Editor's Insight: Obama, Castro both admit failure as they 'normalise' relations
The US and Cuba are swapping political prisoners they embrace diplomatic recognition after 50 years of sanctions.
Thu, 18 Dec 2014
The world has been stunned by President Barack Obama’s decision, after months of secret diplomatic negotiations, to restore diplomatic relations Cuba and eventually send economic sanctions.
These were imposed some 50 years ago when Fidel Castro’s communist revolutionaries seized control of the