Obama says Juanes Havana concert doesn’t hurt, but carries no US stamp of approvalWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says cultural diplomacy with Cuba can be helpful to a point. Swiss confirm officials visited Guantanamo camp to examine taking in inmates due for releaseBERN, Switzerland — The Swiss Justice Ministry says officials visited the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, last month to gather information on inmates the Alpine country is considering taking in when they are released. Bahamas police investigate possible homicide in deaths of 3 women, toddler in house fireNASSAU, Bahamas — Police in the Bahamas are investigating a fire that killed three women and a little girl. Jamaica seeks large cruise ships with construction of terminal along north coastKINGSTON, Jamaica — Construction of a cruise ship terminal expected to attract nearly 1 million visitors a year will begin now that Jamaica has secured financing, the government said Saturday. Cuban punk rocker Gorki Aguila visits US, hopes to return to Cuba despite criticism of CastrosMIAMI — Cuban dissident punk rocker Gorki Aguila is in the U.S. for 15 days to promote his new CD, but he’s not sure if he’ll be able to return home because of his sharp criticism of the Cuban government. Lawyer: 2 more Uighur detainees at Guantanamo agree to move to PalauKOROR, Palau — Two more Chinese Muslim detainees held at Guantanamo Bay have agreed to be relocated to the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, their lawyer said Saturday, bringing to six the total who will resettle. Puerto Rico police charge man with murder after 3-year-old dies from drive-by shootingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in Puerto Rico say they have charged a man with murder following the death of a 3-year-old girl from a drive-by shooting. French foreign minister says UN troops should remain in Haiti through 2010 electionsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — France’s foreign minister urged the U.N. to maintain peacekeeping troops in Haiti at least through next year’s planned presidential elections, while acknowledging improved security in the impoverished, politically chaotic country. Three Haitians get 15 years for kidnapping American teenager and her classmate for ransomWASHINGTON — Three Haitian men were sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for kidnapping an American teenager and her Haitian classmate for ransom. Cuba gears up for mega-concert by Colombian hearthrob Juanes and othersHAVANA — An international rock star is bringing a mega-concert to Cuba — a spectacle that could be the biggest visit by an outsider since Pope John Paul II’s 1998 tour — while shrugging off death threats over an event he has dedicated to peace. Cuba orders man jailed for hunger outburst released to psychiatric wardHAVANA — A man whose drunken outburst on hunger in Cuba made him an Internet celebrity was released from prison and sent to psychiatric ward for three weeks of alcoholism treatment, a leading human rights activist said Thursday. B is for busted: Dominicans find cocaine sewn into lining of dictionariesSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Dominican authorities have intercepted packets presumed to be cocaine sewn in the lining of dictionaries. Conn. grand jury indicts man on charges he sexually abused boys at Haiti schoolHARTFORD, Conn. — A former Connecticut resident is facing a federal indictment in that state, accused of sexually abusing nine boys over nearly a decade at a school for poor children he founded in Haiti. US delegation in Havana for closed-door discussions on restarting direct mail service to CubaHAVANA — Cuba and the United States sat down for rare talks aimed at re-establishing direct mail service Thursday, a modest step toward cooperation that caps a bitter week of recriminations over the extension of Washington’s trade embargo against the communist-run island. Cuba wants US embargo lifted unilaterally but won’t make any concessions in returnHAVANA — Cuba will not make any political or policy concessions to improve relations with the U.S. — no matter how small, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Wednesday, snubbing Washington’s suggestions that some reforms could lead to better ties. AP sources: Obama seeks delay in Guantanamo trials, senators say detainees not going to KansasWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is seeking another two-month delay in a handful of key military commission trials of terrorism detainees, as two key senators said Wednesday they no longer believe Guantanamo Bay inmates will be transferred to Kansas. Cuba won’t make any concessions to improve relations with US; wants embargo lifted anywayHAVANA — Cuba will not make any political or policy concessions to improve relations with the U.S. — no matter how small, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Wednesday, snubbing Washington’s suggestions that some reforms could lead to better ties. AP Sources: Obama administration seeks delay in military commission trials of Gitmo detaineesWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is seeking another two-month delay in a handful of key military commission trials of terrorism detainees at Guantanamo Bay. In reversal, Cuba allows Catholic Mass, Protestant church services inside prisonsHAVANA — Cuba will allow inmates to attend Roman Catholic Mass and Protestant services inside prisons, a top religious leader said Tuesday, in a significant easing of the communist government’s policy toward organized religion. New Mexico Gov. Richardson supports lifting of US trade embargo on CubaALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Gov. Bill Richardson, who says he’s opposed to the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba, is calling on the two countries to build trust by improving humanitarian issues. With military motorcade, flowers revolutionary hero Almeida Bosque buried in eastern CubaHAVANA — A military motorcade carried the remains of Cuban revolutionary hero Juan Almeida Bosque through the streets of the eastern city of Santiago on Tuesday, while thousands of mourners lined the route, some clutching flowers and wiping away tears. Judge appoints federal public defender to represent Stanford after attorney withdrawsHOUSTON — Jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford wanted former White House political adviser Karl Rove’s attorney to represent him against charges he bilked investors out of $7 billion. US arrests American Airlines workers on suspicion of drug smuggling at Puerto Rico airportSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Nine employees of American Airlines have been charged with participating in a smuggling ring that shipped cocaine from Puerto Rico’s main airport aboard flights to the U.S. mainland, officials said Tuesday. US arrests American Airlines workers on suspicion of drug smuggling at Puerto Rican airportSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Several employees of American Airlines are among those under arrest in a U.S. raid targeting a drug-smuggling ring based out of Puerto Rico’s largest airport. Images of Ivan, among strongest storms ever, nearly erased by next year’s hurricane: KatrinaGULF SHORES, Ala. — People who lived through Hurricane Ivan can’t forget the haunting images left by one of the strongest storms ever recorded: condo towers collapsed in roiling surf, splintered homes or flat slabs, fragments of highways lost in a sea of sand. They wish others remembered, too. Obama administration: Granting Bagram detainees access to courts would endanger Afghan missionWASHINGTON — The Obama administration argued late Monday that allowing terrorism detainees in Afghanistan to file lawsuits in U.S. courts challenging their detention would endanger the military mission in that country. Puerto Rico education chief defends decision to ban 5 books from high school curriculumSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s top education official on Monday defended his decision to ban five books from the curriculum at public high schools across the U.S. territory because of “coarse” language. Brazil and Guyana open border bridge, looking to boost trade between Caribbean, South AmericaGEORGETOWN, Guyana — The leader of Brazil and Guyana met Monday to inaugurate a border bridge that is expected to boost trade between the giant South American country and the Caribbean. Trinidad AG says prime minister eager to rebut corruption claims by chief of Islamic groupPORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — Prime Minister Patrick Manning will welcome an opportunity to rebut allegations in court that he promised state resources to the leader of a radical Islamic group behind a bloody 1990 coup attempt, the attorney general told lawmakers Monday. Obama extends Cuba embargo 1 year in a symbolic step used by past presidentsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has extended the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba for one year, the White House said in a statement released on Monday. |
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