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In PHOTOS: Adventures of the French 'Spiderman'

A French daredevil has scaled Cuba's famous 27-stoeried Habana Libre Hotel on Monday without ropes or a safety net. Alain Robert succeeded in climbing to the top of the hotel in about half an......

Cuba came close to owning 100 N-bombs after 1962 crisis

The Soviet Union had secretly planned to leave over 100 nuclear weapons in Cuba after the end of the Cuban missile crisis but were so scared by Fidel Castro's instability that they made up a law to......

Krishna in Cuba; talks cooperation in oil exploration

Cuba on Friday invited India to partner it in the exploration of oil and hydrocarbons as External Affairs Minister S M Krishna arrived in Havana on a "historic" visit to the country. Krishna......

Guantanamo: Justice paused, shackled

Showing up for a hearing at the United States military court in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba is an ordeal for the detainees and a logistical burden for the American military, which has to transport the......

New Tamil group promises 'struggle for Eelam'

A Marxist group of Tamil militants with connections to the Palestinian Liberation Organisation and Cuba is reportedly preparing to mount a new insurgency in Sri Lanka six months after the......

A peek into Cuba's housing facilities

Cuba has an eclectic mix of colonial and Art Deco homes, apartment complexes and impoverished buildings. In November 2011, the government decreed that Cubans could buy and sell homes......

Cuba keen to have Tata Nano on its roads

Joining the list of nations that are keen to have the Nano ply on their roads, Cubasaid on Friday the world's cheapest car from the house of Tatas has huge potential in the Caribbean nation.Cuban......

US rice sector hit by EU, Cuba ban

Ban on US rice by the European Union and Cuba is turning out to be detrimental for the American rice sector as the commodity may found it tough to get buyers now.According to a report published by......

OVL to invest $150 mn in Cuba

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, will invest close to $150 million in the seven oil and gas blocks it recently acquired in Cuba.The blocks hold more than 4......

OVL buys 30% in 7 oil blocks in Cuba

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, has acquired a 30 per cent stake in seven oil and gas blocks in Cuba, which hold more than 4 billion barrels of oil......

PIX: Salman, Katrina shoot for Ek Tha Tiger in Cuba

The shooting of Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif starrer Ek Tha Tiger is currently underway in Cuba. We stumbled across some pictures on Khan's fan club Facebook account, which showed the former couple......

Another feel-Gooding movie

A rousing soundtrack, a few good comic scenes, and an over-the-top performance by Oscar-winner Cuba Gooding Jr sends mixed signals about The Fighting Temptations, yet another feel-good movie.......

Ek Tha Tiger review: Snappy, snazzy & substantial action!

Ek Tha Tiger is an action-packed adventure with an endearing Salman and a roaring Kat, writes Sukanya Verma. With Wanted, Ready and Bodyguard, Salman Khan did cheesy with such marvelous flair that......

PHOTOS: The gold medalists on Day 7 of the London Games

Cuba's Idalys Ortiz, bronze medalist four years ago, won the women's Olympic +100kg category judo title on Friday. Ortiz, 22 and world number six, beat Japan's Mika Sugimoto in the final after she......

Cuba says goodbye to boxing great Teofilo Stevenson

Cuba said goodbye on Tuesday to heavyweight boxing great Teofilo Stevenson, who won three Olympic gold medals and became a symbol of communist pride when he refused to fight for money. A day after......

Devendro wins silver at President's Cup

Olympics-bound Indian boxer Devendro Singh had to settle for the silver medal after losing in the final to Cuba's Yosvany Veita at the International Republic of Kazakhstan President's Cup in......

US swimmer forced to end Cuba-Florida swim: CNN

Sixty-one-year-old American swimmer Diana Nyad was forced to end her bid to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage in mid-trip on Tuesday, CNN reported. CNN,......

Mexico maul Cuba in Gold Cup, reach quarter-finals

Javier Hernandez and Giovani dos Santos both scored twice as defending champions Mexico routed Cuba 5-0 in the Gold Cup on Thursday to become the first team to reach the quarter-finals.\\nThe win,......

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QNA

Q. Why is Joanne Chesimard in news ?
Uncommon Freind: A. more

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Q. What is the significance of 19-4?
Sigma: A. first women on FBI's most wanted list,suppose to be hiding in cuba. more

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Q. Quiz: Nick named as sugar cane express from Cuba--------who is he? (Hint: He is a sports person)
Good Citizen: A. 1) 1770 Captain James Cook sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.2) 1782 John Adams secures the Dutch Republic's recognition of the...... more

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Q. capital of the cuba
Vivek Mahajan: A. Fidel Castro ?:)P more

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Q. TRUE OR FALSEYou are more likely to be reported as having been killed by lightning in Cuba than in any other country
Rajan: A. Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, as well as...... more

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Cuba silent on Canadian's corruption trial

Official silence surrounded the case of a Canadian businessman targeted by a corruption probe in Cuba on Friday, as the initial trial of several... ...

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Obama lifts ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen

Nearly 100 of the 166 terrorist suspects held at the prison in Cuba are from Yemen and have had nowhere to go even if they had been cleared for... ...

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Obama shifts US from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes

By Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless... ...

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Obama Renews Pledge to Close Guantanamo Prison

In a speech addressing U.S. national security and counter-terrorism strategy, U.S. President Barack Obama announced additional steps to reaffirm... ...

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Obama acts to cut drone use

Washington, May 23: President Obama today announced new restraints on targeted killings and narrowed the scope of the long struggle with terrorists... ...

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