The New York Times
Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 00:00
It remains a mystery whether the elder Mr. Castro, who is 81, will split up the two most important jobs he holds as head of state — the president of the Council of State and president of the Council of Ministers — to give one to a younger loyalist
Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 00:00
Investigators have determined that a man linked to drug traffickers was trying to plant a bomb in a police official’s car when it blew up and killed him
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 00:00
It is expected that his brother Raul, 76, will be officially named president, and some experts consider him more pragmatic
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 00:00
Largely American and Canadian, they toiled for global mining giants for years. But, now that the price of gold is near record highs, they are leaving their companies
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 00:00
Some said that it meant nothing and that Mr. Castro’s brother, Raul, who has effectively been in charge since Mr. Castro fell ill in 2006, would continue his policies. Others said the announcement represented an important political shift
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 00:00
Now that he is finally stepping down, Washington needs to do all it can to help encourage a peaceful transition to democracy. It needs to shake off its own ghosts and start talking directly with Cuban politicians and the Cuban people
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 00:00
Ball now has his methodological lens trained on Colombia. On the face of it, the country’s crime figures look good for President Álvaro Uribe
Monday, February 18, 2008 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that Venezuela was not planning to halt oil exports to the United States. The statement may ease fears in energy markets
Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 00:00
Late Friday, the Federal attorney general{minute}s office issued a statement saying the bombing “cannot be attributed to armed or subversive groups” because the device bore none of the earmarks of those that subversive groups have planted
Saturday, February 16, 2008 - 00:00
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing