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Venezuela opposition head charged

BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Prosecutors in Venezuela charge one of the country's main opposition leaders, Manuel Rosales, with corruption.

'Boligarchs' ride high on socialist Venezuela's oil

Financial Time (Free subscription) | yesterday

Ten years ago, Wilmer Ruperti was just another ambitious businessman. Now, as Hugo Chávez marks a decade in power as Venezuela's president, Mr Ruperti is a...

Russia, Venezuela conduct joint naval drills in Caribbean

Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008

(Poll - Why has Russia sent warships to Venezuela?) MOSCOW, December 2 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian naval task force from the Northern Fleet and the Venezuelan navy have successfully conducted the V...

• Russian naval task force starts deployment in Caribbean - Ria Novosti
• Russia, Venezuela to start naval drills in Caribbean - The Intelligence Daily
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'Boligarchs' rise to top in socialist Venezuela

Financial Time (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008

'Boligarchs' are a new breed of business magnate said to enjoy close relations with Mr Chávez's 'Bolivarian' government – named after Simón Bolivar, South America's 19th century independence hero

Colombian Consul Withdraws From Venezuela for Supporting the Opposition

Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | yesterday

Colombia has agreed to withdraw its consul in Maracaibo, Zulia state, after a conversation was aired on Venezuelan state TV that showed Consul Carlos Fajardo to be supportive of the Venezuelan opposition. On Saturday a recording of a conversation between Carlos Fajardo and José Obdulio Gaviria, cousin to the now dead narco-trafficker Pablo Escobar Gaviria, and [...]

Venezuela’s OECS initiative

Stabroek News (Free subscription) | yesterday

News that the Government of Venezuela has sought membership of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will have come as a surprise to most ...

Communist Bloc Military Updates: Russian Navy finishes exercise with ally Venezuela, destroyer to sail through Panama Canal first time since WW2

Once Upon a Time in the West (Free subscription) | yesterday

Cat's Outta the Bag: State-Controlled Iranian Media Covers Russian-Venezuelan Naval Exercise in Caribbean Sea, Refers to "Soviet" Warships Iran's state media reported today that Russia and Venezuela have finished their first-ever combined naval maneuvers in the Caribbean Sea, tagged as "VenRus 2008" (pictured above). In an intriguing admission, or possibly faux pas, Tehran's Press TV referred to a...

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Worlds Top Brands (Free subscription) | yesterday

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From Venezuela with Love: Empanadas de Ropa Vieja

The Cooking Diva Blog: Original Tropical Creations by Chef Melissa De Leon (Free subscription) | yesterday

Love hurts when you have to leave. It really does, it is more like dreaming about the minutes spent there. The time inhaling the breeze, the breeze inhaling sunset, sometimes sunshine. Sometimes it goes through a sieve and leaves only...

Venezuela, Russia end naval exercises

Naval Open Source INTelligence (Free subscription) | yesterday

Russia and Venezuela end joint naval maneuvers as Venezuelan leader says the exercises were not meant to provoke the US or any other state. Russian warships held training exercises named "VenRus 2008" in air defense, spotting, pursuing and detaining an intruding vessel with Venezuelan Navy. Russian television on Tuesday showed images of a Venezuelan-operated Sukhoi fighter jet swooping low over Soviet...

Russia concludes naval exercises with Venezuela

Denver Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

Russian warships have ended training exercises with Venezuela's navy in Moscow's first such Caribbean deployment since the Cold War. The Russian ships arrived in Venezuela last week in an operation widely seen as a show of Kremlin anger over the U.S. decision to deliver aid to Georgia aboard warships following that country's conflict with Russia.

Russia: Venezuela, Arctic, Iceland

qwstnevrythg.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Russia, Venezuela launch joint naval operations Venezuelan and Russian warships began joint naval operations Monday in the Caribbean Sea, close to US waters, the Venezuelan army indicated…. Russia Looks To Natural Advantages In Emerging Arctic Power Games Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2008 - The Arctic Ocean is quickly re-emerging as a strategic area where vital U.S. interests are [...]

Henry Blanco's brother killed in Venezuela

USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday

The brother of major league catcher Henry Blanco was killed in Venezuela.

NYT vs. Venezuela's Election Results

Latin America News Review (Free subscription) | yesterday

By Isabel Macdonald Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) November 27, 2008 Anyone who followed the results of Venezuela's regional elections last Sunday will know that President Hugo Chavez's party won 17 out of 22 contests up for grabs, garnering 52.5 percent of the popular vote to the opposition's 41.1 percent. Unless, that is, they were relying on New York Times Latin America correspondent...

Cubs Catcher Blanco’s Brother Killed In Venezuela

SPORTSbyBROOKS (Free subscription) | yesterday

It’s rough enough having to play for the Cubs every year, but things have taken a gigantic turn for the worse for backup catcher Henry Blanco, whose brother was found murdered in Venezuela on Monday after being kidnapped for ransom. Athletes from poor foreign countries are occasionally targets of extortion plots by thugs who see an [...]