Brazil legend Ronaldo ends career

Brazilian legend Ronaldo has confirmed his retirement from football. The 34-year-old had a glittering career, helping Brazil win two World Cups and being named Fifa World Player of the Year in 1996, 1997 and 2002….

Oil drilling off Cuba coast draws U.S. foes

With Cuba poised to drill for oil off its coast as early as this spring, Florida lawmakers are renewing efforts to block it, citing fears about damage to the state’s beaches in the event of…

Fidel Castro: Cuba can do without U.S.

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Monday that Cuba could “live without the United States.” In his new “Reflection” published Monday by the official media, Castro said Cuba “has lived for more than half a…

Brazil’s Dilma eyes China

Ms. Dilma Rousseff plans to continue the political, social and economic policies of the former President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, especially as the majority of the population of Brazil liked Lula’s policies. …

Brazil, Argentina recognize Palestinian State

Brazil has publicly recognized the state of Palestine based on borders before Israel seized control of the West Bank in 1967, and said it is a “legitimate aspiration of the Palestinian people for a secure, united,…