Obama Shakes Hands With Cuba's Raul Castro at Mandela's Memorial

The world gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday to pay tribute to the late Nelson Mandela.

At the memorial, U.S. President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuba's President Raul Castro. The two met while Obama was greeting a line of world leaders and heads of state gathered at the FNB Stadium. This was the first formal greeting between American and Cuban leaders since 2000, when Bill Clinton shook Fidel Castro's hand at the United Nations.

The handshake came as the United States and Cuba are taking baby steps toward repaired relations. Obama has eased restrictions on American travel to Cuba and negotiated with the country on some issues like immigration, postal services and oil spills Read more...