Chavez in 'good spirits' after cancer treatment
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home after 11 days of cancer treatment in Cuba, saying his latest round of radiation therapy was successful.
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Cuba's lesson for capitalism
The 1950s Cuban revolution led to an egalitarian society with many admirable features.
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SA signs defence cooperation with Cuba
South Africa and Cuba have signed a memorandum to put a stamp on the cooperation between the two country's armies.
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Government report exposes Bagram Prison torture
Inmates in Afghanistan's US-run Bagram Prison have faced abuses including torture, beatings and other mistreatment, according to a government report.
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A doctor born of hope
A medical practitioner who studied in Cuba is optimistic about rural medicine in South Africa.
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Cuba plans to pardon almost 3 000 prisoners
President Raul Castro has announced his intentions to release about 3 000 prisoners for 'humanitarian reasons' and reform onerous travel laws.
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Republicans focusing attention on the Hispanic vote
Republicans are strategising to win more votes from the demographically critical US Hispanic group, without alienating the party's conservative base.
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Angola veteran appointed as Cuba's new defence minister
Cuba's General Leopoldo Cintra Frias, a hero of military campaigns in Angola and Ethiopia, has been named as the country's new defence minister.
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Cuba seeks to come in from the cold
Cuba wants to re-establish relations with the United States with a focus on humanitarian issues, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Monday.
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Castro calls Obama's UN speech 'gibberish'
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro accused US President Barack Obama of speaking "gibberish" in his recent address to the United Nations.
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