Fri Oct 9, 2009 8:34 PM EDT
Venezuelan authorities reportedly will exhume the body of former major league pitcher Geremi Gonzalez to probe whether he was killed last year by lightning, as an autopsy determined, or was the victim of a deadly robbery.
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Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:10 PM EDT
Venezuelan authorities have arrested an opposition leader for alleged violence during a protest.
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Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:27 PM EDT
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he sees "good signals" from the United States after Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles was charged with lying about his involvement in a series of 1997 bombings in Cuba.
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Thu Apr 9, 2009 3:07 AM EDT
The mayor of Venezuela's capital just lost much of his authority. The mayor of Maracaibo, the country's second-largest city, is in hiding. Soldiers have taken over ports once controlled by governors who are members of the opposition.
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Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:37 AM EST
Modest opposition gains in state and local elections, coupled with sagging oil prices, could hamper President Hugo Chavez as he lays the groundwork for a new attempt to persuade Venezuelans to do away with term limits.
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Wed Oct 29, 2008 2:16 PM EDT
Chinese and Venezuelan scientists hovered over radar screens, a Russian combat jet flew overhead and satellite dishes tilted toward the skies as Venezuela tracked the launch of its first satellite on Wednesday.
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Mon Jul 7, 2008 10:56 PM EDT
Sales of new cars in Venezuela fell 27.4 percent in the first half of the year, reversing a recent upward trend as economic growth slowed and President Hugo Chavez capped foreign car imports in a bid to boost domestic production.
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Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:25 PM EDT
President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday denied that he's the father of a man claiming to be his illegitimate son. It was the first time Chavez responded publicly to the claims of 31-year-old Salomon Fernandez, who says his mother became pregnant after an encounter with Chavez in the city of Maracay.
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Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:22 AM EDT
A British judge ruled against Exxon Mobil Corp. on Tuesday, tossing out an order to freeze $12 billion in assets belonging to Venezuela's state oil company in a case that stemmed from the nationalization of a project last year.
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Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:23 PM EDT
President Hugo Chavez dared the U.S. on Friday to put Venezuela on a list of countries accused of supporting terrorism, calling it one more attempt by Washington to undermine him for political reasons.
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Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:52 PM EDT
President Hugo Chavez dared the U.S. on Friday to put Venezuela on a list of countries accused of supporting terrorism, calling it one more attempt by Washington to undermine him for political reasons. Chavez said the "threat to include us on the terrorist list" is Washington's response to his own successes in the region.
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Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:59 PM EST
A Venezuelan passenger plane slammed into a steep mountainside in the Andes, killing all 46 people on board, officials said.
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Thu Feb 7, 2008 12:00 PM EST
The man says he is possessed by a god. He shouts, his body trembles and he lifts a sacrificed lamb to his lips, drinking its blood from the jugular.
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Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:48 PM EST
A body found along the Venezuelan coast was identified as the co-pilot of a plane that crashed into the sea earlier this month, but the other 13 people on board remain missing, including eight Italians and a Swiss citizen.
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Tue Jan 1, 2008 12:19 AM EST
Venezuela launched a new currency with the new year, lopping off three zeros from denominations in a bid to simplify finances and boost confidence in a money that has been losing value due to high inflation.
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Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:16 PM EST
President Hugo Chavez on Saturday accused the Colombian government of scuttling his efforts to negotiate a prisoner swap with leftist rebels, saying officials prefer "war" to talks on the possible release of 45 hostages, including three Americans.
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Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:45 PM EST
President Hugo Chavez insisted his pending constitutional revisions pose no risk to private property, trying to counter critics who warn his government intends to increase seizures of buildings, lands and businesses.
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Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:35 PM EST
President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday he hopes a spat with Spanish King Juan Carlos doesn't spiral into a diplomatic crisis but that Venezuela doesn't need Spanish investment.
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Thu Nov 8, 2007 7:03 PM EST
President Hugo Chavez met with a representative of Colombia's largest guerrilla group Thursday, saying he and Luciano Marin Arango held their first talks aimed at negotiating a swap of rebel-held hostages for jailed guerrillas.
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Tue Nov 6, 2007 2:00 AM EST
The chief of Colombia's FARC rebels has ordered his fighters to present proof that dozens of hostages are still alive, including three Americans and French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Monday.
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Wed Oct 3, 2007 10:50 PM EDT
President Hugo Chavez accused the U.S. on Wednesday of trying to spur a military rebellion, saying the CIA is behind the distribution of leaflets inside army barracks calling for his ouster.
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Tue May 29, 2007 2:42 PM EDT
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez defended his decision not to renew the license of a popular opposition-aligned television network and warned Tuesday he might crack down on another TV station, accusing it of trying to incite attempts on his life.
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Thu May 3, 2007 3:31 PM EDT
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned he will nationalize the country's banks and largest steel producer in an apparent bid to strong-arm the businesses to contribute more to local industry.
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:49 PM EDT
President Hugo Chavez announced Monday he would pull Venezuela out of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, a largely symbolic move because the nation has already paid off its debts to the lending institutions.
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Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:22 PM EDT
For beer and whiskey-loving Venezuelans, Easter this year won't be an alcohol-soaked drinking fest.
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