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Venezuela's Hugo Chavez dies from cancer

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:15 PM PST

Venezuelan President Chavez wears army uniform on the third anniversary of his return to power ...CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday after a two-year battle with cancer, ending 14 years of tumultuous, divisive rule that won him passionate support from the poor but the hatred of business leaders and wealthier Venezuelans. The flamboyant 58-year-old had undergone four operations in Cuba for a cancer that was first detected in his pelvic region in mid-2011. His last surgery was on December 11 and he had not been seen in public since. ...


Obituary: Hugo Chavez - socialist showman who transformed Venezuela

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 02:33 PM PST

File photo of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaking during a national broadcast at Miraflores Palace in CaracasCARACAS (Reuters) - At two defining moments of his rule, Venezuela's theatrical leader Hugo Chavez took a small silver crucifix from his pocket and held it above his head. Both marked a quasi-religious "return" for the socialist ex-soldier whom supporters loved with messianic fervor - first from a 2002 coup that saw him jailed on a tiny Caribbean island, and then from cancer surgery in Cuba in June 2011. ...


U.S., China agree U.N. sanctions draft; North Korea renews threats

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 03:20 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and China reached a deal that "significantly expands" U.N. sanctions on North Korea for its third nuclear test, eliciting a renewed threat by Pyongyang on Tuesday to scrap an armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. North Korea also said it would sever a military "hotline" with the United States if South Korea and Washington pressed on with two-month-long war games. ...

Kerry: U.S. more confident arms flow to Syria moderates

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 01:56 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Kerry meets with Qatari PM and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani in DohaDOHA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday Washington was increasingly confident that weapons being sent to the Syrian opposition by other countries were going to moderate forces. Kerry, on his first overseas tour since taking office, told a news conference in Doha he had held talks with nations in the region about the kinds of arms being sent to the different Syrian opposition forces. ...


U.N. hopes to approve Congo force by end of March: Russian envoy

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:19 PM PST

Russian ambassador to the United Nations Churkin speaks to media after a Security Council meeting at the United NationsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council hopes to approve by the end of March a special force to combat rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but some members have concerns that need to be addressed first, Russia's U.N. envoy Vitaly Churkin said on Tuesday. While Churkin did not divulge these concerns, some diplomats worry the creation of the intervention force within the existing peacekeeping operation, known as MONUSCO, could lead to two competing units. They want more detail on the new unit's command structure. ...


Big powers want fast results in revived diplomacy with Iran

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 09:57 AM PST

Top officials from Iran and the six powers take part in talks on Iran's nuclear programme in AlmatyVIENNA (Reuters) - Six world powers called on Tuesday for quick and concrete results in nuclear negotiations with Iran that have resumed after an eight-month hiatus, aimed at averting the threat of a new Middle East war. In a joint statement, the United States, Russia, China, France, Germany and Britain described last week's talks with Iran in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, as "useful" and said diplomacy would be pursued actively in the coming months. They said they were "deeply concerned that Iran continues to undertake certain nuclear activities" contrary to U.N. ...


U.S. efforts on Iran not working, Syria planning underway: Mattis

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 02:04 PM PST

U.S. Marine Corps General Mattis testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. general said on Tuesday that American efforts aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon were not working, even as he voiced support for crippling sanctions and diplomatic efforts aimed at isolating the Islamic state. "I still support the direction we're taking. I'm just paid to take a rather dim view of the Iranians, frankly," General James Mattis, the head of the U.S. military's Central Command, told a Senate hearing. ...


Italy president mulls new technocrat government-sources

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 03:36 PM PST

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano lifts his hat as he meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) for talks at the Chancellery in BerlinROME (Reuters) - President Giorgio Napolitano is considering appointing a new technocrat government led by a non-politician as one way out of Italy's political stalemate, Italian officials said on Tuesday. Such a solution would come into play if center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani failed to form a government after receiving an initial mandate from Napolitano, as is expected, they said. "Napolitano wants a government with the broadest possible support that will last as long as possible," one of the officials told Reuters. ...


Kenyans wait to know winner after tight presidential vote

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 03:09 PM PST

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan authorities hope to deliver the final outcome of a presidential vote on Wednesday, after partial results showed a lead for a politician wanted in the Hague over tribal violence at the last election five years ago. Counting since Monday's vote has been slow, and a new electronic voter system has been plagued by hitches, leading to complaints by political parties and anxiety among voters fearful that a flawed process could lead to another violent dispute. ...

