http://www.mail.com/organizations/1344940-venezuela-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/1344940-venezuela-government.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093284-venezuelas-military-enters-high-crime-slums.html PETARE, Venezuela (AP) — Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas. Flashlights in his face, the driver steps out and places his hands on the roof while the soldiers frisk him for drugs and weapons. He's clean, and a hand gesture from the commanding officer ... Fri, 17 May 2013 20:10:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093284-venezuelas-military-enters-high-crime-slums.html 2013-05-17T20:10:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089458-venezuelans-scrambling-to-find-scarce-toilet-paper.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans scrambled to stock up on toilet paper Thursday as fears of a bathroom emergency spread despite the socialist government's promise to import 50 million rolls. After years of economic dysfunction, the country has gotten used to shortages of medicines and basic food items like milk and sugar but the scarcity of bathroom ... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:31:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089458-venezuelans-scrambling-to-find-scarce-toilet-paper.html 2013-05-16T20:31:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074530-venezuelan-politics-personal-divide-families.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A portrait of Hugo Chavez stared down from a black metal frame as Jose Pastano sipped coffee after dinner with his sons in the slum house he shares with 17 relatives on the western edge of the capital. Leaning forward in his chair, the retired bus mechanic chided his children for backing Venezuela's opposition, calling them ungra... Thu, 09 May 2013 17:42:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074530-venezuelan-politics-personal-divide-families.html 2013-05-09T17:42:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2062868-outlook-grim-venezuelas-essential-oil-industry.html MORON, Venezuela (AP) — Only the filthy water from broken sewer pipes keeps the dust down in front of Ramon Boet's shop, which sells statues of saints and other religious objects. In the distance, massive tankers pull up to a half-century-old refinery that processes much of the oil that earns Venezuela more than $100 billion a year. "It doesn't help us at... Sat, 04 May 2013 14:39:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2062868-outlook-grim-venezuelas-essential-oil-industry.html 2013-05-04T14:39:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2055834-bolivia-president-expels-us-government-aid-agency.html LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — President Evo Morales acted on a longtime threat Wednesday and expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development for allegedly seeking to undermine Bolivia's leftist government, and he harangued Washington's top diplomat for calling the Western Hemisphere the "backyard" of the U.S. Bolivia's ABI state news agency said USAID was... Thu, 02 May 2013 00:54:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2055834-bolivia-president-expels-us-government-aid-agency.html 2013-05-02T00:54:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044946-us-man-detained-venezuelan-post-vote-crackdown.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A 35-year-old filmmaker from California has been arrested by Venezuelan authorities who are accusing him of fomenting postelection violence on behalf of the U.S. government. President Nicolas Maduro said Thursday that he personally ordered Timothy Tracy's arrest on suspicion of "creating violence in the cities of this country." V... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:29:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044946-us-man-detained-venezuelan-post-vote-crackdown.html 2013-04-26T00:29:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042484-venezuela-wrestles-truth-bombing-claims.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hours after barely winning Venezuela's presidential election, the ruling party started to flood state media with accusations that opposition provocateurs were firebombing Cuban-run neighborhood health clinics across the country in revenge. More than a week later, a national dispute is raging as the opposition wages a remarkably s... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:33:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042484-venezuela-wrestles-truth-bombing-claims.html 2013-04-24T21:33:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2039714-venezuelan-govt-targets-disaffected-ex-supporters.html TACARIGUA, Venezuela (AP) — The razor-close vote to replace late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has sparked what opposition leaders and human rights groups say is a government crackdown on public employees who either didn't back Chavez's hand-picked successor or failed to show sufficient support for the ruling party. The April 14 election had revealed a... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:10:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2039714-venezuelan-govt-targets-disaffected-ex-supporters.html 2013-04-23T18:10:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2031178-rough-inauguration-day-venezuelan-leader.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Inauguration day could have gone better for the man picked to lead Venezuela's socialist revolution for the next six years. Hours before President Nicolas Maduro's swearing-in, his government announced it would allow a full audit of the razor-thin vote that the opposition says he won by fraud, which analysts said was likely a bow... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:31:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2031178-rough-inauguration-day-venezuelan-leader.html 2013-04-20T01:31:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030178-election-council-to-audit-vote-venezuela.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Government supporters began filling the streets of Venezuela's capital early Friday to celebrate the inauguration of their leader, even as opponents greeted officials' surprise announcement they will accept an audit of the disputed vote that handed a narrow margin of victory to the heir of late President Hugo Chavez. Opposition c... