PONTE VEDRA BEACH - In a star-studded field, unheralded Roberto Castro matched the course record with a nine-under par 63 on Thursday to seize the first-round lead at the Players Championship.Castro, making his debut in the US PGA Tour's $9.5 million flagship event, equalled the record set by Fred ...

CLEVELAND : Unemployed American bus driver Ariel Castro appeared in court Thursday to face charges that he kidnapped and raped three young women and held them and a young child in his home for a decade.The 52-year-old from Cleveland, Ohio did not enter a plea and stood with his head bowed while the ...

HAVANA: Former president Fidel Castro will be the subject of a new volume of memoirs about his life as a Cuban revolutionary, the country's larger-than-life leader and a longtime nemesis of theUnited States. In the twilight of his life, the latest tome about Castro will be written by Katiuska ...

BEIJING (AFP) - Cuban president Raul Castro arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a four-day visit to China during which he is expected to cement ties between the long-time allies. Castro will meet China's most senior leaders during his trip, including President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice ...

HAVANA - Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has mocked the idea that US President Barack Obama could wear a “guayabera” shirt at an upcoming Americas summit in Colombia, while opposing Cuba’s presence at the event. News reports have said a noted Colombian designer is making a ...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has brought the U.S. "to its knees", former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said in an article published on Wednesday. "Assange - a man who was known by few just several months ago - has proved that a challenge could be issued to even the most powerful empire ever," ...

The use of nuclear weapons mean the end of humanity, Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro said in a video address released on the Cubadebate website on Thursday. "The use of nuclear weapons in a new war would mean the end of humanity," Castro said. In his 4-minute video, Castro stressed that ...

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro will deliver his first public speech since 2006 on Friday, during a meeting with students of the Havana University. The speech, to begin at 15:30 Moscow time [11:30 GMT] would focus on "another war in the Middle East with unforeseeable consequences for the ...

Cuban former leader Fidel Castro said U.S. President Barack Obama does not resemble his "odious" predecessor George W. Bush, local press said on Thursday. Castro said in his column "Reflections" that Obama has an agile mind.Last week Castro said that Bush was a "liar, cynic," and "war-loving and ...

Russia's president met with revolutionary icon Fidel Castro on Friday, discussing Guantanamo Bay and hopes for a multipolar world with Cuba's former leader during a tour of Latin America. Dmitry Medvedev spent hours talking and sightseeing with President Raul Castro before meeting privately with ...