Chavez: Fidel Castro kæmper for sit liv

Cuban leader Fidel Castro is battling to save his life, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said, writes BBC online, Saturday.

Mr Chavez, a close friend of Cuba’s left-wing leader, said he hoped Mr Castro would recover but admitted he faced a hard struggle.

Mr Castro, 80, has not been seen in public since undergoing surgery in July and handing over political power.

Mr Chavez spoke at the Latin American summit in Brazil in a rare admission of the state of Mr Castro’s health.