Paris, April 26 (RHC)—Ongoing integration processes in Latin America, Argentina´s decision to recover its sovereignty over its energy resources and the recent Summit of the Americas were issues addressed in France during a meeting organized by the embassies of Cuba and Venezuela in that European country.

Caracas, April 26 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived home early Thursday after undergoing a fourth round of radiation treatment for cancer in Cuba.

Buenos Aires, April 26 (RHC) -- The Argentinean House of Deputies on Thursday began the analysis of the initiative presented by President Cristina Fernandez for the State to regain control over the oil firm YPF, currently in the hands of Spanish firm Repsol.

Kuala Lumpur, April 26 (PL-RHC) -- The mechanisms of cooperation and solidarity developed by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) have aroused keen interest from an avid audience in Malaysia.

Madrid, April 26 (RHC)-- Today, April 26th, marks the 75th anniversary of the fascist bombing of the Basque town of Guernica.  One of the most notorious crimes of the Spanish Civil War, the massacre of a defenseless civilian population was immortalized by Pablo Picasso in the painting of the same name.

Tripoli, April 26 (RHC)-- Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) has denied accusations by Prime Minister Abdel Rahim El-Keib that the administration is hampering the management of government and, by extension, the projected Constituent Assembly elections.

Rome, April 26 (RHC)-- Silvio Berlusconi paid the Sicilian mafia "conspicuous sums" of protection money during the 1970s, according to Italy's highest appeals court in a ruling published in part by Italian media on Wednesday.

Tel Aviv, April 26 (RHC)-- Israel has retroactively legalized three Jewish-only settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank while delaying the scheduled evacuation of a fourth.  The move could mark a further extremist shift for the Israeli government, which has long insisted on its right to expand settlements considered illegal under international law.

Washington, April 26 (RHC)-- The White House has reportedly approved a radical expansion of how it carries out drone strikes inside Yemen.  The Washington Post reports U.S. President Barack Obama has granted a CIA request to launch drone attacks even if it does not know the identities of those who will be killed.

Washington, April 26 (RHC)-- The U.S. State Department has dropped its effort to stop a Pakistani lawyer who represents victims of CIA drone strikes from entering the United States.  Shahzad Akbar is scheduled to speak later this month at an International Drone Summit in Washington, D.C.  His trip had remained in limbo after the U.S. government failed to grant him a visa.

Leavenworth, April 26 (RHC)-- A military judge has rejected a defense request to dismiss all charges against alleged U.S. Army whistleblower Bradley Manning.  On Wednesday, Colonel Denise Lind rejected Manning’s legal claims of "prosecutorial misconduct" and set a trial date for September 21st.

Quito, April 26 (PL-RHC) -- Trade between the cities of Manta, in Ecuador, and Manaus in Brazil, is expected to get underway during the second half of this year, as announced by Mauricio Larrea, head of logistics of Ecuador’s Production Coordinating Ministry.

Tunis, April 26 (RHC) -- Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Patriota expressed his country’s determination to strengthen multilateral cooperation with the Arab world, particularly in the fields of politics and trade.

Lima, April 26 (ANDINA-RHC) -- Peru’s Prime Minister Oscar Valdes has called on regional governments to also promote the development of the petrochemical industry in southern Peru.

Mexico City, April 26 (Xinhua-RHC) -- The Mexican government confirmed the major topics for the upcoming Group of 20 (G-20) summit in June, which includes global economic stability, structural reforms for growth and employment.