Topic: Havana

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Cuba: What Jimmy Carter and Calvin Coolidge have in common

Jimmy Carter is the only US president, current or former, to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge in 1928. His second visit to the island came this week after an official invitation from Raúl Castro.
03/30/2011 06:53 pm

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In rare visit with Castro, Jimmy Carter attempts to restart US-Cuba relations

During his three-day trip to Cuba, former President Jimmy Carter also met with detained American Alan Gross, who was sentenced this month to 15 years prison for espionage.
03/30/2011 05:52 pm

Jimmy Carter visits Cuba while US contractor is jailed there

Jimmy Carter arrived in Cuba on Monday for a three-day visit. The case of Maryland-based contractor Alan Gross is expected to be a topic of discussion between Cuban officials and former President Jimmy Carter.
03/28/2011 04:52 pm

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Iran-Venezuela ties under US scrutiny

Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad this week pledged to 'expand ties' with Venezuela, which is under US scrutiny for shipping oil allegedly in violation of sanctions.
03/18/2011 02:43 pm

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Solar flare 2011: How a dazzling display can wreak electrical havoc

Solar flare 2011: A massive eruption of charged solar plasma glanced off the earth this week, a reminder that our star can still surprise us.
02/17/2011 06:47 pm

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In Pictures Best of Monitor Photography 2010 International

As Fidel Castro and his Cuban revolution fade, is Cuba rising?

Seismic changes in the communist economy built by Fidel Castro are enriching some Cubans, scaring others, and sparking imaginations: Will the Caribbean gem shine again?
11/27/2010 12:17 pm

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In Pictures Cuba Economy: glimpses of a new order

Plane crashes in Cuba, kills all 68 aboard

Plane crashes: AeroCaribbean Flight 883 was en route from the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba to the capital when it reported an emergency at 5:42 p.m. local time Thursday, then lost contact with air traffic controllers.
11/05/2010 12:59 pm

Five countries where the GOP victory could make a difference

Foreign policy is typically the executive branch’s domain because that is the branch that decides who the US negotiates with and what gets offered in those negotiations. However, Tuesday’s Republican victory, particularly the GOP takeover of the House and leadership of some key committees, has the ability to affect the US's dialogue, and in some cases policy, on a few key US relationships with other countries.
11/04/2010 01:52 pm

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World's smallest frog is also poisonous, research finds

Native to Cuba, the tiny Mount Iberia frog packs a poison punch, thanks to its diet of alkaloid-laden mites.
11/03/2010 12:53 pm

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In Pictures Famous beards

Tropical Storm Nicole forms over Cuba, may skirt Florida

Tropical Storm Nicole struck central and eastern Cuba on Wednesday and is heading toward the Bahamas.
09/29/2010 06:28 pm