Havana, April 11 (RHC) -- The book Abril sin Censura (or April Uncensored), prefaced by Venezuelan journalist José Vicente Rangel, Venezuela’s Defence Minister during the media coup of April 2002, will be launched Thursday at the Principal Theater in Caracas.

Washington, April 11 (RHC) -- Dilma Rousseff, the President of Brazil, ended a three day visit to the US today. This was her first official visit made to this country, during which they manifested contact points, and discussed discrepancies between the two involved governments. Among them was the issue related to the blockade imposed to Cuba.

Brasilia, April 11 (RHC) -- The Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies of Brazil are preparing a heavy security mechanism for the upcoming United Nations (UN) Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20.

Quito, April 11 (PL-RHC) -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said that the Venezuelan government respects the position of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa to be absent from the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena de Indias, and criticized the blockade of the United States against Cuba.

Quito, April 11 (RHC) -- The Economic Council of ALBA, the Bolivarian Alliance for the People of our Americas, gathered this Wednesday in Ecuador to take concrete actions for the creation of the bank of the block.

Cartagenade Indias, April 11 (PL-RHC) -- More than 150 representatives of various indigenous peoples from the Americas gathered Wednesday in the Colombian city of Cartagena to defend their rights and promote dialogue with their States.

Lima, April 11 (ANDINA-RHC) -- Nine Peruvian miners were rescued on Wednesday morning after being trapped in a collapsed mine for six days.

Tehran, April 11 (RHC) U.N.-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, asserted that Iran could be part of a solution to the conflict in Syria, while rejecting any military intervention.

Seoul, April 11 (RHC) Polling stations in South Korea closed today, showing a slightly higher participation than theprevious legislation, which apparently puts the opposition ahead in this election.

Jakarta, April 11, (RHC) Several people were injured when a major earthquake and later aftershocks jolted northern Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon.

Washington, April 11, (RHC), -- Brazil´s President, Dilma Rousseff, has called for the immediate lifting of the economic and political blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba, during a meeting in Washington with President Barack Obama.

Pyongyang, April 11 (XINHUA-RHC) -- Kim Jong Un, leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was elected as first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at a party conference held Wednesday.

Jakarta, April 11, (RHC), -- Several people were injured when a major earthquake and aftershocks jolted northern Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon.

Mogadishu, April 11, (RHC), -- At least 32 people, including security forces, have been killed in clashes between al-Shabab fighters and government troops.