CUBA

Thousands of tourists and residents have fled from the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico after hurricane Rina, downgraded to a tropical storm, churned on its projected path.

Hurricane Rina's projected path has forced numerous flight cancellations and diverted nearly a dozen cruise ships.

A lawyer for a group of protesters arrested in 2008 say a law prohibiting protests on U.S. Supreme Court grounds is too broad and violates the First Amendment.

Hurricane Rina's projected path has caused several cruise ships to change their course and prompted most airlines to waive change fees on travel between the U.S. and Mexico's resort-heavy Yucatan Peninsula.

In the absence of Jamaica's giant world record holder and Olympic champion Usain Bolt, compatriot Lerone Clarke won the Pan-American Games 100 meters in a time of 10.01 seconds on Tuesday.

Hurricane Rina is on a projected path that takes it over the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula toward popular beach resorts like Cancun.

Hurricane Rina gained strength overnight, becoming a category 2 storm and churning through the Caribbean on its path to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, the National Hurricane Center reported.

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro denounced NATO on Monday for its role in the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, saying the brutal military alliance has become the most perfidious instrument of repression the history of humanity has known.

He had often used the narrative of his parents’ escape from Communism as a compelling theme in his public speeches.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who had just returned from chemotherapy treatments in Cuba after being diagnosed with cancer, was a close friend and colleague of Moammar Gadhafi. He has defended the Libyan leader since the start of the uprisings in February, and accused NATO of starting a people's revolution to access Libya's oil.

The President spoke from the town of La Fria in southwestern Venezuela dressed in military fatigues.

Hugo Chavez, the President of the South American republic of Venezuela, is reportedly returning to Cuba for more tests, after undergoing surgery to remove a tumor and four rounds of chemotherapy, a few months ago.

The government, Air Canada and one of its unions sent out conflicting signals on Wednesday on the chance of an Air Canada strike, prompting mass confusion from travelers booked to fly on the country's largest airline.

Space-obsessed teenagers have got an opportunity to come up with ideas for science contest to be carried out in space. If successful, the two selected experiments will be performed aboard the International Space Station and live streamed on YouTube to the world in 2012.

As we celebrate Columbus Day 2011, here's an interesting mystery to ponder: Where are Christopher Columbus' Bones?

Follow Christopher Columbus' first voyage to America and discover not only what he found in the 15th century, but also what you can find today.

Greece will default on its debts, Ireland could too and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be forced out as Europe's financial crisis plays out, author Michael Lewis predicted on Tuesday.

Chavez, 57, who has been in power since 1999, is undergoing treatments for cancer.

Based on unsubstantiated reports in an Italian newspaper, GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann warned Wednesday that the United States could be facing another Cuban Missile Crisis, but from Hezbollah, the Middle Eastern terror group.

Marathon swimmer, Diana Nyad, has ended her third attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida after being overwhelmed by lethal jelly fish stings.

U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad decided on Sunday to abandon her third attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida after being stung overnight in the face and eyes by jellyfish, her team said.