Tag: Venezuela
Chavez makes peace with King Juan Carlos
Spain's King Juan Carlos and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez patched up their differences in their first meeting since the Spanish monarch told the Venezuelan leader to "shut up" at a summit last year.[MORE]
Venzuela seeks Russian protection from United States
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has called for a strategic alliance with Russia to protect Venezuela from the United States.[MORE]
Chavez willing to hug but not shut up
President Hugo Chavez said he would like to hug King Juan Carlos when he visits Spain, as the two move beyond last year's spat, where the monarch told the Venezuelan leader to "shut up."[MORE]
Venezuelan Mendoza crowned Miss Universe
Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza, has been crowned Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam.[MORE]
Venezuela's Chavez says oil could reach $US300
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says oil prices could hit $US300 per barrel if US oil company Exxon Mobil again freezes Venezuelan assets in a dispute over a nationalised oil project.[MORE]
TV station sanctioned over Simpsons broadcasts
A local TV station in Venezuela is being punished for broadcasting The Simpsons during a morning slot reserved for children's program. [MORE]
Chavez threatens to halt oil exports to Europe
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has threatened to stop selling oil to European countries if they apply a new ruling on illegal immigrants that has been condemned by human rights groups.[MORE]
Andes tensions spawn Chavez voodoo doll
Colombians urged to vent anger at Venezuela by jamming pins into Hugo Chavez voodoo dolls.[MORE]
Chavez urges FARC rebels to free all hostages
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has urged the new leader of Colombia's FARC rebels to unconditionally release all prisoners from jungle camps, in an effort to galvanise international efforts to free high-profile hostages.[MORE]
Chavez backflips on compulsory spying laws
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will scrap new rules that oblige citizens to spy on each other, backing down after an outcry from the Opposition, rights groups and the Roman Catholic Church.[MORE]
Chavez spy laws 'creating society of informers'
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has used his decree powers to introduce a controversial intelligence law.[MORE]
Latin American, Carribean nations meet on food policy
Delegates from 26 Latin American and Caribbean countries are meeting in Venezuela to draw up a united policy to tackle the global food crisis.[MORE]
OPEC says ready to act on oil but no need for hike
OPEC secretary-general Abdullah al-Badri has maintained the group's stance that it can do nothing to lower oil prices in a "crazy" market despite the impact on the poor and consumer pressure for output hikes.[MORE]
Venezuela says US violated its airspace
Venezuela has accused the United States of violating its airspace around two of its small Caribbean islands in what it said was a provocation coordinated with neighbouring Colombia.[MORE]
Colombia rejects Venezuela border incursion charge
Colombian authorities have rejected charges from Venezuela that their troops had crossed the frontier in the latest incident to test fraying relations between the Andean neighbours.[MORE]
EU, Latin American leaders meet on trade, climate
Political differences are looming over a summit of European and Latin American leaders in Peru, threatening to undermine their efforts to fight poverty and global warming.[MORE]
Interpol confirms rebel files not tampered with by Columbians
The international police agency, Interpol, has confirmed that the Colombian Government did not tamper with computer files that Colombia says link Venezuela and Ecuador to left-wing rebels.[MORE]
Venezuela offers $US365m for food, medicine
Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chavez has offered to spend $US365 million of the OPEC nation's record oil income per year on a fund for poor countries as world food and energy prices soar.[MORE]
Venezuela revises ties with Colombia after Interpol report
Venezuela is deeply revising diplomatic, economic and political relations with Colombia after a report by the Interpol international police agency, President Hugo Chavez has said.[MORE]
Venezuelan capital, eight states hit by power cut
A major power outage hit Venezuela's capital and eight states this morning, with emergency officials calling for calm as the blackout caused traffic chaos.[MORE]
Latin American nations agree on $105m food plan
The leaders of four Latin American countries have signed a $105-million deal to grow more food at a meeting in the Venezuelan capital Caracas.[MORE]
Venezuela axes The Simpsons
Venezuela has forced The Simpsons off its airwaves, calling the show a potentially bad influence on children.[MORE]
Venezuela to 'bomb drug trafficker air strips'
The Venezuelan authorities have launched a new operation against drugs traffickers by bombing secret airstrips in remote parts of the country, close to the Colombian border. [MORE]
Colombia defends hitting 'terrorist' camp in Ecuador
Colombia has sought to ease rising tensions with Ecuador by saying its March 1 military raid into its neighbor's territory was carried out against a rebel camp used to launch terrorist strikes.[MORE]
Colombia and Venezuela hold peace concert at border
Tens of thousands of people have attended a peace concert on the border between Colombia and Venezuela in an effort to ease the rift between the two nations. [MORE]
