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WATCH: Southwest Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Cuba after engine trouble
Smoke seeped into the cabin of the plane, but no one was injured in the incident involving Southwest Airlines flight 3923
Explained: Why Cuba has mandated that drivers pick up people at bus stops
Cuba has mandated that drivers of state-owned cars pick up people at bus stops or face prosecution. The action comes as diesel has been in very short supply since being diverted in March to run oil-fueled power plants
Deadly oil facility fire threatens to plunge Cuba into a deeper energy crisis
Flames enveloped a third tank that firefighters had tried to cool as they struggle to fight the massive blaze in the western province of Matanza that began just days after the government announced scheduled blackouts for the capital of Havana
Havana hotel death toll increased to 31 as crews with dogs search for survivors
Authorities said the cause of the explosion at the Hotel Saratoga was still under investigation, but believed it to have been caused by a gas leak
Havana: Explosion at luxury hotel due to gas leak kills 22, dozens injured
Cuban state TV reported the explosion was caused by a truck that had been supplying natural gas to the hotel, but did not provide details on how the gas ignited
Camila Cabello pens post detailing struggles with anxiety: I'm terrified of the unknown
Singer Camila Cabello has opened up about her battle with anxiety and encouraged people to fight for themselves as they are "the most worthwhile one".
Cuba passes new electoral law aiming to restructure governance while retaining one-party system
Cuba passed a new electoral law that restructures governance including creating the role of prime minister while retaining the one-party system. The law, which enacts changes already announced in the new constitution and was passed unanimously by the national assembly.
Camila Cabello starrer Cinderella, produced by James Corden, to release on 5 February, 2021
It was previously reported that Camila Cabello will also be involved with the music of Cinderella.
Camila Cabello to make acting debut as Cinderella in Kay Cannon, James Corden's remake for Sony
Camila Cabello will also be involved with the music of the newest version of Cinderella
Canadian diplomats sue Ottawa for $28 million over mysterious 'Havana syndrome' due to Cuba postings
The diplomats have been back in Canada for a year but still suffer from what has become known as "Havana syndrome," a mystery illness with symptoms including strong migraines as well as visual and auditory disorders.
Strongest tornado to hit Cuba in 80 years reduces Havana to a picture of damage and destruction
Three people were dead and hundreds injured, at least 12 in critical condition, after the tornado touched down with estimated winds of 200 miles per hour in three neighbourhoods across eastern Havana in Cuba.
Cuba hit by strongest tornado in eight decades; three dead, hundreds injured in three Havana neighbourhoods
Residents of the three relatively-poor boroughs in Cuba hit by the tornado were bracing for further calamity once the tropical sun started to dry sodden buildings, which can often lead to structures shifting and collapsing.
Cuba: Three killed, 172 inured after tornado hits Havana; emergency teams working to restore power to blacked-out areas
People described the Havana tornado as having "the sound of a jet engine," and reported feeling changes in the environmental pressure when it arrived.
Mobile internet goes free and national for a day in Cuba to much cheer
Until 2013, internet was largely only available to the public at tourist hotels on the island.
US cautions its citizens in China after American embassy staffer reports brain injury from 'abnormal' sounds
An American citizen working at the US consulate in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has reported suffering from "abnormal" sounds.
Cuba plane crash: Death toll rises to 111 as one survivor dies, two others still critical; cause yet unknown
The toll from last Friday's plane crash in Cuba has risen to 111 as one of the survivors succumbed to her injuries here, officials said.
Cuba plane crash: Death toll rises to 110; survivors critical in country's worst aviation disaster in three decades
110 have died including five children in Cuba's worst aviation disaster in three decades.
Cuba plane crash: Boeing 737 plane crashes near Havana airport; President Miguel Diaz-Canel says probe underway
An aging Boeing 737 with 110 people aboard crashed and burned shortly after taking off from Havana's airport, leaving three survivors.
Cuba plane crash: Cubana de Aviacion aircraft with 110 on board crashes near Havana; three rescued
A Cuban state airways plane with 110 on board crashed shortly after taking off from Havana Friday, leaving a mass of twisted and smoldering fuselage
More than 100 feared dead after Boeing 737 plane crashes near Havana airport; at least 110 on board
A Boeing 737 plane crashed on Friday shortly after taking off from Havana's main airport, carrying 104 passengers plus crew on a domestic flight, Cuban state-run media reported.