In 60 Seconds: Public media released photos of Fidel Castro

In Cuba, public media released photos of Fidel Castro following speculation over the former president's possible illness and death. In Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro, called the U.S. Government hypocritical, after new sanctions from the U.S. In Peru, LGBTI victories around Latin America are inspiring similar struggles. NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden warned Canadians against a new anti-terror bill proposed by Stephen Harper's government in a live video link address to a group of high school students in Toronto. In Palestine, hundreds of Hamas supporters demonstrated yesterday against an Egyptian court decision to Ban Hama's armed wing and to list it as a terrorist organization.