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:41:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030178-election-council-to-audit-vote-venezuela.html 2013-04-19T13:41:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2029370-venezuela-crackdown-deemed-worst-years.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — National Guard troops beat dozens of opposition supporters inside a barracks for refusing to accept the government-certified electoral victory of Hugo Chavez's heir, a leading human rights lawyer charged Thursday in what he called Venezuela's worst political repression in six years. Alfredo Romero said his group's lawyers also co... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:21:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2029370-venezuela-crackdown-deemed-worst-years.html 2013-04-19T01:21:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024860-options-narrow-venezuelan-opposition.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's opposition watched its options dwindle Wednesday after the head of the Supreme Court said there could be no recount of the razor-thin presidential election victory by Hugo Chavez's heir, leaving many government foes feeling the only chance at power is to wait for the ruling socialists to stumble. Opposition activists ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:10:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024860-options-narrow-venezuelan-opposition.html 2013-04-18T02:10:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2022310-chavez-heir-charges-us-unrest-vote.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President-elect Nicolas Maduro and his opposition rival traded accusations Tuesday over blame for post-election violence that the government said had caused seven deaths and 61 injuries across Venezuela. Maduro accused the U.S. of fomenting the violence, which appeared less serious than he suggested, while opposition candidate He... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:16:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2022310-chavez-heir-charges-us-unrest-vote.html 2013-04-17T01:16:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2019886-maduro-certified-election-winner-amid-protests.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council quickly certified the razor-thin presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Monday, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount as anti-government protests broke out in the bitterly polarized nation. People stood on balconies banging pots and pans in prote... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:17:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2019886-maduro-certified-election-winner-amid-protests.html 2013-04-16T03:17:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2021564-students-troops-clash-venezuela-election.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — National Guard troops are firing tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse students protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election. The students are hurling chunks of concrete and stones back at the troops on a highway in the capital of Caracas. The students are trying to reach the western part of Ca... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:09:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2021564-students-troops-clash-venezuela-election.html 2013-04-15T21:09:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2019712-chavez-heir-barely-wins-opposition-rejects-count.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. Maduro's stunningly close victory followed an often ugly, mudslinging campaign in which the winner promised to carry on Chav... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2019712-chavez-heir-barely-wins-opposition-rejects-count.html 2013-04-15T07:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2019492-maduro-barely-wins-venezuela-presidential-vote.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition's leader by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. Maduro's stunningly close victory over Henrique Capriles came after a campaign in which the winner promised to carry on... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:27:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2019492-maduro-barely-wins-venezuela-presidential-vote.html 2013-04-15T04:27:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2018294-chavez-heir-chosen-to-lead-venezuela.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan electoral officials say voters have narrowly elected Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor as president in a razor-close special election Sunday. Winner Nicolas Maduro campaigned on a promise to carry on Chavez's self-styled socialist revolution, and defeated a two-time challenger who claimed the late president's regime ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:57:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2018294-chavez-heir-chosen-to-lead-venezuela.html 2013-04-15T03:57:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2017320-lead-narrows-chavez-heir-amid-crime-shortages.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nicolas Maduro hopes to ride a tide of grief into Venezuela's special presidential election Sunday and win voters' endorsement to succeed the late Hugo Chavez, the divisive larger-than-life leader who chose him to carry on the messy, unfinished Chavista revolution. That will mean inheriting both a loyal following among the poor a... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:51:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2017320-lead-narrows-chavez-heir-amid-crime-shortages.html 2013-04-13T15:51:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2016420-chavez-venezuela-votes.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Just over a month after Hugo Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans vote Sunday to replace the firebrand socialist president who built a near-monopoly of power during 14 years in office. THE CANDIDATES: — Nicolas Maduro, 50, burly former bus driver and union leader; longtime Chavez foreign ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:35:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2016420-chavez-venezuela-votes.html 2013-04-12T22:35:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2016276-well-greased-vote-machine-chavez-left.