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Law allowing Cubans to go abroad without permit takes effect A law allowing Cubans to travel abroad without special permits took effect on the communist-ruled island Monday for the first time in half a century.

15 January 2013

Assad's removal from power 'impossible': Russia Russia said Sunday that removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power was not part of past international agreements on the crisis and was impossible to implement.

14 January 2013

IAEA meeting kicks off crunch year for Iran diplomacy Tehran hosts the UN atomic agency for talks on Wednesday, marking the start of a new and perhaps last-ditch diplomatic push aimed at resolving the crisis over Iran's nuclear programme peacefully.

14 January 2013

Venezuelan officials send mixed messages on Chavez Officials sent mixed signals Sunday about the condition of cancer-stricken Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, fueling growing political uncertainty in the oil-rich country.

14 January 2013

Mali crucible gives Hollande chance to forge new image Francois Hollande's decision to order French forces into battle in Mali represents a watershed moment for a president derided by his critics as a compulsive ditherer.

14 January 2013

British establishment alarmed over royal succession change Prince William and his wife Catherine's baby will not be born until the summer, but changes to the rules of succession that would fundamentally affect its life are causing disquiet in the British establishment.

13 January 2013

Obama: US to speed up Afghan troop transition President Barack Obama on Friday said NATO troops would speed up a transfer of lead security responsibility to Afghan forces this spring, in a sign the pace of US troop withdrawals could quicken.

13 January 2013

Native leaders meet with Canada PM amid protests Indigenous Canadians marched on the capital and other major cities Friday threatening to bring the economy "to its knees" as their leaders met with officials to try to resolve a row over extreme poverty on reserves.

13 January 2013

France urges rapid deployment of force to Mali France has asked the United Nations to "accelerate" implementation of a resolution that enables the deployment of an international force to Mali.

13 January 2013

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Venezuelan VP in Cuba again to visit ailing Chavez Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro was in the Cuban capital Saturday, saying he wanted to visit ailing President Hugo Chavez whose month-long absence following cancer surgery has rattled his nation.

13 January 2013

Philippine leader keeps gun despite outcry Philippine President Benigno Aquino may continue to carry a gun despite an impending ban on bearing firearms in the run-up to polls.

13 January 2013

Sri Lanka draws flak over chief justice impeachment International criticism mounted Saturday over a move to impeach Sri Lanka's chief justice, with Britain demanding protection for the incumbent and the beleaguered legal profession in the former colony.

13 January 2013

UN peace envoy to meet Russian, US officials on Syria UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi was set to meet top US and Russian officials Friday to discuss the Syrian conflict, a day after Damascus denounced his "bias" against President Bashar al-Assad.

12 January 2013

Venezuelans swear 'absolute loyalty' to Chavez Thousands of Venezuelans fervently swore "absolute loyalty" to Hugo Chavez Thursday in a giant rally for the cancer-stricken president on what was to have been his inauguration.

12 January 2013

End to China media row dims reform hopes Action by China's leaders to contain a row that saw rare protests against censorship shows there is no consensus for immediate change, analysts say, despite rising calls for press freedom and other reforms.

12 January 2013

Czechs vote to replace eurosceptic president Klaus Austerity-weary Czechs vote Friday and Saturday in the country's first-ever direct presidential election.

12 January 2013

US will stand by Afghanistan, Panetta tells Karzai The United States sought to assure Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday that it would remain committed to his country even as US officials weigh a major withdrawal of American forces.

12 January 2013

Gun lobby takes aim at Biden's guns task force The top US firearms lobby emerged from talks with Vice President Joe Biden on curbing violence Thursday saying he cared more about stamping out gun rights than protecting school kids.

12 January 2013

Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry commented on the situation around Baikonur Just as before, Kazakhstan counts on expansion of its participation in the space activities of Baikonur cosmodrone, development of its space potential: press-service.

11 January 2013