Cuba removes Ricardo Alarcon from top Communist body

Cuban leader Raul Castro has removed several senior Communists from the party's powerful Central Committee. They include former parliament speaker and foreign minister Ricardo Alarcon, a close ally of ex-leader Fidel Castro. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23157254#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa