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President Hugo Chavez is inviting former Cuban leader Fidel Castro to next month's meeting of the regional ALBA trade bloc being held in Havana.
A Venezuelan commander contends Colombia wrongly detained four of his soldiers last week along the border separating the South American nations.
President Hugo Chavez on Sunday ordered Venezuela's military to prepare for a possible armed conflict with Colombia, saying his country's soldiers should be ready if the United States attempts to provoke a war between the South American neighbors.
A prominent opponent of President Hugo Chavez accused the socialist leader's government on Wednesday of turning a blind eye to leftist Colombian rebels taking refuge in border areas of Venezuela.
Venezuelan authorities are investigating the shooting death of an opponent of President Hugo Chavez.
In a private, low-key ceremony, the U.S. ambassador and three Colombian ministers on Friday signed a pact giving American personnel expanded access to military bases in this drug-producing country, a deal that Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has called a threat to the region's security.
President Hugo Chavez said he met privately with actor Sean Penn on Wednesday, and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela.
U.S. mining company Gold Reserve Inc. said Tuesday that President Hugo Chavez's government has seized control of its lucrative Venezuelan gold mine as socialist authorities assert control over the nation's mineral resources.
Venezuela has captured two Colombian spies and will put them on trail for conducting espionage within its territory, President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday.
President Hugo Chavez's popularity has slipped and a majority of Venezuelans view the situation in their country negatively, according to a poll published Tuesday.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says President Barack Obama does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
President Hugo Chavez's government says it is reaffirming an agreement with Britain to work together to prevent drug trafficking.
Some 2,000 people marched across Venezuela's capital Saturday to protest what they say is the persecution of President Hugo Chavez's opponents.
President Hugo Chavez said Friday that Venezuela will base its 2010 budget on expectations of 0.5 percent economic growth and inflation no higher than 22 percent, despite depressed world prices for oil, the nation's biggest export.
More than 150 Venezuelan university students ended a hunger strike Wednesday after the Organization of American States agreed to hear their concerns over alleged political persecution by President Hugo Chavez's government, a protest leader said.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi signed a declaration Monday night decrying what they call attempts by powerful Western countries to equate struggles against colonialism with terrorism.
Venezuela's science and technology minister said his country is working with Russia to detect deposits of uranium but withdrew an earlier denial that the country was also working with Iran.
Hugo Chavez made diplomatic inroads in Africa on Sunday at a summit of South American and African leaders where he offered Venezuela's help in oil projects, mining and financial assistance.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that he smells hope not sulfur, a small compliment for Barack Obama given that he branded then President George W. Bush "the devil" when he last addressed the world body in 2006.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says the ousted Honduran president sneaked back to his country with the help of Honduran military personnel.
The last time he was here, Hugo Chavez called then U.S. President George W. Bush "the devil," but on Wednesday Venezuela's leader offered slightly more-positive sentiments for Barack Obama.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says he is disappointed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and concerned he is increasingly shifting toward an authoritarian regime.
President Hugo Chavez said Thursday he's mulling the possibility of allowing Venezuela's air force to shoot down suspected drug planes, but he is not convinced it's a good idea.
The government of President Hugo Chavez is preparing to impose new regulations on cable TV, the head of Venezuela's cable television chamber said Wednesday.
Over 2,000 opponents of President Hugo Chavez have gone to trial over the last seven years for crimes stemming from their participation in protests and dozens are currently in prison, a local human rights organization said Wednesday.
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez accuses State of Israel of Palestinian GenocideHC re Gaza: "The question is not whether the Israelis want to exterminate the Palestinians. They're doing it openly ...What was it if not genocide? ... The Israelis were looking for an excuse to exterminate the Palestinians."
Venezuela to Help Iran Overcome US Gasoline Sanctions. 8 Dhul Qa'idah 1430 / Monday 26 Oct 2009 / 04 Aban 1388Noting that Caracas is interested in helping Iran overcome the US sanctions, he reiterated that Venezuela views cooperation with Iran as among its top priorities.
Hugo Chavez: No Singing in the Shower Amid Water ConcernsVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez told citizens Wednesday to limit their showers to three minutes because the country is having problems supplying water and electricity.
Auto-Tuntuntuntuntune the News Who knew that Alan Grayson could sing like an angel or that Hugo Chavez could play such a soulful air guitar?
Chávez Sees Red at Thought of Golf Greens -- Venezuelan Leader Makes 'Bourgeois' Sport Latest Object of His Disaffection". . .in a televised outburst against golf, Chávez criticized the sport as "bourgeois," mocked golfers as lazy and said that "there is no justification for a golf course in the middle of a city."
