Fidel: It is time to take Rest!

Cuba's ailing communist leader, Fidel Castro, has said he has a duty not to hold on to power or obstruct the rise of younger people.Correspondents say the letter read on state TV is the first suggestion that the 81-year-old president may give up his position in Cuba's leadership. Last year he handed over power to his brother Raul on a temporary basis.
Since then, he has not made a public appearance - although the government has released pictures of Mr Castro.In the letter released on Monday, he said his duty was not to cling to office but "to pass on experiences and ideas whose modest value arises from the exceptional era in which I lived".
The message was delivered during Cuba's main nightly current affairs programme, Mesa Redonda.Fidel Castro has ruled Cuba since leading the 1959 revolution. Mr Castro must be re-elected to the assembly if he is to remain president of the Council of State.
Nationwide elections will be held on 20 January.