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Scientists warn for the radioactive radiation that fragments of a meteorite have hit on Cuba. The numerous fragments came to the province at the beginning of this month...

Canadian diplomats and members of their families who suffer from the mysterious 'Havana syndrome' are denouncing their own government. They blame the state for having acted lax when staff on...

In a rare tornado in Havana, at least three people were killed and dozens were injured. The tornado has drawn a trail of destruction by at least three residential areas.

In an accident with a tourist bus in the east of Cuba, six people were killed and about thirty injured, including six people who were mortally wounded.

The 'acoustic attack' at the American embassy in the Cuban capital Havana is not as mysterious as imagined. According to researchers, the noise comes from crickets during...

Cuba has announced that it will recover thousands of doctors from Brazil. This decision follows criticism from the upcoming Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who believes that the rights of the Cubans are being violated.

The president of Cuba can now be followed on Twitter. Miguel Díaz-Canel sent a tweet on Wednesday, the first president of the communist country, followed by another two hours later.

The Cuban government wants to get more clarity next week in the corridors of the General Assembly of the United Nations by the new Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez about a state visit by King Felipe and Queen Letizia to Cuba.

Employees of the American embassy in Cuba may have become victims of attacks with microwave weapons. Because of this they heard loud bangs and other irritating sounds. They are weapons that can make you ill or even cause brain damage.

The American embassy in Havana has announced that it will be fully operational again. The diplomatic post had been understaffed for a long time because many personnel had been repatriated because of unexplained physical complaints, possibly caused by 'acoustic attacks.'

Cuba is about to allow gay marriage. According to a government official, the concept of the new constitution of the country includes an article that makes this possible.

Aircraft company Damojh says that crew members appear to be responsible for the air disaster in Cuba, causing more than 110 people to die in May. Research would show that a human error was at the basis of the crash. The aircraft would have flown up in a 'very steep angle' after takeoff.

In the new constitution of communist Cuba, private property is recognized again. That is what state media report on the island.

Again two employees of the American embassy in Havana got sick. Doctors are still investigating what exactly is wrong with them. That is what a Foreign Affairs spokesperson said on Friday, without going into details. ' This may be two new cases, but that has not yet been confirmed medically. \u0026 # X27; \u0026 # x27 ;.

The communist island state of Cuba wants to change the more than forty years old constitution. The parliament has appointed former president Raúl Castro (86) the head of the committee on Saturday.

A 23-year-old Cuban woman who survived the plane crash at the Cuban capital Havana on Friday, died of her wounds on Monday in the hospital. This has been announced by the Cuban Ministry of Health. The death toll of the accident comes to 111.

A former pilot has seriously blamed the owner of the aircraft crashed on Cuba for poor maintenance. The Boeing 737-200 was leased by the Mexican airline Damojh. Due to the crash, shortly after departure from Havana airport, 110 passengers and crew members were killed.

In the air disaster in Cuba, at least twenty priests from a Protestant church were killed. The company had attended a theological service in Havana and was on the way back to the eastern Cuban province of Holguin, reports AP.

The Cuban authorities have confirmed in the national media that 110 people died due to the plane crash south of the capital Havana. Earlier, there were more than a hundred deaths and three seriously injured.

The Cuban government has two days of national mourning proclaimed because of the air disaster with the Boeing 737. The plane collapsed not long after the start in Havana. More than a hundred passengers and crew members were killed. According to the authorities, only three passengers survived the crash.

There were five foreign passengers on board the crashed plane in Cuba. The cabin crew also came from abroad. This was announced by the state website Cubadebate, without mentioning the nationality of the victims.

An airplane crashed just after takeoff in Havana, Cuba. It would be a Boeing 737.

Miguel Diaz-Canel was sworn in as President of Cuba on Thursday. He succeeds Raúl Castro, who retires after two terms of office.

The National Assembly of Cuba has formally designated Miguel Diaz-Canel as successor to President Raúl Castro, who is retiring after two terms of office. Salvador Valdes Masa has been named the new vice president of the country.

Cuba is on the eve of a new era. The National Assembly of Cuba meets and chooses Wednesday or Thursday a successor to President Raúl Castro, who after two terms of office rejects. It will be the first time that the country is no longer ruled by the Castro family since the beginning of the sixties.

Cuba has the last few days with a Castro as head of state. For the time being, because even after the retirement of 86-year-old Raúl, the family of the late dictator Fidel keeps the reins tight. A son of Raúl remains head of the security service and a daughter sits in the Cuban parliament. Mariela could eventually succeed her father.

The eldest son of the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, committed suicide on Thursday. He had been treated for a long time because of depression, the Cuban state media reported.

During her visit to Cuba, EU foreign chief Federica Mogherini criticized the policy to isolate the country. By doing so, she indirectly distributes a sneer to the United States without naming it by name.

An uncontrolled fireworks explosion during a Christmas Eve party in Cuba killed 22 people, including six teenagers. A few are very bad. The state television has announced this on Monday. How the accident could happen is still being investigated.

Raul Castro must postpone his resignation for two months. The 86-year-old President of Cuba was due to leave on 24 February, but with the approval of the National Assembly this was postponed to 19 April. The reason is simple: the busy aftermath of Hurricane Irma has replaced the president's replacement.