Hugo Chavez says he needs cancer surgery again

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• Hugo Chavez says he needs cancer surgery again
• Pakistani president visits Malala at hospital
• Weakened typhoon set to make second landfall in Philippines
• Weakened typhoon set to make second landfall in Philippines
• Vietnam holds rare protests against China over sea disputes
• Vietnam holds rare protests against China over sea disputes
• Mugabe plans for 'resounding' election win
• Chavez to undergo further cancer surgery
• Egypt president scraps decree that sparked protests
• Chavez returning to Cuba for more cancer surgery, names successor
• Venezuela's Chavez says cancer back, plans surgery
• Egypt president scraps decree that sparked protests
• Chavez returning to Cuba for more cancer surgery, names successor
• Thousands protest in Kuwait City
• VIDEO: Giant Stollen cake on parade
• North Korea considers delaying rocket launch
• Some in Israel see acquiescence in Iron Dome missile defense system
• Man suspected of involvement in Benghazi attack held in Egypt
• Italian prime minister plans to resign
• Egypt's president cancels decree that sparked protests

Hugo Chavez says he needs cancer surgery again Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:47 PM PST Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is heading back to Cuba on Sunday for more surgery for cancer, announcing on television that the illness has returned after two previous operations, chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

Pakistani president visits Malala at hospital Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:57 PM PST Zardari meets teenage education activist in Birmingham hospital where she is recuperating after being shot by Taliban.

Weakened typhoon set to make second landfall in Philippines Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:10 PM PST NEW BATAAN, Philippines (Reuters) - A much-weakened storm was set to make landfall in the Philippines' northwest on Sunday, five days after the year's strongest typhoon killed 540 people and caused crop damage worth about 8 billion pesos ($195.38 million) in the south.

Weakened typhoon set to make second landfall in Philippines Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:10 PM PST NEW BATAAN, Philippines (Reuters) - A much-weakened storm was set to make landfall in the Philippines' northwest on Sunday, five days after the year's strongest typhoon killed 540 people and caused crop damage worth about 8 billion pesos ($195.38 million) in the south. The Philippines weather bureau issued storm alerts for northern provinces on the main island of Luzon as Bopha, with greatly reduced winds at its centre of 55 kph (35 mph), changed course back towards land after heading into the South China Sea. ...

Vietnam holds rare protests against China over sea disputes Posted: 08 Dec 2012 07:21 PM PST HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam held rare but brief protests against China in its two major cities on Sunday after Beijing demanded that Hanoi stop unilateral oil exploration in disputed waters and not harass Chinese fishing boats. China's demands on Thursday raised tensions in a protracted maritime territorial dispute between the two neighbors. About 30 people gathered opposite Hanoi's opera house, raising banners and shouting in protest against China before marching towards the Chinese embassy as part of a planned demonstration that was announced on several blogs. ...

Vietnam holds rare protests against China over sea disputes Posted: 08 Dec 2012 07:21 PM PST HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam held rare but brief protests against China in its two major cities on Sunday after Beijing demanded that Hanoi stop unilateral oil exploration in disputed waters and not harass Chinese fishing boats.

Mugabe plans for 'resounding' election win Posted: 08 Dec 2012 08:03 PM PST Zimbabwean president says his party will fight like a "wounded animal" to win next year's elections.

Chavez to undergo further cancer surgery Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:47 PM PST Venezuelan leader to return to Cuba for treatment, and for the first time taps Vice President Maduro as heir apparent.

Egypt president scraps decree that sparked protests Posted: 08 Dec 2012 06:32 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has cancelled a decree that gave him sweeping powers and sparked deadly violence, but did not delay this month's referendum on a new constitution as his opponents had demanded. The announcement that Mursi had scrapped his November 22 decree followed hours of talks on Saturday at his presidential palace, billed as a "national dialogue" but which was boycotted by his main opponents and had little credibility among protesters. One opposition group dismissed Mursi's efforts at appeasement as the "continuation of deception. ...