Insight: Japan's "Long War" to shut down Fukushima

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 02:06 PM PST

Naoto Matsumura feeds cows in Tomioka town, Fukushima prefectureTOKYO (Reuters) - Just months after Quince was deployed to inspect Japan's tsunami-devastated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the $6 million robot got trapped in its dark and winding pathways. Seventeen months later, the high-tech soldier is still missing in action - a symbol of a daunting decommissioning project that will take decades, require huge injections of human and financial capital and rely on yet-to-be developed technologies. ...


Hugo Chavez, fiery Venezuelan leader, dies at 58

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:19 PM PST

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez was a fighter. The former paratroop commander and fiery populist waged continual battle for his socialist ideals and outsmarted his rivals time and again, defeating a coup attempt, winning re-election three times and using his country's vast oil wealth to his political advantage.

Venezuela's Chavez dies, officials call for unity

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:40 PM PST

Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez yell "Long Live Chavez!" and sing their nation's anthem after learning that Chavez has died through an announcement by the vice president in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Some in anguish, some in fear, Venezuelans raced for home on Tuesday after the government announced the death of President Hugo Chavez, the firebrand socialist who led the nation for 14 years.


Venezuelans pour into streets to mourn Hugo Chavez

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:42 PM PST

Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez react as they learn that Chavez has died through an announcement by the vice president in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hundreds of anguished Venezuelans poured into the streets of downtown Caracas crying, hugging each other and shouting slogans in support of President Hugo Chavez after learning of his death Tuesday.


Syrian jets bomb northern city overrun by rebels

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 01:14 PM PST

This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian man sitting on a fallen statue of former Syrian President Hafez Assad in a central square in Raqqa, Syria, Tuesday, March. 5, 2013. Syrian warplanes struck captured security buildings in Raqqa Tuesday, casting a pall over the northern city a day after euphoric rebels seized much of it and captured the provincial governor, one of the highest-ranking officials to fall into rebel hands, activists said. The Arabic words on the fallen statue read:"tomorrow will be better." (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian jets bombed opposition-held buildings Tuesday in the strategic northern city of Raqqa, a day after rebels overran the onetime regime stronghold and captured its provincial governor. A toppled statue of President Bashar Assad's father was defaced with graffiti reading, "Tomorrow will be better."


A look at Hugo Chavez's life

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:47 PM PST

FILE - In this July 15, 2001 file photo, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, center, his wife Marisabel with their daughter Rosa Ines watch a parade on Children's Day in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 that Chavez has died at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Ivan Gonzalez, File)NAME: Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias.


Chavez death echoes with leftists worldwide

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:18 PM PST

Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez weep as she learn that Chavez has died through an announcement by the vice president in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Reactions to the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were as mixed, polemical and outsized as the leader was in life, with some saying his passing was a tragic loss and others calling it an opportunity for Venezuela to escape his outsized shadow.


Americans control conclave message just by talking

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 02:33 PM PST

Cardinal Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, left, and Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston, attend a press conference at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The Sistine Chapel closed to visitors on Tuesday and construction work got under way to prepare it for the conclave, but five cardinals remained AWOL from the preparatory meetings to discuss who should run the Catholic Church following Benedict XVI's resignation.The Vatican insisted nothing was amiss and that the five cardinals would be arriving in the coming days. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)VATICAN CITY (AP) — The two American cardinals sat on the stage, microphones in hand, fielding questions from the world's news media on everything from the delayed arrival of some of their colleagues to their own wardrobe choices if elected pope.


Victims raise legal questions about retired pope

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 12:17 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 11, 2010 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI, center, is saluted by military guards upon his arrival at Portela Airport in Lisbon at the start of a four day visit to Portugal. Attorneys who have tried unsuccessfully for years to sue the Vatican over failures to stop clergy sex abuse are looking into whether former Pope Benedict XVI, who stepped down on Feb. 28, 2013, is more legally vulnerable in retirement, especially when he travels beyond the Vatican walls. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Attorneys who have tried unsuccessfully for years to sue the Vatican over failures to stop clergy sex abuse are looking into whether former Pope Benedict XVI is more legally vulnerable in retirement, especially if he travels beyond the Vatican walls.


