Havana, March 6 (RHC)—The head of the electoral campaign for the re-election of Hugo Chavez as Venezuelan President, Jorge Rodríguez, warned of possible violent actions by the opposition.

Santiago de Chile, Mar 6 (RHC) The spokesman with the National High School Students Coordinating Committee, Rodrigo Rivera, denounced that at least 5000 Chilean teenagers were denied registration for having participated in demonstrations last year.

Caracas, March 6 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ratified their will to strengthen the strategic alliance between both nations.

Damascus, March 6 (RHC)-- Life is returning to normal in the Syrian city of Homs, as local residents go back to their neighborhoods and clean up the damage after several weeks of fighting between armed gangs and Syrian army troops.  Authorities have deployed construction equipment to try repair the damaged city, while road crews clear the streets for the resumption of daily traffic.

Damascus, March 6 (RHC)-- Syria's news agency SANA is reporting that a terrorist group attacked on Monday an oil pipeline south of al-Omar field in Deir Ezzor, targeting it with an explosive device that only caused minor damage.

Tehran, March 6 (RHC)-- Iran says it is prepared to give the United Nation's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to a key military site.  On Tuesday, Iran's mission to the IAEA said it had asked the agency to "combine all related issues" and then "once more, access would be granted."

Washington, March 6 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday at the White House.  One of the main topics during their talks was reportedly the concern over Iran's nuclear program, which both Washington and Tel Aviv claim is military, not peaceful.

Quito, March 6 (RHC) -- President Rafael Correa said that Ecuador has taken the path of large-scale mining development that, coupled with oil production, will allow the country to boost economic growth.

Quito, March 6 (RHC) -- Ecuadorian authorities are investigating possible ramifications of a 10-member cell dismantled while planning subversive and violent acts starting March 8th, during anti-government protests called by the opposition.

Santiago de Chile, March 6 (RHC) -- Social leaders in the Chilean region of Aysén reiterated that the people living in the Patagonia area will continue to stage protests and refused to yield to the preconditions imposed for the beginning of talks.

Lima, March 6 (ANDINA-RHC) -- Peruvian Foreign Minister Rafael Roncagliolo began an official visit to Colombia on Tuesday to meet with local authorities on the bilateral agenda.

Montevideo, March 6 (RHC) -- Uruguay's economy is expected to expand from 4 percent to 4.5 percent this year -- a moderate slowdown from the growth of over 6 percent seen last year.

San Salvador, March 6 (RHC) -- Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes reiterated his government’s technical and financial support for the cooperative sector during a ceremony to mark the 32nd anniversary of the Agrarian Reform decreed in 1980.

Washington, March 6 (RHC)-- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that the president has the legal authority to order the killing of U.S. citizens overseas if they have ties to terrorist organizations.

Geneva, March 6 (RHC)-- The United Nations special rapporteur on torture, Juan Mendez, says that Bradley Manning "was subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in the excessive and prolonged isolation" for the first eight months of his imprisonment.