Chavez: Castro was prepared to die
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that his ailing ally, Cuban leader Fidel Castro, is recovering slowly from intestinal surgery but told him recently that he was prepared to die.
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Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro was shown on Cuban state television on Tuesday for the first time in three months, meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Havana on Monday.
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Cuban President Fidel Castro fell as he left the stage after a speech on Wednesday night.(China Daily Photo). HAVANA, Oct. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- A medical examination confirmed that Cuban leader Fidel Castro broke
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MEXICO CITY, Dec. 17 -- Fidel Castro, whose poor health and mysterious 17-month departure from public life have thrown the future of communist Cuba into doubt, suggested Monday that he may not return to power, according to a wire report.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Cuban leader Fidel Castro does not have cancer, but is fighting a "great battle" against a "very serious" illness, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday.
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Venezuelan forces told to prepare for US invasion.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro, looking notably better than he did when last seen almost three weeks ago, happily greeted Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a brief visit aired on state television Friday.
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Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro,   looking well on the mend, was shown on television on Friday   meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after temporarily   ceding power a month ago to undergo intestinal surgery.
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Communist rule of Cuba should end when ailing leader Fidel Castro dies, President Bush said as he prepared for a Latin American tour this week.
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Venezuela President Hugo Chavez said Sunday he has received warnings from within the White House that the Bush administration is plotting to assassinate him or topple his left-leaning government.
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Five days after falling and fracturing a knee and an arm, Cuban President Fidel Castro appeared on television on Monday with his arm in a sling to announce Cuba will end circulation of the US dollar.
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By Anthony Boadle HAVANA  - Cuban President Fidel Castro tripped andshattered a kneecap in a tumble captured on live televisionthat raised new questions about the political future of thecommunist-run country he has led for 45 years.
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Looking alert in his first video aired in three months, Cuban leader Fidel Castro responded to rumors of his death with a simple answer: "Well, here I am."
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro may have undergone more than 10 operations for a serious intestinal illness last year, Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Tuesday.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Cuban leader Fidel Castro is   now able to write notes and give orders as he recovers from   surgery, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday.
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HAVANA  - Cubans saw President Fidel Castro in awheel-chair on Sunday in television images that showed theCuban leader looking rested after shattering his left knee andfracturing his right arm in a fall on Oct. 20.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro does not have cancer, says his ally, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.