Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been charged in a U.S. indictment with murder and other crimes for his alleged role in the downing of two civilian aircraft operated by Miami-based exiles in 1996 off the coast of the Caribbean island.

Communist guerrilla, Bay of Pigs defender and Fidel Castro's successor, Raul Castro is now the target of a U.S. criminal indictment.

Even during his years as defense minister under his late brother, Fidel Castro, and later as president, Raúl Castro's routine stood out for its discretion: no agendas, official ceremonies, or public or family gatherings.

The Justice Department indicted former Cuban president Raúl Castro on Wednesday in connection to the 1996 shooting of two civilian planes that killed four Cuban Americans.

As Raúl Castro now faces a U.S. indictment tied to the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown, South Florida's Cuban exile community is revisiting the attack that killed four pilots.

Thousands of protesters waving Cuban flags rallied in front of the American embassy in Havana on Friday, in a show of support for ex-president Raul Castro following his US indictment. Raul Castro, who is increasingly frail,

Singham Network allies with Cuban regime in condemning USDOJ indictment against Fidel Castro's brother.

Four died, their bodies never found after 1996 shootdown; US weighs charges against Raúl Castro