Russian government officials are reportedly "envious" of Chinese President Hu Jintao, who recently traveled to Cuba and South America to strengthen China's economic ties with the Latin American countries.

Chinese President Hu Jintao traveled to Cuba to sign multiple trade deals with the island nation, including an agreement to send food aid.

The leaders of Cuba, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Venezuela have all declared their support for President-elect Barack Obama. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called the election "revolutionary." (via Foreign Policy)

Under a new pact, Mexico will begin deporting Cubans without papers.

A New Jersey judge has ordered Luis Falcon, who managed Celia Cruz’s finances, to repay $2.5 million dollars to Cruz’s estate.

Cuban officials are calling Hurricanes Ike and Gustav "without a doubt" the most devastating hurricanes in the island's history and are asking the U.S. government to temporarily lift the forty-year embargo on the island nation.

The U.S. men's soccer team is making its first trip to Cuba in over 50 years this weekend to play in a qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup.

Punk's not dead – it's alive and kicking in Cuba, Iran and China. Related: the Cuban punk rocker previously detained on charges of dangerousness has been released but fined for playing too loud.

T-Pain goes crazy with computer animation on the video for "Can't Believe It," featuring Lil Wayne. Common keeps it simple in Announcement featuring Pharrell. (via Concreteloop)

The number of New York City residents who contracted the HIV virus in 2006 is three times higher than the national average, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.