Caracas, February 24 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has appointed the members of a campaign team he named after the Battle of Carabobo, ahead of the general elections on October 7th.

Moscow, February 24 (RHC)-- Russia Today is warning that the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are making plans for military actions against Syria.  According to the Russian TV channel, different scenarios are being developed by the Pentagon, which will be submitted for the approval of U.S. President Barack Obama.

Moscow, February 24 (RHC)-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will probably win his country’s presidential election in the first round on March 4th, according to several surveys published today in Moscow.

Caracas, February 24 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez travelled to Havana on Friday afternoon to undergo another operation, probably on Monday or Tuesday.  In recent days, Cuban doctors detected a lesion in the pelvic region where he had a cancerous tumor removed in June last year.

Damascus, February 24 (RHC)-- Syrian security forces have thwarted new attempts to infiltrate armed groups from Turkey through the border area near the town of al-Hassanieh Nassereh.

Geneva, February 24 (RHC)-- Beijing and Moscow support the appointment of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan as the UN and Arab League envoy for the crisis in Syria.

Lima, February 24 (ANDINA-RHC) -- Bilateral social programs promoted by Peru and Ecuador aim to benefit over 1.6 million people living in the border area, Ecuadorian ambassador to Peru Diego Ribadeneira said on Friday.

Kabul, February 24 (RHC)-- At least eight people have been killed as protests continued for a fourth day in Afghanistan over the burning of Korans by American troops at a U.S. air base near Kabul.

La Paz, February 24 (RHC) -- The Department of Social Development of the regional government of Oruro has launched a solidarity campaign to assist thousands of families affected by rains and floods in the Bolivian department of Pando.

Managua, February 24 (NNN-PL-RHC) -- Nicaragua and Russia have signed a cooperation agreement to fight drug trafficking.

The head of the Federal Service for Drug Trafficking in the Russian Federation, Col. Gen. Viktor Ivanov and the head of the National Police of Nicaragua, First Commissioner Aminta Granera signed the agreement Thursday in Managua.

Beijing, February 24 (RHC)-- Delegations from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United States concluded a round of talks on several topics in Beijing.  According to U.S. special envoy Glyn Davies, little progress was made during Thursday's talks.

Nairobi, February 24 (RHC) -- The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has recently announced that Brazil, with one of the fastest growing economies in the world, will host World Environment Day 2012 (WED) on June 5th.

Madrid, February 24 (RHC)-- Spain’s flagship airline Iberia canceled over 100 long-distance flights Friday amid an ongoing strike called by the pilots' union SEPLA.

Washington, February 24 (RHC)-- Accused U.S. Army whistleblower Private Bradley Manning was arraigned in a military court on Thursday on charges stemming from the alleged disclosure of classified material to WikiLeaks.

Montevideo, February 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS-RHC) -- Inflation and an over-valued currency are among the main challenges faced by the Uruguayan economy this year, considering a global recession which threatens the country’s exports.