Cuba has relaxed the prison regime for political detainees after talks with Roman Catholic leaders, a prominent dissident has said. Prisoners held far from their homes will be moved closer and sick inmates will be admitted to hospital, said Guillermo...

Cuba hit back Thursday at 60 prominent U.S. black leaders who challenged its race record, with island writers, artists and official journalists calling the criticism an attack on their country’s national identity. The five-page signed statement,...