Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro has made a rare public
appearance by joining the opening session of the National
Assembly, state media reported amid speculation the gathering
could give clues on planning for a future leadership
succession.
Pope Benedict and Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro,
both octogenarians, joked about their age in a brief meeting
and then Castro popped the question: so what do you do?
Photographs of a frail but apparently well Fidel Castro have
been posted on a Cuban government website, following recent
rumours that the 85-year-old former president was gravely ill
or had died.
Communist Party delegates have given their blessing to a
sweeping slate of economic changes designed to breathe life
and a bit of free-market spirit into Cuba's moribund economy,
and also voted in a new party leadership at a historic
summit.
