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
Gambians stage anti-EU demonstration Thousands of Gambians Friday marched in the capital, Banjul to show solidarity with President Yahya Jammeh in his row with the European Union.
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.
No C.Africa deal in sight as rebels demand president quit Peace talks to resolve the Centrafrican rebel crisis were suspended, with no settlement in sight after the rebels demanded that President Francois Bozize resign and be brought before the ICC for war crimes.
Former US president Bush in intensive care After more than a month in a Texas hospital battling bronchitis, former US president George H.W. Bush has taken a turn for the worse and is in intensive care with a "stubborn fever".
28 December 2012
Kazakhstan created its own LaplandRixos Lake Borovoye is the first five-star hotel at Borovoye resort. 200 rooms are available for visitors of the resort.
25 December 2012
Chavez said to be 'well' and 'conscious' Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is making steady progress after cancer surgery in Cuba and the respiratory infection he developed earlier in the week has been contained.
Eurasian Economic Union draft to be ready by mid-2014Nazarbayev emphasized that the presidents of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus are intent on transforming the Customs Union and the ensuing Single Economic Space into a solid alliance that would attract other nations.
20 December 2012
South Koreans vote in presidential election South Koreans cast their votes Wednesday in a tight and potentially historic presidential election that could result in Asia's fourth-largest economy selecting its first female leader.