A twice-a-decade Communist Party congress kept President Raul Castro and his hardline deputy in the top leadership positions
Raul, 84, says future Cuban leaders should be retired at age 70. But the rules would be grandfathered to exempt the current geriatric leadership.
The speech was like nothing Cubans here have heard in many years. Obama issued an emotional appeal for an end to decades of 'painful and sometimes violent separation'
'President Castro addressed what he views as shortcomings in the United States,' Obama said. 'And we welcome that constructive dialogue'
In a country where publicly questioning the authority of the president and his brother and predecessor Fidel is unthinkable for most, the live broadcast was must-see TV
It was a remarkable moment for two countries working to put the bitterness of their Cold War-era enmity behind them
American and Cuban officials are betting that there is enough support in both countries to sustain a policy shift, even if the next president has a different view
Castro did not join his brothers in the guerrilla movement that preceded the 1959 revolution that overthrew the government of President Fulgencio Batista
Obama will test if a US president can change a country just by going there. The argument is that American 'soft power' can promote democracy through international visits
The White House announced the most significant step take by the U.S. so far on Tuesday, less than a week after meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro in Panama