Monday, December 10, 2012

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez in Cuba for more cancer surgery



Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has arrived in Cuba for more cancer surgery, after speaking openly for the first time about a possible successor.

He was welcomed by his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, at the airport in the capital, Havana, state media report.

At the weekend, Mr Chavez named Vice-President Nicolas Maduro as his choice to replace him should anything happen .... http://www.bbc.co.uk