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All eyes on Venezuelan hospital, no sign of Chavez
At Caracas' military hospital, the only outward signs that President Hugo Chavez is a patient inside are the motorcades that come and go and the ...
Bolivia leader unable to visit Chavez at hospital
Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday that he was unable to meet with his friend and ally Hugo Chavez when he came to the military hospital ...
Chavez back in Venezuela, stirs succession talk
Hugo Chavez's sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be ...
Ailing Chavez returns to Venezuela from Cuba
President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela on Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, ...
President Chavez returns to Venezuela from Cuba
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer ...
Chavez foe to face corruption charges in Venezuela
Prosecutors plan to bring corruption charges against a prominent opponent of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, claiming he misspent public funds by ...
Photos of Hugo Chavez shown after 2-month absence
The world got its first glimpse of Hugo Chavez since he underwent a fourth cancer-related surgery in Cuba more than two months ago, with photos ...
Venezuela devalues currency amid dollar shortage
Venezuela devalued its currency on Wednesday amid questions about how the government can get a grip on 22-percent inflation and satisfy growing demand ...
Papal resignation sparks global disbelief, grief
From the parishes of Poland to the churches of Chile, Roman Catholics around the world were stunned Monday at the first papal resignation in six ...
After 2 months absent, still no sign of Chavez
Two months have passed since Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez climbed the stairs of the presidential jet, blew kisses to his supporters and flew to ...
Germany check bust stirs questions in Venezuela
Venezuela's opposition is demanding that the government explain how a former Iranian official ended up with a check in Venezuelan currency worth about ...
Dramatists liken Venezuela saga to telenovela
A president who vanishes for weeks in a mysterious battle with cancer. Supporters who chant their allegiance in the streets. And in the midst of it ...
Inmates moved after bloody Venezuela prison clash
Venezuelan authorities finished evacuating more than 2,000 inmates on Sunday from a prison where the government said 58 people were killed in one of ...
Hospital: 61 killed in Venezuela prison riot
The death toll has risen to 61 following fierce gunbattles between inmates and National Guard troops at a Venezuelan prison, a hospital director said ...
Absent but omnipresent, Chavez a powerful symbol
While Venezuela's sick president recuperates from surgery behind closed doors in Cuba, at home he is more visible than ever. Iconic images of his eyes ...
Venezuela VP: plot against Chavez allies revealed
Venezuela's vice president said Wednesday that the government has uncovered a plot to attack him or another senior leader of President Hugo Chavez's ...
Venezuela military to play central power broker
In a country riven by political strife, Venezuela's military often has served as the arbiter of power. It has launched coups and frustrated them and ...
Venezuela publishes decree with Chavez signature
Venezuela's government has published a decree signed by President Hugo Chavez, while his vice president said Wednesday that the ailing leader also ...
Venezuela VP stands in for Chavez before lawmakers
Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro took the place of ailing President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday by delivering a short speech and turning in a ...
Venezuela struggles with sporadic food shortages
Mireya Bustamante spent most of the day trying in vain to find flour to bake a birthday cake for her 4-year-old son. Like most Venezuelans, the ...
Venezuela: Chavez is responding to treatment
Thousands of supporters of Venezuela's cancer-stricken president held rallies across the nation Sunday, hours before the government announced that ...
Venezuela's VP in Havana to see Chavez, family
Venezuela's vice president flew to Cuba on Friday to visit the ailing Hugo Chavez and his family, while the leaders of Argentina and Peru also ...
Search continues for missing plane off Venezuela
The owner of a plane that disappeared off Venezuela carrying the CEO of the Missoni fashion firm said that his company hadn't yet received its ...
Venezuela lawmakers postpone Chavez swearing-in
Venezuela's opposition announced on Wednesday that it plans to ask the Supreme Court to rule on whether delaying the swearing-in of cancer-stricken ...