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Socialist party activist Rodolfo Sanchez is all nervous energy as he mounts the impossibly steep streets of his impoverished hillside neighborhood. With days to go before Sunday's election to replace Hugo Chavez, it's his job to get out the maximum vote for the late president's hand-picked successor. Sanchez chats with a microbus... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:03:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2016276-well-greased-vote-machine-chavez-left.html 2013-04-12T20:03:03Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2013700-caracas-chavismos-unfulfilled-promises.html VALENCIA, Venezuela (AP) — It's just after nightfall and the power is out again in untold hundreds of thousands — probably millions — of Venezuelan homes. If the government knows how many, it's not saying. It hasn't issued reports on problems in the public power grid since 2010. In Venezuela's third-largest city, Pedro Martinez dons a shirt for visitors d... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:07:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2013700-caracas-chavismos-unfulfilled-promises.html 2013-04-12T02:07:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2014418-maduro-takes-narrowing-lead-sunday-vote.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Red-shirted backers of Hugo Chavez's chosen heir transformed downtown Caracas into a raucous festival on the final day of campaigning for the weekend presidential election, flooding the streets Thursday in the hundreds of thousands to dance, drink beer and set off ear-splitting fireworks. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, a burly... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:47:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2014418-maduro-takes-narrowing-lead-sunday-vote.html 2013-04-12T01:47:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2011422-chirp-chirp-chavez-heir-turns-digs-imagery.html CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) — As Sunday's presidential election draws near, Nicholas Maduro is turning the insults of those who belittle him into campaign props. In fact, Maduro's political foes may be unwittingly helping the man Hugo Chavez tapped as his successor emerge from his mentor's enormous shadow and build an image of his own. To be sure, Maduro... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:20:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2011422-chirp-chirp-chavez-heir-turns-digs-imagery.html 2013-04-10T21:20:16Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2009978-venezuela-election-food-voting-issue.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans complain that what goes into their Sunday dinner plate comes from abroad: Steak, from Brazil; plantains, the Dominican Republic; rice, South Africa; Parmesan cheese, Uruguay; oats, Chile. Even coffee, in a country famed for it, often is Colombian. It's a complaint heard often these days as Hugo Chavez's hand-picked su... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:39:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2009978-venezuela-election-food-voting-issue.html 2013-04-10T07:39:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2004200-capriles-supporters-rally-streets-caracas.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A general expectation that Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor will win next weekend's presidential election didn't dim the spirits of more than 100,000 backers of challenger Henrique Capriles, who jammed the capital's center on Sunday. Most of the people who converged by foot in the city center on a hot, sunny afternoon tried to... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:03:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2004200-capriles-supporters-rally-streets-caracas.html 2013-04-07T20:03:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2002214-again-zingers-venezuelan-campaign.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's animated campaign ahead of its April 14 presidential election has seen its share of shake-your-head remarks by both candidates: Interim President Nicolas Maduro of the ruling party, and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. Here's a sampling: ON CHAVEZ: Maduro, talking about Chavez appearing to him as "little bird" ... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:07:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2002214-again-zingers-venezuelan-campaign.html 2013-04-06T15:07:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2001390-venezuelas-capriles-maduro-wont.html MARACAY, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's opposition presidential candidate says he'll cut off subsidized oil to Cuba, distance his country from nations that disrespect human rights and shore up the South American country's own troubled economy with the billions it now sends abroad to socialist friends. Henrique Capriles also told The Associated Press in an i... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:13:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2001390-venezuelas-capriles-maduro-wont.html 2013-04-05T22:13:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997016-shrine-to-mourn-celebrate-venezuelas-chavez.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — It's a humble place, tucked along a noisy street in a Caracas slum that overlooks Venezuela's presidential palace far below and, beyond, the towering Avila mountain. This people's shrine — its name, "Saint Hugo Chavez del 23," inscribed in white paint — has been visited by tens of thousands of Venezuelans to pay homage to a presi... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:53:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997016-shrine-to-mourn-celebrate-venezuelas-chavez.html 2013-04-04T01:53:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1996188-venezuela-opposition-military-take-sides.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's presidential campaign on Wednesday veered between warnings of military meddling in the April 14 vote and opposition mirth at the acting president's suggestion that the spirit of Hugo Chavez visited him as "a little bird" while he prayed. Opposition lawmaker Alfonso Marquina presented a complaint to Venezuela's electio... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:30:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1996188-venezuela-opposition-military-take-sides.html 2013-04-03T23:30:52Z