Despite the headline-grabbing rapprochement between Washington and Havana, which culminated in yet another meeting between Presidents Barack Obama and Raúl Castro last month, trade with the Communist island has not picked up in the way U.S. officials expected.
Havana is once again home to a U.S. ambassador, but a visit from another illustrious guest -- Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger -- is grabbing almost as many headlines as the recent rapprochement between the United States and Cuba.
The United States and Cuba this week conducted a second round of talks on matters of civil aviation, but it remains unclear when regularly scheduled flights between the countries might finally be able to take off.
The engaged couple eloped over Labor Day weekend to marry, according to various reports. R&B singer and "The Voice" coach Usher married his manager, Grace Miguel, who has been his fiancée since December.
Pope Francis' six-day trip in the U.S. starts on Tuesday, and he will spend a week talking about issues affecting the Latino community. The Argentinian-born Pope will address a joint session of Congress on Thursday, where he is expected to speak about topics that even the federal legislative body has had trouble solving.
Negotiations between the Colombian government and the country's leftist rebels must succeed, Pope Francis said on Sunday, as he noted that the talks to end South America's longest-running conflict were facing a "crucial moment."
Thousands of people greeted Pope Francis at the Plaza of Revolution in Holguin Monday morning, celebrating his first visit to Cuba's third largest city.
Pope Francis on Sunday delivered Mass to thousands of Cuban citizens in Havana before meeting with Fidel Castro, the former leader of the communist country.
The Obama Administration announced that it will ease its restrictions on business and travel to Cuba in an effort to mend its severed ties with the communist country.
The Cuban government says that among the freed will be some foreign prisoners and inmates, who were set for conditional release next year. Release is very much based on the nature of the crime, as those prisoners who have been found guilty of crimes against state security will not be eligible
Cuba and the United States have started restoring relations. In the wake of this, travel opportunities to the island of Cuba are expected to become a reality for numerous individuals looking to travel between the two nations. However, despite political progress and mended diplomatic relations, the U.S. embargo remains in place, which affects Cuba's tourism industry, according to a Florida International University study.
Marking the 70th anniversary of their defeat over Japan, the People’s Republic of China has held an extravagant parade, effectively displaying the nation’s undeniable military prowess.
A Florida college student who suffered a car crash in Cuba and was stranded when she could not afford an air-ambulance flight will be able to return home thanks to the generosity of a Tampa-based company.
The immigration debate - dominated this summer by White House hopeful Donald Trump's controversial comments - could take on a more serious tone if Pope Francis decides to tackle the issue during his September visit to the United States.
FARC, the Colombian Marxist guerrilla organization which has been at odds with the state since 1964, has announced that it will extend its unilateral ceasefire.
Regularly scheduled commercial flights between the United States and Cuba could be taking off by the end of the year if Washington and Havana reach an agreement on the issue.
For Cuban citizens, who are kept from easy Internet access by a government that is slow to allow for affordable service, there is a solution that is not so very different from the old fashion newspaper delivery service.
