In December 1956, 30-year-old Fidel Castro and 82 others, landed in Cuba and began a two-year guerrilla war against another Cuban dictator. Castro's war ended 50 years ago today, on January 1, 1959 when he declared it the "Truinfo de la Revolución".

As January 1 marks the start of 2009 for the rest of the world, it also marks the fiftieth anniversary of when Fidel Castro became the leader of Cuba.

So far, the international condemnation of the Israeli airstrikes continues to grow. There are protests taking place in London. Now, Cuba is criticizing Israel.

The Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba houses some very dangerous combatants, most of whom have declared a hostile intent toward the United States. Is it smart to bring the detainees here? And under what auspices?

After spinning itself up to a Category 4 hurricane on Saturday with winds of 145 mph, Paloma dropped down to a dangerous Cat 3 after it pounded Cuba's Santa Cruz del Sur. She rocked Cayman on Saturday as a Cat 3, causing damage.

Paloma has been upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane and is expected to pass near the Cayman Islands late tonight or early Saturday. Forecasters are saying that it may even reach Category 3 by that time.

With just three weeks left in the official 2008 Hurricane Season, a rogue storm has formed off the coast of Nicaragua and is now a Tropical Storm. Paloma could be making her way into the West side of Cuba by Sunday.

Cubapetroleo, the state-run oil company has revealed that the country may have more than 20 billion barrels of oil in offshore fields.

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) staff in Cuba are rushing to provide clean water and sanitation to the areas hardest hit this week by Hurricane Ike.

Hurricane Ike pounded storm ravaged Cuba last night as a Category 3 storm, raising their recent hurricane related death toll around 600. Haiti suffered nearly 50 Ike deaths. As the now Cat 2 storm makes its way across land, U.S. residents are on alert.