Chavez's cancer fight: a glance at cancer struggle

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:02 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2011, file photo, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez points at his head to show that his hair has started to grow back after his last round of chemotherapy at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuela's Communication and Information Minister Ernesto Villegas on Monday, March 4, 2013, reported that President Hugo Chavez's health has deteriorated and remains delicate. Villegas also announced in the national TV broadcaster VTV that the president is undergoing chemotherapy with high impact. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, file)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has undergone surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatment since June 2011 for an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer. Key moments in his medical treatment have included:


Chavez's successor in Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:44 PM PST

Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro, left, and Diosdado Cabello, president of Venezuela's National Assembly, gesture to supporters as they arrive to the National Assembly for the state-of-the-nation address in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Maduro, Chavez's self-appointed successor, said on television that his boss "is battling there for his health, for his life, and we're accompanying him." (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Vice President Nicolas Maduro is taking over leadership of Hugo Chavez's political movement after the socialist leader died Tuesday at age 58 following a nearly two-year bout with cancer. Maduro now faces the daunting task of rallying support in a deeply divided country while maintaining unity within his party's ranks.


Argentina begins prosecution of military-era human rights abuses

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 02:19 PM PST

In 1980, a young, left-wing Argentine militant named Horacio Campiglia was abducted in Rio de Janeiro and then taken to a military base in Buenos Aires, never to be heard from again.

#Kony2012: The viral video a year after the headlines

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 12:55 PM PST

On Mar. 5, 2012, the American nonprofit Invisible Children released a 30-minute video introducing an advocacy campaign called Kony2012, which pushed for the capture of central African warlord Joseph Kony.

Ding-dong! Living Goods calling with life-changing products

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 12:35 PM PST

Before founding Living Goods, Chuck Slaughter did his homework. That included spending time as an Avon lady.

Anger courses through Nile Delta and Suez Canal, spelling trouble for Egypt's Morsi

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 11:08 AM PST

This city in the center of Egypt's Nile Delta bears the telltale signs of a protest-turned-fight with police – the street is littered with rocks, broken glass, and remnants of burned tires. The smell of tear gas lingers in the air, and boys collect the spent canisters that read "made in the USA."

China-Japan island dispute opens door to misunderstandings

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 09:06 AM PST

After five months of naval maneuvering around a group of uninhabited rocks in the East China Sea, Japan and China remain deadlocked in a potentially disastrous game of chicken over their rival territorial claims.

How a cold, irradiated Siberian city hopes to cash in on meteor tourists

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 08:32 AM PST

When life hands you lemons, according to the proverbial saying, make lemonade.

Did Kim Jong-un and his wife have a baby?

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 08:26 AM PST

North Korea's ruling dynasty could have its newest member.

Will China's new leaders really take on North Korea?

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 07:55 AM PST

Western analysts are still poring over the evidence from North Korea's recent nuclear test – its third – for clues about what exactly the secretive Communist nation detonated Feb. 12.

China's next leaders aim to launch new economic era

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 06:42 AM PST

China's parliament opened its annual meeting here on Tuesday amid high hopes that the new government it will choose will tackle long-awaited economic reforms and rampant official corruption.

Will China, Japan, and South Korea hit the 'reset' button for Asia?

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 06:34 AM PST

As new leaders take office in Japan, China, and South Korea in an unprecedented coincidence of power shifts, a fresh opportunity has arisen to hit the reset button on fractious relationships beset by territorial disputes, nationalism, and history.

Mexico: Latin America's second-largest economy lags in digital accessibility

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 06:15 AM PST

Of all the numbers that demonstrate Mexico's persistent inequality, the digital divide is one of the more surprising.

No more big banker bonuses? Europe set to crack down.

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 06:10 AM PST

When European finance ministers meet today in Brussels, they will discuss a limit on bonus payments for bankers. And here is the surprise: They might actually agree on such a cap.

Syria's violence continues its march across borders, into Iraq

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 05:59 AM PST

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Israel takes heat for de facto segregation on new West Bank buses

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:23 PM PST

The Afikim Bus No. 210 pulled up to a stop outside the main shopping mall in this Tel Aviv suburb on its maiden run from Israel to the West Bank on Monday, but for unsuspecting Israelis who tried to board the driver had a swift interdict.

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