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April 8, 2012

Venezuelan Leader Prays for Life Before Cancer Treatment

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he's heading back to Cuba late Saturday for a third round of radiation therapy as part of his cancer treatment. Little is known about the 57-year-old socialist leader’s condition, including what type of…

April 8, 2012

Pakistan President Zardari visits India for talks

The President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, is due to travel to India in the first visit there by a Pakistani head of state for seven years. Mr Zardari will meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, before travelling to an important Muslim…

April 8, 2012

Mali’s Interim President Returns to Mali

Mali's interim president arrived in Bamako to take office after military coup leaders agreed to hand power to a civilian government in a deal with neighboring countries announced Saturday. Former speaker of parliament Dioncounda Traore will serve…

April 8, 2012

135 People Feared Dead in Pakistani Avalanche

Up to 135 people, mostly Pakistani soldiers, are feared dead after a massive avalanche engulfed a high-altitude military complex in mountainous Kashmir near the Indian border early Saturday. In a statement late Saturday, Pakistan's military said…

April 8, 2012

Malawi’s New President Calls for Peace, Unity

Malawi's new president, Joyce Banda, has called for peace and unity as the nation mourns for her predecessor Bingu wa Mutharika, who died suddenly on Thursday. Ms. Banda spoke on Saturday after being sworn in in the capital, Lilongwe, as Malawi's…

April 8, 2012

More than 100 Dead in Syria Ahead of Peace Deadline

At least 100 people were reported killed across Syria Saturday, as government forces pounded opposition strongholds three days ahead of a deadline to halt all military action. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a group that tracks the…

April 4, 2012

France arrests Islamist suspects in fresh raids

Police in France have conducted new raids on Islamist suspects in the wake of the multiple…

April 4, 2012

China eyes freer financial markets to boost yuan role

China, the world's second-largest economy, is looking to increase investment…

April 4, 2012

Adele confirms she will release new music in 2012

Adele has told a French radio station she will have a new single out by the end of the year, but…

April 4, 2012

Ashton Kutcher Dumps Rihanna

In Hollywood, relationships come and go like the wind. The latest relationship to suffer this fate (if you even want to call it that) was Ashton Kutcher and Rihanna’s brief fling together. When the papparazzi caught Rihanna sneaking out of Ashton’s…