A nine-day period of official mourning has been declared on the island nation until Dec. 4, when Castro’s ashes will be laid to rest in the city of Santiago. While many world leaders mourned ...

By deftly manipulating the opportunities afforded Cuba by the Cold War, he managed to turn his island into a launching pad for the projection of his leadership throughout the world. Castro's ...

By deftly manipulating the opportunities afforded Cuba by the Cold War, he managed to turn his island into a launching pad for the projection of his leadership throughout the world. Castro's ...

TASS/. Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin will lead the Russian delegation to the funeral of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. The Russian aircraft flew to the Freedom Island at midnight.