Cuba

Hundreds of Cubans both in Cuba and the US took to the streets in celebration upon the announcement of the news that Fidel Castro had died. They were chanting “Free Cuba” and “Castro has gone” while clattering pots and pans.

BELGRADE - Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has died aged 90, local media reported.

His body will be cremated under his own will, the Prensa Latina news agency reported, citing incumbent Cuban President Raul Castro, Fidel Castro's brother.

Fidel Castro, Cuba’s former president and leader of the communist revolution died at the age 90. “The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution died at 22:29 hours this evening (03:29 GMT Saturday),” President of Cuba and brother of Fidel, Raul Castro said. Fidel Castro had ruled Cuba in a one part system for 50 years until 2008, when his brother Raul took over.

Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied U.S. efforts to topple him, died on Friday, his younger brother announced to the nation. He was 90.

Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, Cuban state media reports.

He ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost 50 years before Raul Castro took over in 2008.

His supporters said he had given Cuba back to the people. But he was also accused for repressing opposition.

BELGRADE - The number of victims of Hurricane Matthew, which has wrought havoc in Haiti, neared 900 on Friday as reports from hard-to-access remote southwestern areas continued coming. A total of 350,000 Haitians require immediate assistance, the UN says.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday said it was time for a new direction in relations with Cuba, during a landmark visit to the Americas' lone communist-ruled state.

MIAMI, Florida - In yet another flip-flop on a topical issue, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that if elected, he would revoke the recently re-established diplomatic links between Cuba and the United States if the former's leadership did not "meet his government's demands."

Having introduced Cuban culture to many people all around the world with Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba, Lizt Alfonso is coming to Istanbul with his world-renowned dance company for İş Sanat's curtain closer on May 27. 

The number of Americans visiting Cuba surged 93 percent year-on-year in the first four months of 2016, the Cuban government said May 4.

The communist island is basking in its newfound glow as a trendy tourist destination since Washington and Havana announced a historic rapprochement in December 2014.