A rally against power cuts and food shortages began peacefully in the city of Moron late on Friday then turned violent in the early hours of Saturday morning, a state-run newspaper reported.

HAVANA, March 14 - Anti-government protesters attacked a Communist Party office in northern Cuba early on Saturday, a state-run newspaper reported, in a rare outburst of public dissent triggered by worsening blackouts that have been exacerbated by a U.S. oil blockade. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.