observer.gm - Fidel Castro announces retirement Cuba's ailing leader Fidel Castro has said he will not accept another term as president, ending 49 years in power. "I neither will aspire to, nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief," he told the newspaper, Granma. The 81-year-old handed over power temporarily to his brother, Raul, in July 2006 when he underwent surgery. US President George W Bush said the news should mark the beginning of a transition...» view full story