Medical tests carried out on President Boris Yeltsin yesterday showed his heart is functioning normally and that it has not been affected by a recent cold and viral infection, Interfax news agency said in Moscow.
"The heart's functions are normal," Interfax said in a brief report after Yeltsin was taken from a sanatorium to a heart centre for routine medical tests, which had been delayed because of his cold and viral respiratory infection.
Kremlin doctors later told a news conference that they had advised Yeltsin to spend five to seven more days recuperating.
President Fidel Castro and Catholic Church leaders have held a six-hour meeting to plan Pope John Paul's Cuban visit in Jaunuary. Castro met the Cuban Bishops' Conference, led by Havana's Archbishop Jaime Ortega, for the first time in 12 years.
"For some time now the government and the church have been moving towards a new stage," a foreign ministry spokesman said.
The first papal visit to Cuba is scheduled for January 21st25th and Castro has pledged to do his utmost to make it a success.
David Lee Roth is giving rare interviews as his autobiography Crazy From the Heat comes off the presses and his album compilation is about to be released. "I have absolutely no problem with a possibility of a reunion with Van Halen, as long as I get to bring an attorney along and have a Valium," said Roth.