Italian President Giorgio Napolitano announced his candidacy for another term as president April 20, AFP reported.

North Korea might be willing to talk with the United States about arms reduction but will never discuss denuclearization, Yonhap reported April 20, citing government newspaper Rodong Sinmun.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed to increase cooperation on counterterrorism April 20, Reuters reported, citing a White House statement.

More than 10,000 supporters of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili rallied in Tbilisi on April 19, the first mass demonstration since the defeat of the president's United National Movement party in parliamentary elections in 2012, AFP and Reuters reported.

Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro was sworn into office April 19, AFP reported.

Venezuela will audit the 46 percent of votes in the country's recent election that had not yet been audited, the National Electoral Council said, El Universal reported April 19.

At least 25 people were wounded in Conakry in clashes between security forces and supports of the Guinean opposition April 18, AFP reported.

The presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador and Uruguay have confirmed their participation in an urgent meeting of the Union of South American Nations, also known as UNASUR, in Peru on April 18 to express support for Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro, MercoPress reported.

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on April 18 had his bail revoked in a case in which Musharraf is accused of treason, AP reported.

Outgoing Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on April 17 called for general elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Haaretz reported.