Rioting breaks out in Venezuela amid ‘attempted coup’
Venezuelan self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido said on Tuesday that troops had joined his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro
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Chávez makes diplomatic inroads in Africa
Hugo Chávez made diplomatic inroads in Africa on Sunday at a summit of South American and African leaders where he offered Venezuela’s help.
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Chávez wins vote to allow re-election
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez won a referendum vote on Sunday that lets him stay in power for as long as he keeps beating his rivals.
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Chávez says Fidel Castro ‘alive and kicking’
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro is "alive and kicking", Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said on Saturday.
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Venezuelans vote in election test for Chávez
Venezuelans voted into the night on Sunday in state elections that test President Hugo Chávez’s 10-year grip on power.
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US sanctions Chávez aides in growing crisis
The United States escalated a major diplomatic crisis with Venezuela on Friday, imposing sanctions on aides to President Hugo Chávez.
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Govt: Colombia’s top Farc commander is dead
The founder and chief commander of Colombia’s Farc rebel force, Manuel Marulanda, has died after more than 40 years fighting the state from jungle and mountain camps. If confirmed, the death of Manuel Marulanda, who organised the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia guerrillas in the 1960s, would be the heaviest blow yet to Latin America’s oldest insurgency.