Chavez returning to Cuba for more cancer surgery, names successor Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:23 PM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez returns to Cuba on Sunday for another operation after doctors found a recurrence of his cancer, and the president named a successor for the first time in a sign his illness could force him to step aside. Supporters prepared to gather in city squares across the South American country, shocked and saddened by the news from the 58-year-old socialist leader, who made the announcement in a late-night broadcast on Saturday from the presidential palace. ...

Venezuela's Chavez says cancer back, plans surgery Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:10 PM PST Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Saturday night that his cancer has returned and that he will undergo another surgery in Cuba.

Egypt president scraps decree that sparked protests Posted: 08 Dec 2012 06:32 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has cancelled a decree that gave him sweeping powers and sparked deadly violence, but did not delay this month's referendum on a new constitution as his opponents had demanded.

Chavez returning to Cuba for more cancer surgery, names successor Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:23 PM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez returns to Cuba on Sunday for another operation after doctors found a recurrence of his cancer, and the president named a successor for the first time in a sign his illness could force him to step aside.

Thousands protest in Kuwait City Posted: 08 Dec 2012 06:24 PM PST Demonstrators call for parliament to be dissolved after poll boycotted by the opposition.

VIDEO: Giant Stollen cake on parade Posted: 08 Dec 2012 06:08 PM PST Three tonnes of Christmas cake has been paraded through the German city of Dresden on the back of a horse-drawn carriage, to celebrate Stollenfest.

North Korea considers delaying rocket launch Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:20 PM PST North Korea may postpone the controversial launch of a long-range rocket that had been slated for liftoff as early as this week, state media said Sunday, as international pressure on Pyongyang to cancel the provocative move intensified.

Some in Israel see acquiescence in Iron Dome missile defense system Posted: 08 Dec 2012 05:37 PM PST ASHKELON, Israel — Yakov Stern was born nearly 60 years ago in the young state of Israel, and in one way or another, he has been fighting for its survival ever since. A schoolteacher in this thriving coastal city, Stern lost his left eye in battle as a tank commander during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. Now his generation of soldiers has given way to the next. Read full article >>

Man suspected of involvement in Benghazi attack held in Egypt Posted: 08 Dec 2012 05:01 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities are holding a man whose militant group is suspected of links to an attack in Libya in which the American ambassador was killed, U.S. officials in Washington and a security source in Cairo said on Saturday.

Italian prime minister plans to resign Posted: 08 Dec 2012 05:27 PM PST Hours after former PM Berlusconi announces comeback bid, Mario Monti says he will leave office after budget is passed.

Egypt's president cancels decree that sparked protests Posted: 08 Dec 2012 05:33 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi canceled a decree which had sparked huge protests by giving him sweeping powers. But Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood said a referendum on a new constitution would go ahead as planned on December 15 - suggesting the climbdown by Mursi may not be enough to satisfy the opposition. (Writing by Edmund Blair)

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The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Enshrines the East Village Struggle

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• The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Enshrines the East Village Struggle
• Israel's Olmert sayS country facing unprecedented isolation
• Sudan activists urge more protests after student deaths
• Myanmar apologises for attacks on monks
• VIDEO: Hamas leader defiant in rally speech
• The Lede Blog: After Radio Prank, Hospital Chairman Condemns Australian Network
• Tax Arithmetic Shows Top Rate Is Just a Starter in Talks
• Man suspected of involvement in Benghazi attack held in Egypt
• Karzai sees Pakistan link in spy chief attack
• Pakistan's Zardari in UK, meets girl shot by Taliban
• Doha climate talks throw lifeline to Kyoto Protocol
• Egypt's military leaders keep eye on political crisis
• Hospital slams radio station over prank call
• Arctic spawns massive ice islands
• Arrest over racial slur at player
• VIDEO: Texas 'fire-ball' caught on camera
• Italy's Berlusconi to run again for PM's post
• VIDEO: Berlusconi bids to return as PM
• You for Sale: Company Envisions ‘Vaults’ for Personal Data
• Gay Activists Weigh Possibilities of Marriage Ruling

The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Enshrines the East Village Struggle Posted: 08 Dec 2012 01:16 PM PST The new Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space tells the history of the riots, demonstrations, squats and community gardens in the East Village.