MRC-TV: Motley Discusses Anti-Free Speech Push by Liberals in the FCCMedia Research Center Communications Director and NewsBusters.org contributing editor appeared live in studio with Glenn Beck on his Fox News program yesterday where he discussed more damning information he's unearthed about FCC diversity czar Mark Lloyd: his ties to Marxist Hugo …
Zelaya's Chief Propagandist Endorses Hitler and the Holocaust Not long after ousted wannabe Marxist dictator Manuel Zelaya issued a bizarre rant about Israelis attacking him with high frequency radiation and toxic gases, his chief propagandist, David Romero Ellner, who heads up Honduras' Radio Globo went on the air to suggest that Hitler ha …
Want Detente? Be Careful What You Wish For: Despots are happy to cooperate--with each other. Claudia Rosett, 10.01.09, 12:01 AM EDT As the dust settles with an eerie hazmat glitter on this year's opening of the United Nations General Assembly, I'm finally ready to give up on that Bush-coined phrase, "axis of evil." It's not an axis anymore. It's turning into a global conglomerate.
Rambling Idiot Hugo Chávez attacks Fox News after UN speechAfter listening to this dribbling idiot Chávez, though reluctantly ( because he does not have much to contribute to the betterment of mankind) it appears he has been converted to an Alinsky's disciples as Obama has.
Colombian hitman: 2,500 paramilitary in Venezuela with goal of 'taking down' ChavezThe man, who is reportedly in the custody of Venezuelan officials, said the bounty was offered by Manuel Rosales, Chavez's most prominent political foe, during a secret meeting 10 years ago.
Hugo Chavez slams Fox News as filled with 'poisons'Following his speech to the United Nations on Thursday, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez was confronted with questions by a Fox News reporter.
There are a lot of people today with ideas about "mighta, shoulda, coulda or woulda" things we may have done after 9-11…only if we would've had a different President other than Bush.
Obama Will Play A Major Role at UN General Assembly. Interviewee: Thomas Miller, President and CEO, UN Association of the United States of America Interviewer: Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor, CFR.org. September 14, 2009Obama will speak at a special summit meeting on climate control on September 22, address the General Assembly on September 23, and chair a special Security Council meeting on arms control and nonproliferation on September 24.
Introducing El LibertarioWe think that what happened in Venezuela since 1999 has been an unhappy mix of big-mouthed leadership and state capitalism, based on the plentiful oil income.
Chavez: Venezuela to buy Russian missilesVenezuela\\\\\\\'s leftist President Hugo Chavez said Friday that his country is buying Russian missiles with a range of 186 miles as part of a series of arms deals with Moscow.
Closer US oversight of Iran, Venezuela links urgedWASHINGTON - The growing relationship between Venezuela and Iran is stoking the nuclear ambitions of both countries and needs to be more carefully tracked by U.S. authorities, a veteran New York prosecutor said Tuesday.
Oliver Stone's Hugo Chavez Film Makes Venice PremiereStone says "South of the Border" is meant to illustrate "the sweeping changes" in South America in recent years as a direct counterpoint to what he sees as Chavez's depiction as a dictator by U.S. and European media.
Hugo Chavez uses the "G"-word, Reuters reports with all sobrietyTaken from an interview with French magazine La Figaro, Reuters quotes Hugo Chavez: "The question is not whether the Israelis want to exterminate the Palestinians. They're doing it openly... What was it if not genocide?"
Venezuela's Chavez accuses Israel of 'genocide'Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people, telling a French newspaper that the bombing of Gaza late last year was an unprovoked attack.
Bam vs. Democracy by Ralph PetersA hug for Chavez and Castro Peters wrote, "Obama's State Department waited until the cusp of Labor Day weekend before publicly backing Latin America's dictators in their assault on democracy. "
Tens of Thousands Protest Chávez in Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela -- Tens of thousands marched through Venezuela's capital on Saturday to protest what they call growing authoritarianism by President Hugo Chávez. Anti-Chávez protesters, many of them wearing white, filled the streets of Caracas, denouncing recent arrests of …
The Oil Messiah: Hugo Chavez Cements Control of VenezuelaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez is using revenues from the energy sector to bankroll what he calls his "socialism for the 21st century." The charismatic autocrat is trying to cement his hold on power in a bid to silence a growing political opposition.
Diversity Czar Threatens Free Speech1st Amendment: Mark Lloyd, a disciple of Saul Alinsky and fan of Hugo Chavez, wants to destroy talk radio and says free speech is a distraction. The new FCC diversity "czar" says Venezuela is an example we should follow.
Noam Chomsky Meets with Chavez in VenezuelaNoam Chomsky meets with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Obama, Chavez Are Both Nationalizing Private Companies, Venezuelan Political Analyst Says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is taking over private companies in order to deal with the economic crisis that has affected both his country and the United States, and the Obama administration is trying to do roughly the same thing, Venezuelan political analyst Dr.
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