Cuba has been partying since Tuesday, with concerts and art exhibitions to celebrate the 85th birthday of former leader Fidel Castro.

Hopes of a major shake-up at a landmark Communist Party congress in Cuba have been dashed as the old guard kept a vice-like grip on power.

A Cuban airliner on a flight to Havana crashed in central Cuba, killing all 68 people on board including 28 foreigners, officials said on Friday.

Yoan used to earn $25 a month working as a computer technician for a state company — and an extra $500 selling internet access on Cuba’s