Rice Urges Cubans To Stay Home, Work For Change
The Secretary, in the message lasting less than two minutes, made no specific mention of Cuban leader Fidel Castro's illness and temporary transfer of power to his brother and defense minister, Raul Castro.
But she said the United States is closely watching events with an unchanging commitment to support a future of freedom for Cuba that will be defined by the Cuban people themselves. DETAILS
Senior Cuban Dissident Arcos Dies
Arcos was a comrade of Fidel Castro in the early days of the revolution, but later imprisoned for criticising the regime.
He was "a symbol of the opposition, the dean of the opposition," said Marta Beatriz Roque, an opposition figure, who said she was told the news by Arcos's wife. Arcos, the eldest of Cuba's dissidents, entered hospital on July 18, suffering from pneumonia and a urinary infection. DETAILS
