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The Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), which is concerned about resolving conflicts such as the one in northern Mali and analyzes intra-African trade, continues working on Monday with the election of its Committee chairman.»

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will begin an official visit to Cuba on Monday afternoon to enhance bilateral relations. Rousseff’s agenda in Havana includes meetings with local leaders and a tribute to Cuban National Hero Jose Marti.»

The National Assembly of Nicaragua will begin its sessions on Monday, when it will debate possible reforms to the Childhood and Adolescence Code, the law on violence against women and the Family Code. The Parliament will also discuss the suspension of legal personalities and will assess the approval of 11 pardons recently passed, according to First Secretary Alba Palacios, quoted »

President Sebastian Piñera will head the ceremony for the enactment of the law on Automatic and Voluntary Voting, a norm that will govern the elections on October 2012. The electoral legal initiative was approved by Congress in December and it represents an increase of nearly five million votes in the electoral register, so Chile will have 13 million voters from »

The U.S. government has denied any responsibility for the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist in a car bomb attack in northern Tehran on Wednesday.  In Washington, National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said the U.S. “had absolutely nothing to do” with the attack.»

International delegations and thousands of Nicaraguans on Tuesday will attend the presidential inauguration of Daniel Ortega and Vice President Omar Halleslevens, winners with over 62 percent of votes in the recent general elections.»

The foreign ministers of Chile, Cuba and Venezuela host on Monday in this capital the first meeting of the troika that their governments make up in the recent founded Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).»

Cuba is on Haiti’s side in its struggle for dignity and independence, which deserves our everlasting gratitude, said Haitian Ambassador in Havana Jean Victor Geneus.»

President of Peru, Ollanta Humala, arrived in Venezuela this Saturday for talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez in his first official visit to this country in his capacity as head of state.»

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez was released from hospital on Saturday after being hospitalized for 72 hours and having undergone a total thyroidectomy, announced Secretary of Public Communications, Alfredo Scoccimarro.»