Israel's Olmert sayS country facing unprecedented isolation Posted: 08 Dec 2012 01:21 PM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Former prime minister Ehud Olmert said on Saturday that the government of Benjamin Netanyahu was taking Israel into unprecedented isolation with its policy on Jewish settlements.

Sudan activists urge more protests after student deaths Posted: 08 Dec 2012 01:19 PM PST KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese activists blamed authorities on Saturday for the deaths of four student protesters whose bodies were discovered in a canal near a provincial university and called for further demonstrations against the government.

Myanmar apologises for attacks on monks Posted: 08 Dec 2012 01:40 AM PST Minister of Religious Affairs apologises to monks for injuries sustained during Monywa mine protest last month.

VIDEO: Hamas leader defiant in rally speech Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:59 PM PST Hamas's political leader Khaled Meshaal has told tens of thousands of people marking the 25th anniversary of the Palestinian Islamist group's founding that it will not recognise Israel

The Lede Blog: After Radio Prank, Hospital Chairman Condemns Australian Network Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:42 PM PST After two Australian radio hosts, as a prank, called the London hospital where Kate Middleton was being treated, a nurse who fell victim to the hoax was found dead.

Tax Arithmetic Shows Top Rate Is Just a Starter in Talks Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:40 PM PST Despite hints that President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner might compromise on the tax rate paid by top earners, a host of other tax questions could still derail a fiscal deal.

Man suspected of involvement in Benghazi attack held in Egypt Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:34 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities are holding a man whose militant group is suspected of links to an attack in Libya in which the American ambassador was killed, U.S. officials in Washington and a security source in Cairo said on Saturday.

Karzai sees Pakistan link in spy chief attack Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:47 PM PST Pakistan wants evidence to be shared with it after Afghan president says bid on spy chief's life originated in Quetta.

Pakistan's Zardari in UK, meets girl shot by Taliban Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:12 PM PST BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Pakistan's President Asif Zardari held a private meeting on Saturday with Malala Yousufzai, the teenage Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban after advocating education for girls, at the British hospital where she is being treated.

Doha climate talks throw lifeline to Kyoto Protocol Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:44 AM PST DOHA (Reuters) - Almost 200 nations extended a weakened United Nations plan for combating global warming until 2020 on Saturday with a modest set of measures that would do nothing to halt rising world greenhouse gas emissions.

Egypt's military leaders keep eye on political crisis Posted: 08 Dec 2012 04:42 AM PST Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy is pushing forward with talks Saturday in an attempt to end a political crisis that threatens Egypt's stability despite calls by the opposition to boycott the meeting.

Hospital slams radio station over prank call Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:57 AM PST One of the nurses duped by a prank phone call about Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, apparently committed suicide on Friday, and many social media users were quick to point fingers at the two radio hosts who made the call and then promoted it on Facebook.

Arctic spawns massive ice islands Posted: 07 Dec 2012 01:30 PM PST In mid-July this year, a roar echoed around one of the most remote inlets of northern Greenland -- and an island was born. No ordinary island, but a huge chunk of ice, roughly twice the size of Manhattan, that had broken from the Petermann Glacier.

Arrest over racial slur at player Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:55 AM PST A man has been arrested over allegations of racial abuse towards Norwich defender Sebastien Bassong at Swansea's Liberty Stadium.

VIDEO: Texas 'fire-ball' caught on camera Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:35 AM PST Video footage of a "fire-ball" flashing in the sky over Texas has been captured by a Nasa camera.

Italy's Berlusconi to run again for PM's post Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:27 AM PST Politician confirms sixth bid for post he has already held three times over a political career spanning two decades.

VIDEO: Berlusconi bids to return as PM Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:31 AM PST Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed he will run for the office again next year.

You for Sale: Company Envisions ‘Vaults’ for Personal Data Posted: 08 Dec 2012 01:13 PM PST Reputation.com is building a business around helping people store personal data about themselves as a way to manage their online reputations.

Gay Activists Weigh Possibilities of Marriage Ruling Posted: 08 Dec 2012 01:00 PM PST Supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage discussed the possible outcomes of the Supreme Court's decision to hear two cases relating to the issue.

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