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German Left leader warns of party collapse
GOETTINGEN, Germany - Germany's radical Left party risks disintegration, one of its leaders warned on Saturday, in a fight for supremacy between eastern and western wings which could undermine the re-election prospects of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Fidel Castro, spy master, bedeviled U.S., says former analyst
MIAMI - For almost three decades after Fidel Castro took power, Cuba's budding intelligence service fielded four dozen double agents in a world-class operation under the nose of the CIA, according to a new book by a veteran CIA analyst.
Exclusive: U.S. probes China's ZTE over tech sales to Iran
WASHINGTON - The Department of Commerce is investigating Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp for allegedly selling embargoed U.S. computer products to Iran.
Venezuela's Chavez reappears, leads cabinet meeting
CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reappeared on Tuesday in a live television broadcast, the first time he has been seen in public view since returning from cancer treatment in Cuba almost two weeks ago.
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Venezuela's Chavez unseen for week but follows riot
CARACAS - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has not been seen or heard in public since returning a week ago from his latest cancer treatment in Cuba but was well enough to monitor a jail riot in Caracas, an ally said on Friday.
Daughter of Cuban leader Raul Castro to visit U.S.
HAVANA - Cuban President Raul Castro's daughter is scheduled to visit California next week to speak at a conference of experts on Latin America during a rare U.S. trip by a member of Cuba's ruling family.
Cuba drags feet on foreign investment
HAVANA - Cuba's reform plans to attract more overseas investment are off to a slow start as the government focuses more on regulating existing foreign joint ventures than encouraging new ones, businessmen and diplomats say.
Chavez shows strength after Cuba cancer treatment
CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez strode, sang and gave a rousing speech on Friday in a careful show of vigor after his latest cancer treatment in Cuba fanned rumors he was dying five months before an election.
Chavez breaks silence, says governing Venezuela
CARACAS - President Hugo Chavez broke a week-long silence on Monday to deny he had left Venezuela rudderless during cancer treatment in Cuba and to promise a resounding re-election win in October.
Egypt's Mubarak sentenced to life, protests erupt
CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak, toppled by an uprising last year after 30 years ruling Egypt, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Saturday for his role in killing protesters after a trial that sets a precedent for holding Middle East autocrats to account. | Video
Are African governments suppressing art?
The dust is finally settling on the storm that was kicked off in South Africa by a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.
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