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How far will Raul Castro bend?
When Raul Castro came on the air to inform the nation that Cuba's quarrel with the US was ending, Cubans turned up their TVs, clapped their hands and some even cried.
When Raul Castro came on the air to inform the nation that Cuba's quarrel with the US was ending, Cubans turned up their TVs, clapped their hands and some even cried.
Can Russia afford the economic blowback from taking over Crimea? The markets aren't so sure.
Muscovites rushed to the shops yesterday as the ruble's slide brought fears that imported goods would soon soar in price.
It may seem hard to believe, after so many decades of rancour, that Fidel Castro first came to power with the aid of the US Government.
Russia's ruble was tanking on Tuesday faster than journalists could type, hitting levels against the dollar that were unimaginable even a week ago.
British PM David Cameron is under mounting cross-party pressure to approve an investigation into whether Britain was involved in the CIA's torture of suspects.
Could it happen here? That is a question to haunt this country whatever the outcome of the hostage crisis in Sydney.
Father-of-four Craig Stoker had just bought a coffee at the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in Sydney's Martin Place when he walked out and bumped into a "crazy-eyed" man.
The cafe siege in Sydney was only to be expected after Islamic State urged followers to launch such “lone wolf” attacks, specifically mentioning Australia, terror experts say.
In his first speech as the leader of China, President Xi Jinping identified corruption as a major priority.
Princess Srirasm Suwadi of Thailand has lost her royal title after a series of moves that have left the country's citizens wondering what is happening in their royal household.
The collapsing oil price that is reshaping the global economy could derail the green energy revolution by making renewable power sources prohibitively bad value.
It's more important to get constitutional recognition for Aborigines right than to rush it through, Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott said yesterday.
A former Guantanamo Bay detainee posed no threat during an awards ceremony confrontation, his target says.
"I was tortured for 5-and-a-half years!" Ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks heckled Australia's Attorney-General at an awards ceremony last night.
Australia's PM Tony Abbott says boys should be boys and girls should be girls, in response to a campaign urging parents not to buy gender-specific toys this Christmas.
President Barack Obama asked federal agencies yesterday for concrete recommendations to ensure the United States isn't building a "militarised culture" within police departments, as he....