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Chavez body to be put on permanent display

CARACAS, Venezuela: Hugo Chavez’s body will be preserved and forever displayed inside a glass tomb at a military museum not far from the presidential palace

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UN approves new sanctions against North Korea

UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, a move that sparked a furiousPyongyang to threaten

Malaysia says 31 Filipinos fatally shot in Borneo

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysian security forces gunned down 31 Filipino intruders in Borneo on Thursday, the highest number of casualties in a single day since nearly 200 members of a

Obama to sign expanded Violence Against Women Act

President Barack Obama on Thursday is set to sign legislation expanding the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to afford domestic violence protections to gay, lesbian and transgender victims as well

I will not marry: India’s Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: The scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, Rahul Gandhi, who is seen as a leading contender to be the country’s next prime minister, has suggested he may not marry

Key dates in Hugo Chavez’s political life

Key events in Hugo Chavez’s life: Feb. 4, 1992 — Army paratrooper Lt. Col. Chavez leads botched coup against President Carlos Andres Perez. Faces possible 30-year prison term. March 26,

UN agency: Syrian refugee figure hits 1 million

BERLIN: The United Nations refugee agency says the number of Syrians who have fled their war-ravaged country and are seeking assistance has now reached the one million mark. In a

Venezuelans pour into streets to mourn Hugo Chavez

CARACAS, Venezuela: Hundreds of anguished Venezuelans poured into the streets of downtown Caracas crying, hugging each other and shouting slogans in support of President Hugo Chavezafter learning of his death

Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez dies from cancer

CARACAS: President Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday after a two-year battle with cancer, ending 14 years of tumultuous and divisive rule that won him passionate support among the poor but

Chavez’s breathing problems worsen, has severe new infection

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s breathing problems have worsened and he is suffering from a “severe” new respiratory infection as he struggles to recover from cancer surgery, the government said