Fidel Castro appears in parliament, warns of nuclear war
10:26, August 08, 2010 
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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro addresses a meeting of the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, August 7, 2010. Fidel Castro delivered a speech on the Iranian nuclear issue before Cuba's parliament Saturday, his first official government appearance in four years. (Xinhua/Wang Pei)
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro delivered a speech on the Iranian nuclear issue before Cuba's parliament Saturday, his first official government appearance in four years.
Dressed in an olive green military shirt without rank insignias, the 83-year-old bearded revolutionary was greeted with applause as he walked in.
Castro warned that there could be a nuclear war if U.S. President Barack Obama ordered an attack on Iran.
The special session broadcast on live television was held to debate Castro's warnings about the risks of a nuclear war.
The former Cuban leader has recently made several public appearances recently after recovering from a serious illness in 2006 that forced him to disappear from public view and later hand over the presidency to his younger brother Raul.
Source: Xinhua
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Staff members watch a screen showing the blast-off of the Long March-2FT1 carrier rocket loaded with Tiangong-1 unmanned space lab module at Beijing Aerospace Control Center, Sept. 29, 2011. Commander-in-chief of China's manned space program Chang Wanquan announced Thursday night that the launch of Tiangong-1 space lab module was successful. (Xinhua/Wang Shen)
Chinese President Hu Jintao watches the launch of Tiangong-1 space lab module at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2011. Other members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, including Wu Bangguo, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang and Zhou Yongkang, are also present. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)
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Chinese forest armed forces work together with forest firefighters on Sept. 28. (Xinhua/Chai Liren)
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