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Aides: Chavez in tough fight, may miss swearing-in
Somber confidants of President Hugo Chavez say he is going through a difficult recovery after cancer surgery in Cuba, and one close ally is warning ...
Government: Chavez may not be well by inauguration
The government warned Venezuelans on Wednesday that ailing President Hugo Chavez may not be well enough after his fourth cancer-related surgery in ...
Venezuela VP: Hugo Chavez recovering after surgery
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was recovering in Cuba on Tuesday after an operation targeting an aggressive cancer that has defied multiple ...
Hugo Chavez's heir tears up over cancer battle
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's cancer relapse and his sudden announcement that he will undergo a fourth cancer-related surgery in Cuba have thrown ...
Chavez faces new cancer battle, surgery in Cuba
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was heading back to Cuba on Sunday for a third cancer surgery after naming his vice president as his choice to lead ...
Snapshot: Chavez's designated successor
The man President Hugo Chavez wants to succeed him is an intensely loyal 50-year-old former bus driver who has long served as the international face ...
Venezuela's Chavez says cancer back, plans surgery
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Saturday night that his cancer has returned and that he will undergo another surgery in Cuba. Chavez, who ...
Chavez back in Venezuela after Cuba treatment
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived back home early Friday after 10 days of medical treatment in Cuba, but his failure to attend a regional ...
Venezuela chocolate king thrives despite controls
Cacao pods ripen to colors from bright yellow to crimson in the forest-shaded plantations of Venezuela, where some of the world's finest chocolate is ...
Hugo Chavez heading to Cuba for more treatment
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced plans to travel to Cuba as early as Tuesday for more medical treatment after spending much of the past 18 ...
Top negotiators at Colombia talks met before
The two chief negotiators didn't shake hands. They didn't even look at each other as they formally inaugurated talks to end Colombia's stubborn ...
US re-elected to UN Human Rights Council seat
The United States was re-elected Monday to another three-year term on the U.N. Human Rights Council in the only contested election for the ...
Obama faces familiar world of problems in 2nd term
Now that his re-election is secured, President Barack Obama has a freer hand to deal with a world of familiar problems in fresh ways, from toughening ...
Obama victory a relief for Latin American left
From Caracas to Havana to La Paz, President Barack Obama's re-election victory was welcomed with a sigh of relief by many on Latin America's left, ...
Global candidate: Obama was world's clear choice
He won, and the word "phew" trended worldwide on Twitter. Despite a hard-fought campaign in the United States, there was never any contest overseas.
Romney's path: Win indies, stoke base, no errors
Mitt Romney's plan for victory boils down to this: Convince independent voters he'll change Washington, stoke Republican enthusiasm and avoid unforced ...
Cuba denounces US diplomats
Cuba denounced the American diplomatic mission on the island on Friday for what it called subversive activities designed to undermine the government ...
Romney & Obama: I'm the real candidate of change
Five days before the election, Republican challenger Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama vied forcefully for the mantle of change Thursday in a ...
Romney's Fla. ads tie Obama to Chavez, Castro
Mitt Romney's campaign is running a Spanish-language ad in Florida that claims Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro's niece would support ...
Correa taxes bank profits to help poor
President Rafael Correa has long used his bully pulpit to bash bankers as profit-mongers who brought Ecuador and the rest of the world to the edge of ...
Most Valuable Panda: Sandoval is World Series MVP
The MVP — Most Valuable Panda — sat in the interview room and smiled. A trophy, another World Series ring and the best nickname in baseball all were ...
One valuable Panda: Sandoval is World Series MVP
Pablo Sandoval not only has baseball's neatest nickname, Kung Fu Panda has a World Series MVP award to go along with it. Sandoval took home the trophy ...
In Latin America, incumbents increasingly dominate
After four election wins, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is on track to completing at least 20 years in power, and supporters such as street ...
A look at Putin's man behind Rosneft rise to power
Igor Ivanovich Sechin, the CEO of Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft and a loyal aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than 20 years, ...
Hotel official: Fidel Castro appears in public
Fidel Castro has appeared in public for the first time in months, a top hotel executive told The Associated Press on Sunday, challenging persistent ...