Inside post-Castro Cuba: Can this complex country can ever be truly free? On the plane, something odd but also vaguely magical-seeming happened: namely, nobody knew what time it was. Right before we landed, the flight attendant made an announcement, in English and Spanish,... (photo: AP / Alex Castro, Cubadebate) The Independent Cuba Fidel Castro Photos Politics Wikipedia: Fidel Castro |
Puerto Rico governor concedes in close race SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor is conceding defeat in a close election in the U.S. island territory. Gov. Luis Fortuno said a few thousand outstanding ballots would not be enough... (photo: AP / New Progressive Party, Jerry Guillen) my SA Business Photos Politics Campaign Wikipedia: Luis Fortuño |
Lights still out in Cuba's 2nd city after Sandy Even as streetlamps shine brightly in lower Manhattan and subways begin rumbling through tunnels again, another city slammed by Hurricane Sandy is still struggling to recover. Two weeks after the... (photo: US DoD / Bryan Nygaard) WPXI Cuba Disasters Hurricane Photos Wikipedia: Hurricane Sandy |
Haiti appeals for foreign aid in Sandy's wake Superstorm Sandy has wreaked havoc in a number of Caribbean countries, including Haiti, where it killed dozens of people and wiped out vast swathes of crucial crops. The country is now appealing for... (photo: UN / Logan Abassi) Al Jazeera Aid Caribbean Haiti Photos Storm Wikipedia: Effects of Hurricane Sandy in the Greater Antilles |
Call for protest ignored as Bahamas honors Poitier ... (photo: AP / ) The Guardian Actors Awards Oscars Photos Wikipedia: Sidney Poitier |