As part of continued efforts to normalize diplomatic relations between South Korea and Cuba, the governments of the two countries have agreed to work on setting up a cultural-exchange channel.  

A state-sponsored program to build mosques in countries from Kazakhstan to Cuba has emerged as a foreign policy instrument for Turkey, boosting the country’s claim to a place on the international stage as a leader of the Islamic world that looks after Muslims everywhere.

The Minnesota Orchestra announced Thursday that it will play two concerts in Cuba in May in what's believed to be the first major cultural exchange between the two countries since their leaders announced a move toward warmer relations.

The Washington, D.C.-based organization has since evolved into a sports diplomacy outfit, encouraging cultural exchanges and donating skateboards and gear to Cuban youth.

Why does Pope Francis capture the imagination of vast audiences across the globe as he travels to different parts of the world? Why do the statements he makes leave a deep and lasting impression in the minds and hearts of millions if not billions of people?

We're making a working visit to Venezuela, primarily for sharing with the cultural authorities of the country and to publicize the work of Cuban collaborators of the Cultural Mission Corazon Adentro, Fernando Rojas, Deputy Minister of Culture of Cuba, said in Venezuela.

Rialto could be the first city in the United States to form a sister city relationship within Cuba after President Barack Obama announced a historic thawing of icy diplomatic relations that spans decades between the two countries.

The former Cuban leader and lifelong revolutionary makes it clear that he won't stand in the way of diplomacy with Washington.