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Eternal viewing of Chavez may be impossible: Maduro Venezuela's acting president Nicolas Maduro acknowledged Wednesday that it could be too late to have president Hugo Chavez embalmed "like Lenin" so that his body could be on view permanently.

14 March 2013 19:04

Xi Jinping named president of China: parliament Xi Jinping was named president of China Thursday after a vote at the nation's parliamentary meeting in Beijing, four months after he took charge of the ruling Communist Party.

14 March 2013 13:33

Argentine ex-president Menem convicted arms smuggling Former Argentine president Carlos Menem was convicted on Friday of orchestrating arms smuggling while in office.

10 March 2013 21:32

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 10:14

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 12:48

Iran's Ahmadinejad mourns 'martyr' Chavez Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad paid tribute to late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez on Wednesday saying he had fallen "martyr" to a "suspect illness".

07 March 2013 13:07

Venezuela's Chavez dies, armed forces deployed Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez lost his battle with cancer Tuesday, his death silencing the leading voice of the Latin American left and putting the oil-rich nation on a path to early elections.

06 March 2013 10:20

S. Korea leader offers North 'flexible' engagement South Korea's new president Park Geun-Hye offered a "more flexible" engagement with North Korea on Friday if Pyongyang chooses a path of trust-building rather than provocation.

01 March 2013 11:27

Chavez congratulates Castro for re-election Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is convalescing in a Caracas hospital, issued a statement Monday congratulating President Raul Castro for his re-election to a final five-year term.

26 February 2013 15:30

President Nazarbayev has talks with Secretary of Iran Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili The talks were held at the Almaty-based Presidential Residence ahead of another round of international talks over Iran’s nuclear program.

25 February 2013 21:14

South Korea swears in first female president Park Geun-Hye was sworn in as South Korea's first female president Monday, vowing zero tolerance with provocation from North Korea and demanding Pyongyang "abandon its nuclear ambitions" immediately.

25 February 2013 12:22

Taiwan ex-president's prison term extended Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian, jailed for corruption in 2009, has had his prison term extended by 18 months to 20 years due to a further bribery conviction.

24 February 2013 15:04

Old age haunts Mugabe's political life as he turns 89 Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe turned 89 on Thursday determined to extend his grip on power despite concerns over his health and advanced age.

22 February 2013 12:21

Medvedev in Cuba for trade, energy talks Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev met with Cuban President Raul Castro for trade and energy talks as he kicked off a three-day visit to the communist island.

22 February 2013 10:27

Conservative seen set to win Cyprus presidency Cyprus heads for a presidential runoff on Sunday, with the first round's rightwing winner, who backs a bailout for the near bankrupt island.

21 February 2013 18:15

N. Korea top task for South's first female president Park Geun-Hye will be sworn in as South Korea's first female president next week -- a historic landmark clouded by North Korea's recent nuclear test and threats emanating from Pyongyang.

21 February 2013 12:25

Armenian president wins in disputed polls Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian has won re-election with over 58 percent of the vote, official results published Tuesday showed, as his main rival cried foul.

19 February 2013 13:13

Ivory Coast officially becomes member of ICC Ivory Coast on Friday became a member of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where its former president is facing trial for alleged crimes against humanity.

16 February 2013 12:32

Armenia leader cruising to election victory Armenia votes in presidential polls Monday with incumbent leader Serzh Sarkisian set for victory in an election watched closely.

16 February 2013 10:50

Tunisia in crisis as president's party rejects govt plan Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki's secular party said Monday it would stay in the ruling coalition reversing a previous threat, but maintained its call for key Islamist ministers to resign.

12 February 2013 10:28

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