From an exploding cigar to an attack on his luxuriant beard, plots to bring down Fidel Castro were nothing if not imaginative. The Cuban leader died aged 90 last Friday having survived 638 attempts by ...

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One famous incident involved the controversial communist handing a gun to his mistress who had planned to kill him but she couldn’t pull the trigger CUBA’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro is said to ...

The CIA's far-fetched plots span many decades and countries. Sky News looks at some outlandish ideas by the spy agency. It has emerged the CIA once planned a devil-like Osama bin Laden toy to counter ...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he has survived an assassination attempt after explosive-laden drones were detonated near him as he gave a speech in Caracas. Although drone bombs are unusual, ...

Close, but no cigar: None of the bids to kill Castro succeeded The exploding cigar plot to assassinate Fidel Castro is well known - but what about the other reported 637 plots against his life? The ...

The impeachment push from House Democrats is likely to "blow up in the faces of Democrats and the media like an exploding cigar," Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett predicted on "Fox & Friends" ...

The Cohiba cigar was first rolled in Cuba in 1966. The creation of the tobacco blend that would become known as Cohiba is attributed to two different men. Popular myth has it that Fidel Castro learned ...

Love him or loathe him, Fidel Castro is a huge historical figure. The Cuban leader, exploding cigars and all, outlasted nine US Presidents. The great shame is Castro didn't see off cowboy George Bush ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Fidel Castro's plan to ban smoking in public places, due to come into force on Monday, appears to be a ...

April Fool's Day brings out the big kid in most of us and one prankster has pulled off a classic jape on unsuspecting cigar smokers. In a gag straight out of a kids' comic book, a worker at The Famous ...

Castro died on Friday at the age of 90 having survived a staggering 638 attempts by the CIA and its allies to assassinate or undermine him Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by ...