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Venezuela parliament resumes 3 weeks after brawl

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:26:16 -0400

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's parliament roared back to life Tuesday with fractious debates between government and opposition lawmakers after a three-week paralysis following a brawl on the assembly floor.

State Dept: Reports of anti-Semitism increase

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:02:41 -0400

WASHINGTON - The State Department appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism Monday as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial.

Venezuelans scrambling to find scarce toilet paper

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:39:11 -0400

CARACAS, Venezuela - 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.

ICC asked to investigate alleged Venezuela abuse

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:31:11 -0400

CARACAS, Venezuela - A Venezuelan civil rights group has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged physical and psychological abuse of detained young protesters at military bases following last month's disputed presidential election.

Venezuelan politics get personal, divide families

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:45:36 -0400

CARACAS, Venezuela - 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.

Venezuela leader, rivals take battle on the road

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:23:19 -0400

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his Argentine counterpart and ally, Cristina Fernandez, announced new energy and food agreements Wednesday, then Maduro cheered supporters of Argentina's president with a rousing speech at a soccer-stadium rally.

Venezuela's government condemns Obama's comments

Sat, 04 May 2013 21:34:16 -0400

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's government on Saturday angrily rejected comments made by U.S. President Barack Obama about the South American country's political crisis and accused Washington of being behind violence that has followed its recent presidential election.

Obama: US not interfering in Venezuelan election

Sat, 04 May 2013 16:41:16 -0400

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - President Barack Obama says the idea that an American filmmaker detained by Venezuela's government is a spy is, in his words, "ridiculous."

Angry with Peru, Maduro calls home ambassador

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:59:07 -0400

CARACAS, Venezuela - President Nicolas Maduro has responded angrily to a call by Peru's foreign minister for tolerance and dialogue in Venezuela, saying he will recall his ambassador for consultations.

Obama won't say whether US recognizes Maduro

Fri, 03 May 2013 19:37:43 -0400

MEXICO CITY - President Barack Obama isn't saying whether the United States recognizes Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's new president.

Bolivia president expels US government aid agency

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:57:02 -0400

LA PAZ, Bolivia - 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.

Venezuela wrestles over truth of bombing claims

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:34:10 -0400

CARACAS, Venezuela - 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.

Venezuelan govt targets disaffected ex-supporters

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:27:07 -0400

TACARIGUA, Venezuela - 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.