SYMBOLIC HANDSHAKE THAT COULD CHANGE HISTORY
Today's handshake between Barack Obama and Raul Castro was an extraordinary symbolic moment, which could show that the two presidents are ready to improve ties between their countries.
Cuba and the U.S. were extremely close for decades, before an army led by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara overthrew the government of the island nation in 1959.
The next year, America imposed an economic embargo against Cuba in the hope of weakening the regime.
The U.S. views Cuba with suspicion because of its Communist government, while Castro's regime has long regarded America as its bitterest enemy.
After Fidel resigned as president in 2008 due to ill-health, there were hopes that his brother Raul might prove less hostile to the U.S., but relations do not seem to have thawed before today.
The two leaders' handshake could be a false dawn, however, as the two countries have looked close to a diplomatic breakthrough in the past before backsliding towards hostility.
Rare display of unity: President Obama shakes hands with Cuban leader Raul Castro in spite of the animosity between their governments
Historic: The handshake between Obama and Fidel Castro's brother Raul came during a ceremony that focused on Mandela's legacy of reconciliation
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