Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro warns of nuclear war
Emerging from seclusion, Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro sits down for his first television interview in years.
Fidel Castro warns of nuclear war
Fidel Castro meets with the corps of ambassadors to Cuba and issues another warning about impending nuclear war.
North Korea warns it can't protect embassies
Foreign diplomats in Pyongyang are discussing a North Korean evacuation advisory as concerns grow that the isolated state was preparing a missile launch at a time of soaring nuclear tensions.
Bitter Venezuela election fight begins
Jordi Miro Venezuela has plunged into a bitter election fight to succeed Hugo Chavez, with acting President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Henrique Capriles facing off in a flurry of name-calling.
No way out
Belinda Hawkins Sentenced to 20 years in a Bulgarian jail for murder, Australian Jock Palfreeman's trial was a travesty of justice, with crucial evidence suppressed.
US senators push for immigration overhaul
James Rosen and William Douglas A bipartisan group of eight prominent senators has laid out an ambitious overhaul of the patchwork US immigration system.
Cuban pensioners get tangled up in US red tape
Carol Rosenberg AT THE US naval base at Guantanamo Bay last month the Pentagon marked the retirement of two elderly workers with typical military pageantry.
Hugo Chavez names successor after cancer relapse
After 14 years in power, the seemingly indefatigable Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced a relapse of his cancer and designated vice president Nicolas Maduro as his heir apparent.
Castro picture of health
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has been photographed with former Venezuelan vice-president Elias Jaua, contradicting rumours he is in poor health.
Photo belies Castro health rumours
HAVANA: Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has been photographed with former Venezuelan vice-president Elias Jaua, contradicting rumours he is in poor health.
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1524 Spanish surrender Milan to the French.
Chavez in his toughest election battle
Girish Gupta Caracas HUNDREDS of thousands of adoring supporters descended on Caracas for a mass rally called by Hugo Chavez before the toughest election of his 14-year rule.
Castro recruited former Nazis
Fiona Govan Fidel Castro recruited former members of the Nazi SS Waffen to train his troops at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, declassified German intelligence files show.
Castro publishes memoir
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro makes rare public appearance to launch memoir.
US may be behind cancer spread, says Chavez
Daniel Cancel CARACAS, Venezuela: The Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, has hinted the United States may be behind a ''very strange'' bout of cancer affecting several leaders aligned with him in South America.
Hamish Mcdonald
Grange: craven homage or entree to greatness?
Hamish McDonald THIS is a story of a bottle of Grange, Kim Jong-il and me.
Scars of prejudice underlie glamour of transgender pageant
THE millions of Thai television viewers could not see the many scars beneath Miss Sahhara's shimmering evening gown.
Stars replace scars in pageant fit for queens
Lindsay Murdoch, Pattaya The scars beneath Miss Sahhara's shimmering evening gown remind her of her struggle.
A Playboy centrefold, a Gaddafi son, and a misadventure during a war
Nick Meo in Tripoli Filipino servants wearing spotless white jackets mixed his favourite Jack Daniels whisky and coke, and then Mutassim Gaddafi raised his glass and toasted the victory that he was sure was close.
Libyans laughing, and this time the joke is on Gaddafi
Marina Hyde Did you see that gold mermaid sofa that belonged to Colonel Gaddafi's daughter? To adapt George Orwell's famous observations on the goose step, a gold mermaid sofa is only possible in countries where...
