Castro misses birthday ceremony
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A message apparently from Cuban leader Fidel Castro says he is too ill to attend his own birthday celebrations.
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HAVANA Cuban President Fidel Castro is recovering from surgery but leaving no question about his ability to govern. The 78-year-old Cuban leader fell Wednesday after a speech.
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Fidel Castro was a no-show Saturday at a major military parade that doubled as his 80th birthday celebration, raising questions about whether the ailing leader will ever return to power as his public absence begins taking on a tone of permanence.
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Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he was not well enough to attend the opening of several days of events celebrating his 80th birthday.
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CUBAN President Fidel Castro is back on his feet two months after a fall shattered his left kneecap and broke his right arm. During a visit by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez this week, Mr Castro was shown
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SANTA CLARA, Cuba: Fidel Castro suffered a fall yesterday, possibly breaking an arm and a knee, but laughed off the accident, assuring Cubans he remained in good spirits and in one piece.
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Tanks rolled through the streets and jets roared overhead on Saturday in Havana's first military parade in a decade, but ailing leader Fidel Castro did not attend in what many saw as a sign his long rule of Cuba may be over.
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HBN, HAVANA, Cuba, Mon. Nov. 8: Cuban President, Fidel Castro, received a surprise visit from his friend, Venezuelan President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias.
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SANTA CLARA, Cuba  - Cuban President Fidel Castro,  78, injured a knee and possibly an arm on Wednesday when he  fell while descending a flight of steps after making a one-hour  speech.
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Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva of Brazil, Nestor Kirchner of Argentina and Sam Nujoma of Namibia are among the heads of state who have sent get-well wishes to Fidel Castro since he broke his kneecap and arm in a fall, official media reported Saturday.
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Washington - The United States on Thursday refused to wish arch-foe Fidel Castro a speedy recovery from bone fractures sustained in an accidental stumble, saying the Cuban leader&#39;s injuries were of &quot;little concern&quot; compared to the suffering of the Cuban
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HAVANA, Cuba -- Cuban leader Fidel Castro says he is fine after falling off of the stage in Santa Clara, Cuba. The fall is bringing back memories of when he collapsed two years ago.
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Acting President Raul Castro made a surprise appearance Thursday at the opening of Havana's annual international book fair &#151; an event his ailing brother Fidel had often attended in past years.
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Fidel Castro sent Cubans a sober greeting on his 80th birthday Sunday, saying he faces a long recovery from surgery &#151; and warning they should be prepared for "adverse news." But he encouraged them to be optimistic and said Cuba "will continue marching on perfectly well."
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Cuban President Fidel Castro, 78, injured a knee and possibly an arm on Wednesday when he fell while descending a flight of steps after making a one-hour speech.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made an unannounced trip to Havana on Tuesday to visit Cuban leader Fidel Castro, his ideological mentor and ally.
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[India News]: Havana, Oct 22 : Cuban leader Fidel Castro has broke his left knee and suffered a hairline fracture in his right arm, reports Xinhua.