Gen. Julio Casas Regueiro, the Cuban defense minister who oversaw Cuba's lucrative economic enterprises, died of heart failure at age 75. He was an important figure from the Cuban revolution. State television announced three days of national mourning and began playing footage of his life. His body was cremated according to his wishes and his remains will be placed in the Defense Ministry headquarters. In other news, hundreds of far-right activists held a banned protest in London and some clashed with police, while in Yemen a suicide car bomber killed three policemen at a checkpoint in Aden. Militants have seized cities in southern Yemen while taking advantage of political turmoil.