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Rivals trade barbs as race to succeed Chavez starts Venezuela entered a bitter election race to succeed Hugo Chavez on Sunday, with his chosen successor branding his challenger a "fascist" after the opposition candidate accused him of lying about the late leader's death.

11 March 2013

Chavez political heir takes over after rousing funeral Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro took over as acting president late Friday in a ceremony rejected by the opposition after a tearful farewell to Hugo Chavez during a rousing state funeral for the firebrand leftist.

10 March 2013

Uhuru Kenyatta elected Kenyan president: commission figures Uhuru Kenyatta was elected Kenya's new president despite facing an international crimes against humanity trial.

10 March 2013

New China president to visit Russia, African countries China's new president will pay a state visit to Russia, Tanzania, South Africa and the Republic of Congo.

09 March 2013

Nazarbayev calls to be careful with gender equality Kazakhstan President said he was supportive of female managers, but insisted that gender equality is not limitless.

08 March 2013

Handsome men don't make good husbands: Nazarbayev to women Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev has offered advice to single young women.

08 March 2013

Senator to speak 'as long as it takes' over CIA pick A Republican senator seeking to block President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the CIA is vowing to speak as long as it takes to do so, citing concern about drone strikes on US soil.

07 March 2013

Nazarbayev expresses condolences over death of Hugo Chavez Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev has sent a telegram to Vice-President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro.

07 March 2013

Amano wins second IAEA term, this time easily It is a testament to Yukiya Amano's success as head of the UN atomic agency that unlike his appointment in 2009, securing a second term was a formality.

07 March 2013

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New Kazakhstan President’s special representative at Baikonur appointed Outgoing Sabit Kozhakhmetov has been relieved of his duties of President’s special representative at Baikonur as he is being transferred to another position.

07 March 2013

Castro and Chavez, a father-son bond until death In the end, the aging mentor outlived his socialist protege.

07 March 2013

US leaders urge Congress to ratify IMF reforms Nineteen US leaders, including former Treasury secretaries, urged Congress Tuesday to ratify International Monetary Fund (IMF) reforms and remove the key obstacle to its implementation.

07 March 2013

Obama: US supports Venezuelan people after Chavez death President Barack Obama Tuesday said the United States was interested in a "constructive" future relationship with Venezuela after the death of President Hugo Chavez, a long-time American foe.

07 March 2013

Australia confirms 'Prisoner X' worked for Israel Australia on Wednesday admitted for the first time that a man found hanged in a Tel Aviv jail worked for the Israeli government.

06 March 2013

Venezuela-US ties unlikely to thaw soon: experts The US has long hoped that a post-Chavez era could herald a new era in ties with Venezuela, but allegations of a US plot to kill the leftist leader show any rapprochement is still far off.

06 March 2013

Russia divided on Stalin 60 years after his death Russia has marked the 60th anniversary of Joseph Stalin's death, with the nation divided on whether he was a tyrant who slaughtered millions or a saviour who created a superpower after World War II.

06 March 2013

Romanian Prime-Minister to visit Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Secretary of State Marat Tazhin met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to Kazakhstan Nicolae Ureche.

06 March 2013

Cuba in mourning, says Chavez a 'true son' to Fidel Cuba declared three days of national mourning after the death on Tuesday of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the Communist nation's closest regional ally and main economic support.

06 March 2013

LatAm leaders mourn Chavez, US urges improved ties Latin America mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday as the United States expressed hope his passing would lead to improved relations with the oil-rich state.

06 March 2013