An AeroCaribbean airliner goes down near Havana, killing all 68 people on board.

The reaction to what Paul Henry said is far more destructive than the remarks themselves, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

The Spanish Foreign Minister yesterday told his country's parliament that Cuba would soon release "all" political prisoners.

Cuba's state-run news agency Prensa Latina says Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez is "presumably the oldest person on the planet".

Yemeni officials say hundreds of al-Qaida members could be living in the country.