Cuba's former President Fidel Castro (L) smiles as he visits with Danilo Sirio, president of the Cuban Radio and Television Institute (R) during the inauguration of the cultural center, Studio Kcho Romerillo, Laboratory for Art, in Havana, Cuba, Jan 8, 2014. Castro has made his first public appearance in nine months, attending the opening of the art studio in the Cuban capital. Castro, 87, led Cuba for 48 years before falling gravely ill in July 2006 and handing over power to his brother Raul, who formally became president in January 2008. [Photo/icpress]