Raul Castro greets Chavez on his arrival in Cuba to continue treatment

The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, was received by General Raul Castro on his arrival last night to Cuba to undergo a second cycle of chemotherapy, following treatment for cancer which was operated on the island last June, reported local media today. Chavez arrived shortly before midnight Saturday to the International Airport "José Martí" Havana, in military dress, "smiling and talkative," according to a brief note published on the cover of the official newspaper "Juventud Rebelde" with a photo which he is seen conversing with President Raul Castro.

Japan remembers 66th Hiroshima anniversary

Japan recalls on Saturday the 66th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in the middle of the Fukushima nuclear crisis. At the ceremony, Prime Minister Naoto Kan reiterated its call for the denuclearization and the elimination of such weapons. The event, held at the Peace Park, near where the bomb hit, the prime minister stressed that Japan should change its energy policy in view of the crisis experienced in the central Fukushima earthquake and 'tsunami 'of March 11, causing radioactive leaks.

The Syrian army caused dozens of deaths in the attack on Deir al-Zur and Haul

At least 42 people were killed in an offensive launched by the Syrian army against the towns of Deir al-Zur (northeast) and Haul (province of Homs, in the middle), Efe said a spokesman for the Local Coordination Committees, Abdullah Mohamed al. Al Abdullah said that 38 people were killed in Deir el-Zur, where private hospitals have been forced to close and one public has been surrounded by troops, and four died Haul.

Netanyahu is considering a response to the demands of outraged Israelis

Even with the thunderous echo of the more than 300,000 Israeli demonstrators last night demanding "social justice" in protests held around the country, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said that made "social corrections with determination but also with responsibility. I am convinced we will succeed as we did with the economy in the past.

" After announcing the membership of the round table dialogue with the leaders of the major social upheaval in the history of Israel, Netanyahu made clear at the start of the weekly meeting of Government: "I am sensitive to the protest. We will listen to everyone.'ll Talk to all. dialogue in a sincere and hear the claims and proposed solutions.

Famine and drought in Africa demand global collaboration

Drought and famine are ravaging the Horn of Africa. In the last week, the UN has declared a state of famine in five regions of southern Somalia, where the number of people needing assistance has increased from 2.4 to 3.7 million in just six months. And the food crisis also affected parts of northern Kenya and southern parts of Uganda, Ethiopia and Djibouti.

Sonia Gandhi made in the U.S. "It is a cancer center"

Sonia Gandhi has been successfully operated in the United States. This is what it said in a statement released by the spokesman of the Indian Congress party president. With the Italian-Indian leader 64enne are the son Rahul, daughter Priyanka and her husband of the latter, Robert Vadra.

Apart from the brief note, around the Gandhi hospital in America applies the strictest confidence. She would arrive on Thursday in a hospital in New York specializing in the treatment of cancer, as revealed by the weekly magazine Tehelka investigation. This is the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center where he is followed by the oncologist Dattatreyu Nori.

Japan dismisses three senior officials responsible for managing earthquake

The Government of Japan will cut three senior officials responsible for nuclear policy for his role in crisis management at the plant in Fukushima, said the Japanese Minister of Industry, Banri Kaieda. Those affected are the Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Kazuo Matsunaga, the agency responsible for the Nuclear and Industrial Safety, Tetsuhiro Hosono, and the head of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Tetsuhiro Hosono.