Chavez's VP says ailing leader still 'delicate'

Chavez's VP says ailing leader still 'delicate'

Chavez's VP says ailing leader still 'delicate'

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 11:25 PM PST

A woman holds an image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez as people gather to pray for him at a church in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is confronting "new complications" due to a respiratory infection nearly three weeks after undergoing cancer surgery, his Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday evening in Cuba as he visited the ailing leader for the first time since his operation. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's vice president is returning home Wednesday from a visit with Hugo Chavez in Cuba and says the ailing president's condition remains "delicate" three weeks after his cancer surgery.

The Perverse Economics of the Electric Grid

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 06:01 PM PST

Electrons are cheap – at least electrons are cheap to create. Until recently, it was also cheap to deliver electrons from power plants to customers. That is no longer the case. The electric grid may once have been an engine of economic efficiency, but these days it looks more like [...]

VIDEO: Outcry over Japan's forced confessions

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:13 PM PST

In recent months there has been a public outcry over an alarming number of wrongful arrests in Japan where innocent people confessed to crimes they didn't commit.

VIDEO: Dozens die in Abidjan new year crush

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:07 AM PST

At least 60 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in a crush during new year festivities in Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan, officials say.

VIDEO: Obama: 'More work needed' after bill

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 08:52 PM PST

US President Barack Obama says more work is needed to strengthen the US economy after Congress votes in favour of a deal to stave off a "fiscal cliff" of drastic taxation and spending measures.

VIDEO: New year meal for Athens' homeless

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 06:01 PM PST

Hundreds of poor and homeless people in Greece's capital have spent New Year's Day queuing to get a free meal.

10 Predictions For The Mobile Industry In 2013

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 05:30 PM PST

More devices will go wireless, context will be king, Facebook may finally launch a phone.

VIDEO: Outcry over Japan's forced confessions

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:13 PM PST

In recent months there has been a public outcry over an alarming number of wrongful arrests in Japan where innocent people confessed to crimes they didn't commit.

VIDEO: China celebrates 'Shanghai Style'

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 09:57 AM PST

Hong Kong and Shanghai both held major events to mark the start of 2013 - featuring fireworks and music.

VIDEO: Tech prophets: Appification and HTML5

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:05 PM PST

BBC News Website invites three experts to discuss the trends that will shape the technology landscape in 2013 and beyond.

'Til death do us part in Syria

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:27 PM PST

Just months ago, 18-year-old Ayat Al-Qassab danced with her family as she celebrated her marriage. Now, her shattered and bloodied body lies in a grave below the crumbling buildings of Homs. As her parents bury their third child, they celebrate and thank God for her martyrdom.

13 stories for 2013

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:25 PM PST

Syria's expanding turmoil, Iran's nuclear program, China's rise and more: Let's peer into the misty looking glass for 2013 and see what's next for the world.

2013: From Syria to 'post-Gangnam' era

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 01:47 AM PST

Forecasting the major international stories for the year ahead is a time-honored pastime, but the world has a habit of springing surprises. In late 1988, no one was predicting Tiananmen Square or the fall of the Berlin Wall. On the eve of 2001, the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan were unimaginable. So with that substantial disclaimer, let's peer into the misty looking glass for 2013.

VP: Chavez still in 'delicate' condition

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:23 PM PST

Three weeks after undergoing cancer surgery, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez remains in delicate condition and has seen only slight improvement in his health, the country's vice president said.

Cricket commentator Martin-Jenkins dies

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:20 PM PST

Christopher Martin-Jenkins, whose commentary for BBC Radio's Test Match Special for more than four decades made him one of cricket's most respected journalists, died Tuesday of cancer.

VIDEO: Digital sales break £1bn barrier

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:05 PM PST

More than a billion pounds was spent in 2012 for the first time on downloaded videos, music and games.

VIDEO: North Korea's unexpected NY message

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 01:47 AM PST

The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers an unexpected new year message and calls for an end to confrontation between his country and South Korea.

VIDEO: Digital sales break £1bn barrier

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:05 PM PST

More than a billion pounds was spent in 2012 for the first time on downloaded videos, music and games.

Venezuela VP says Chavez 'conscious'

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:27 PM PST

Nicolas Maduro dispels rumours that cancer-stricken president is in coma and says he has "the same strength as always".

More At Stake Than Fiscal Cliff

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 05:12 PM PST

Both houses of Congress voted overwhelmingly to maintain the George W. Bush tax cuts for about 98% of the American people. I won't reiterate the implications that every other pundit will relate. Fact is that so much more was at stake than "just" the fiscal cliff -- namely, the question [...]

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