Cuba Objects to US Terror Designation

Cuba is objecting to its continued inclusion on the U.S. State Department's list of "state sponsors of terrorism.'' The Cuban Foreign Ministry issued a statement calling the designation "absurd.'' It accused Washington of trying to justify its 54-year-old economic embargo against the island. The 2013 U.S. global terrorism report notes Havana is hosting peace talks between Colombia's government and FARC rebels. The report also says there is no...

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