threats of Guantánamo detainees

Gunatanamo detainees verbalized violent threats against their captors, according to the latest set of classified files leaked to anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.

Communist Cuba to allow private property

The Communist government of Cuba said it will permit people to buy and sell their property for the first time since Fidel Castro took power of the island in 1959, as part of a raft of economic reforms.

Formal retreat: Fidel Castro quits Communist Party's central committee

Cuban strong man Fidel Castro has resigned from the Communist Party's central committee, formalising a gradual retreat from spotlight that started in 2006.

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U.S. BUDGET CRISISDemocrats and Republicans will have to deal with the fallout from the past week's bitter partisan budget brinkmanship, regardless of whether it drives the federal government to shut down. We will assess who lost most from the crisis, with a Reuters/IPSOS poll on Tuesday. We will also feature an in-depth look at the performance of Republican House Speaker John Boehner, who had to...

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Rare video glimpse of Guantanamo Bay prison

Guantánamo Bay is a bay located in Guantánamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and is surrounded by steep hills creating an enclave cut off from its immediate hinterland.

US grants license to 8 new airports to host Cuba flights

Eight new airports across the country will offer flights to Cuba, following President Barack Obama's decision to ease travel restrictions to Cuba early this year.

Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi speaks to his supporters in Tripoli March 2, 2011.

Exile an Option for Gaddafi; Venezuela, Nicaragua Supportive of Leader

Exile for Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi is an option, according to U.S. Officials. While no world leaders have publicly offered asylum weeks into a crisis threatening to become civil war, the leaders of Venezuela and Nicaragua have shown support for Gaddafi in recent days.

Gaddafi strikes at town, rebels eye foreign help

Muammar Gaddafi launched a land and air offensive to retake territory in Libya's east at dawn on Wednesday, sparking a rebel call for foreign air strikes against African mercenaries they said were helping him cling to power.

People queue at a state food outlet or 'bodega' on a street of Havana

Castro says Cuba's mass layoffs delayed

Cuban President Raul Castro has admitted that plans to lay off 500,000 state workers by March are behind schedule and that the process will be delayed to help soften the impact of the cuts, state-run television said on Monday. The layoffs are a centerpiece of his reforms to modernize Cuba's Soviet-style economy, but the report said Castro told

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro drinks water during a meeting with students at Havana's University

U.S., NATO may invade Libya: Castro

The U.S., along with NATO, might invade Libya, claims former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in a column published in state media.

How Internet censorship works in China

The 'Provisions on News Information Services', which was issued in 2005, states that the purpose of news websites is not to inform the public of the facts, but instead to “serve socialism” and to “safeguard the nation’s interests and the public interest.”

Jewish Soccer League In England Rocked By Identity Scandal

Holy Mount Zion of England's all-Jewish Maccabi Southern Football League has been suspended for league play amid allegations that non-Jewish players were used.

Analysis: Cuba fights latest U.S. invasion -- on the Internet

It is 50 years since the last U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba but the island's communist leaders believe another one has begun -- not on the shores of the Bay of Pigs as in 1961, but in the virtual world of the Internet.

China faces Internet dictator's dilemma: Hillary Clinton

China, Syria and others face a dictator's dilemma over Internet control and risk being left behind as the rest of the world embraces new technologies, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.

Ventana accepts sweetened bid from Batista's AUX

Ventana Gold Corp said on Monday it agreed to a sweetened bid from Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista to buy the shares he doesn't already own and which values the company at around C$1.5 billion.

Recently liberated Cuban dissident Angel Moya reacts during the weekly protest of the "Ladies in White" in Havana

Cuba frees more dissidents

Cuba has released two more political dissidents -- Hector Maseda and Angel Moya – from prison in a deal arranged by the Catholic Church.

Cuban ‘Congress’ to mull over foreign capital, economic reforms

Viva la revolucion? Cuba to remove sugar subsidies

In another measure designed to reduce the state’s control of the economy and promote private enterprise, the Communist government of Cuba announced it will liberalize the sale of sugar, after subsidizing its price for decades

Cuba gets fiber-optic cable link to Venezuela

A 1,000-mile undersea fiber-optic cable, trumpeted as a blow against the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba, has been strung from socialist ally Venezuela to the communist-led island, officials said on Wednesday.

Libya's Gaddafi uses loans to flex global muscle

Libya has handed out more than $2 billion in loans to dozens of governments across the globe, according to an internal document that shows the oil exporter's diplomatic ambitions and its struggles to recover its debts.

Cuba unblocks access to controversial blog

Dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez said on Tuesday the Cuban government apparently has unblocked access to her blog, which had been off limits on the island's Internet since 2008.

Groupon defends Super Bowl Tibet ad

Groupon defends the Tibet ad aired during Super Bowl asserting that it takes all social causes extremely seriously.

Video shows Cuban fears of Internet, social media

Cuba fears the United States is encouraging dissent through social media such as Facebook and Twitter with the goal of toppling the government, according to the video of what appears a meeting of Cuban officials posted on websites this week.

COLUMN: Muslim Brotherhood and military threaten Egyptian democracy

Egypt wants freedom from the oppressive regime of President Hosni Mubarak. But as one dictator is in the process of being ousted, Egyptians should make sure that another -- like the Muslim Brotherhood or the military -- doesn't take his place.

Ventana Gold extends poison pill defense

Ventana Gold, a Canadian gold explorer operating in Colombia, has extended its poison pill takeover defense to Feb. 15, the same day a hostile takeover bid from Brazil's Eike Batista is set to expire.

Inside Cuba, small businesses ramp up tourism offer

Communist Cuba's recent easing of red tape for private enterprise is improving services for tourists in provincial towns on the Caribbean island, with hundreds of new restaurants and lodgings opening up.

Obama's speech on 50th Kennedy Inauguration Anniversary (FULL TEXT)

The following is a White House transcript of remarks by President Barack Obama as delivered at the 50th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy's Inauguration, at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., on January 20, 2011.