
Havana: Cuba's Communist Party elected President Raul Castro on Tuesday to succeed his older brother Fidel Castro as head of the country's highest political body and only legal party. Fidel Castro made an unexpected appearance on the last day of the crucial Communist Party congress that also approved sweeping economic reforms. The two brothers, who have rarely appeared together since Fidel Castro fell ill in 2006 and was forced to...

09:53 PM, Apr 19, 2011

Dublin: Jonathan Trott returned from injury to hit 69 in England's 11-run win over Ireland in a rain-affected one-day international on Thursday. After missing England's last two test victories over India, Trott opened the batting at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground alongside Craig Kieswetter and top scored in 201-8 from 42 overs. Jade Dernbach then took 3-30 and conceded just 7 from a tight final over as England restricted Ireland to...

11:37 AM, Feb 25, 2008

CNN-IBN's cricket experts talk about the upcoming World Cup clash between Australia and Zimbabwe. ...

04:16 PM, Dec 19, 2007

Mirpur: Virender Sehwag hit a career-best 175 and Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten hundred as India steamrolled Bangladesh, winning the opening game of the 2011 World Cup by 87 runs at the Shere-e-Bangla stadium here on Saturday. Put into bat, India posted a mammoth 370/4 on a wicket where the dew was expected to play its part and where Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan was of the opinion at the...

01:35 PM, Dec 18, 2007

Cuban leader Fidel Castro is recovering but he may not be well enough to attend his 80th birthday celebration on December 2. ...

04:49 PM, Nov 11, 2006

According to US intelligence sources Cuban leader Fidel Alejandro Castro is in the terminal stages of cancer. ...

04:25 PM, Oct 08, 2006

No matter whether Castro returns or not,diplomats and dissidents say post-Fidel era has already begun. ...

10:06 AM, Sep 18, 2006

Fidel Castro's younger brother, Raul Castro, is receiving a stream of delegates in Havana for the NAM summit. ...

02:43 PM, Sep 14, 2006

Chavez has kept close tabs on Castro's health since the Cuban leader underwent surgery. ...

02:50 PM, Sep 04, 2006