MiamiHerald.comCubans more optimistic about Castro's economic changesMiamiHerald.comCubans appear to be growing more optimistic about ruler Raul Castro's economic reforms and large majorities favor direct elections of their president but say the… Full Story

US Diplomat Based In Havana Engages Castro Regime DefendersFox News LatinoThe Interests Section, which stands in for an embassy due to lack of full diplomatic relations, for years has cultivated ties to dissident bloggers and tweeters, who are widely… Full Story

BBC NewsLeaving Castro's Cuba behindMiamiHerald.comThe first wave of Cubans — many of them for the first time in 50 years — are leaving their island to see the world. Among them the famous blogger Yoani Sánchez. They seize the opportunity of… Full Story

New York Times (blog)A Daughter of the Cuban Revolution Visits the Liberty BellNew York Times (blog)The visitor was Mariela Castro, the daughter of President Raúl Castro and Cuba's premier sexologist, currently visiting Philadelphia as a guest of… Full Story

Yahoo! NewsCanada businessman's corruption trial on in CubaYahoo! NewsOther acknowledged or rumored corruption probes have targeted food distributor Rio Zaza, run by a Chilean man who was close to former President Fidel Castro; Cuba's civil aviation… Full Story

Raw StoryMariela Castro, Cuba and human rightsMiamiHerald.comIn the wake of several Cuban dissidents' enlightening visits to the United States — among them Yoani Sánchez, Rosa María Payá and Berta Soler — came last weekend's arrival of… Full Story

Cuba's Raul Castro Meets With President of Russia's Federation CouncilCaribbean JournalCuba's Raul Castro met Friday with Valentina Matvienko, chairman of Russia's Federation Council, who is on a visit to Cuba. The Federation Council is… Full Story

MiamiHerald.comCuba: US Bars Raúl Castro's Daughter From a ForumNew York TimesThe State Department denied the daughter of President Raúl Castro of Cuba permission to attend a gay rights conference in Philadelphia, where she was to receive an award… Full Story

Fidel Castro may be America's most famous illegal immigrantDaily CallerIn his 2007 book “After Fidel: Raul Castro and the Future of the Cuban Revolution,” former CIA officer Brian Latell recounts Castro's 1956 journey across the Rio Grande… Full Story

Business in CubaThe EconomistRaúl Castro, Fidel's brother, has slowly begun to open Cuba's economy since becoming president in 2008. Cubans may now buy homes and cars, and small businesses such as restaurants and bars have proliferated. But Raúl… Full Story