World bids farewell to Chavez
His casket closed and cloaked in the Venezuelan
tricolour, Hugo Chavez was honoured at a funeral ceremony in Caracas
attended by 32 heads of state, 54 foreign delegations, and hundreds
of thousands of grieving Chavistas. The controversial Venezuelan
President, known as "El Comandante",
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Election for new Pope to begin on Tuesday
Roman Catholic cardinals will begin electing a
new pope on 12 March, the Vatican has announced after 115 cardinals
gathered for talks.Pope Benedict XVI stepped down last month after
nearly eight years in office, becoming the first pontiff to resign
in 600 years.
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Uhuru Kenyatta elected Kenyan president
Uhuru Kenyatta was elected Kenya's new president
despite facing an international crimes against humanity trial,
provisional election commission figures showed yesterday. Kenyatta
took 50.03 percent of the vote, according to constituency tallies
released in the early hours of yesterday,
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