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The partial agreement is expected to trigger some relief from economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. government on President Nicolas Maduro's administration.

Pat Robertson was a familiar presence in living rooms, known for his '700 Club' TV show, and later, his televised pronouncements of God's judgement.

<p> Vargas Llosa angrily pulls column from Peru's leading newspaper <p>LIMA, Peru - Novelist Mario Vargas Llosa has angrily pulled his biweekly column from Peru's dominant newspaper on the eve of the presidential runoff election, calling El Comercio "a propaganda machine" for conservative candidate Keiko F</p>

<p> As Chavez fights cancer, military could be key player in Venezuela's political future CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's military took centre stage in the country's bicentennial celebrations Tuesday, and it likely will be a key player in the country's political future if Hugo Chavez is eventually forced out o</p>

<p> Venezuela's vice-president says Chavez still recuperating in Cuba, but active after surgery <p>CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's vice-president says President Hugo Chavez is attending to his day-to-day government duties while recuperating in Cuba following surgery.</p> <p>Vice-President Elia</p>

<p> Venezuela's opposition demands probe of prison violence; pro-Chavez lawmakers target media <p>CARACAS, Venezuela - Opposition lawmakers called for a congressional investigation into allegedly corrupt guards and the trafficking of guns and drugs inside Venezuela's prisons Wednesday as a bloody clash bet</p>

TORONTO - Left-hander Brett Cecil has been going over the top. Catcher J.P. Arencibia has been going over the fences.

<p> Venezuelan anti-corruption official dies in Cuba after suffering a stroke <p>CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's top anti-corruption official has died In Cuba where he was undergoing medical treatment.</p> <p>Information Minister Andres Izarra on Monday posted a message on his Twitter account </p>

<p> Health of President Chavez raises questions in Venezuela over possible successor <p>CARACAS, Venezuela - Speculation that Hugo Chavez could be suffering from a serious illness is putting attention on a potential predicament for the president's allies: It's unclear who could step forward if he had to st</p>

<p> Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral shot to death in Guatemala GUATEMALA CITY - Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral has been shot to death in Guatemala City. Authorities say the 74-year-old singer was heading from his hotel to the airport when gunmen attacked him Saturday morning. The motive is not clea</p>

<p> Venezuela's vice-president says Chavez undergoing rigorous treatment CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's vice-president says President Hugo Chavez is undergoing "rigorous treatment" as he recovers from surgery to remove a cancerous tumour. Vice-President Elias Jaua says Chavez is going through a "delicate pr</p>

<p> Venezuelans ponder post-Chavez life as leader battles cancer CARACAS, Venezuela - Since Hugo Chavez became Venezuela's president more than 12 years ago, he's been a constant presence in the lives of Rosiri de Blanco and her family. The 41-year-old mother of four has loyally watched Chavez's weekly TV prog</p>

<p> Chavez cancer scare causes jitters in Cuba, beneficiary from billions in Venezuelan trade HAVANA - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's battle with cancer has high stakes not only for his country but for Cuba, which relies on its South American ally for billions of dollars in preferential trade. If Chavez h</p>

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi escaped a NATO missile strike in Tripoli that killed one of his sons and three young grandchildren, a government spokesman said early Sunday. Hours later, Gadhafi's forces shelled a besieged rebel port in a sign that the airstrike had not forced a change in regime tactics.

<p> Honduran president says country will be readmitted into the OAS <p>TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - President Porfirio Lobo says Honduras has met the conditions necessary to rejoin the Organization of American States and he expects the country to be readmitted before the body's general assembly on June 5.</p</p>

<p> Assailing opposition media, Ecuador's Correa accused of imperiling free speech <p>GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - In the heat of a one-day police revolt over benefit cuts last September, President Rafael Correa's government took the extraordinary step of ordering all TV channels to broadcast the signal of state-r</p>

Ecuador's police chief resigned on Friday and the country remained in a state of emergency one day after an uprising by officers who held President Rafael Correa for more than 10 hours.

China is still steaming over the "affront" it suffered when dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last week.

The Venezuelan government rejected reports Sunday that President Hugo Chavez is in critical condition following emergency surgery in Cuba and insisted that the firebrand leader is "recovering well."

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return from Cuba early Monday, stepping off a plane before dawn amid rampant speculation about his fitness to continue in office following the removal of a cancerous tumour from his pelvic region.