Pretoria - The academic program at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa, resumed today amid tension and a heavy police presence as a result of the protests of the past two weeks.

Caracas - President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, said that 70 percent of the budget of 2017 will go to social programs of the Bolivarian Revolution, in order to guarantee the fundamental rights of the people.

Brasilia, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) More than 144 million Brazilians are called to day to vote in the first round of municipal elections in which they are fighting for the 5,568 mayoralties and more than 310,000 councilors seats.

Paris - France will host an international meeting next week to discuss the situation in Libya, French Foreign Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault told the Council of Ministers.

Bolivian President Evo Morales said today that the right-wing opposition forces do not have political morality to criticize his Government administration.

Caracas - Venezuela reiterated its willingness to change the bilateral relations it maintains with the United States today and to build a positive agenda for both countries, based on the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.