Venezuela News

Shenandoah, Meadowbrook, Barnesville girls register victories Lady Zeps take third in OVAC 3A; Lady Colts win at buzzer; Hunkler scores 36 for Lady 'Rocks CARACAS, Venezuela -- Crude oil that spilled from a ruptured pipeline has blackened a river in eastern Venezuela, and the state oil company said workers are containing the spill.

CARACAS, Venezuela Venezuelan prosecutors say two women have been ordered to appear in court for allegedly posing children with assault rifles during a public event organized by an armed group that supports President Hugo Chavez.

The Falklands is the world's most hotly-disputed off-grid territory. Now, just as the UN Secretary-General exhorts Britain and Argentina to step down from the sabre rattling, a new player has appeared, in the form of Trade Union activist and bon viveur, Alicia Castro .

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Henrique Capriles Radonski has taken on President Hugo Chávez from congress, the governor’s mansion and from jail.

A supporter greets presidential opposition candidate Pablo Perez, center, at a campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday Feb.

When Deborah Borda, president of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, talks about her orchestra's 10-day concert tour to Venezuela that begins Friday, she uses two pointed descriptive terms.

Hector Buitrago, who is widely known as "Martin Llanos," was handed over to Colombian authorities at Caracas' international airport along with his brother, Nelson Buitrago, known as "Caballo." They were captured on Saturday at a shopping center in the eastern Venezuelan town of El Tigre.

A Connecticut hedge fund adviser carried out a $500 million fraud scheme with help from people in Venezuela, including a manager at the state-owned oil company, according to lawsuits seeking the return of tens of millions of dollars in what it says are bribes and kickbacks.

President Hugo Chavez waves during a military parade in Caracas, Venezuela, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of a failed coup attempt he led.

Venezuela's primary election candidates, from left: Henrique Capriles, Diego Arria, Maria Corina Machado, Pablo Medina and Pablo Perez.

By Olivia Kroth Sources: Blog Hugo Chavez, Correo del Orinoco, Patria Grande, Venezuelanalysis ALBA, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America , was established in 2004.

Politically, the president Hugo Chavez, who is battling cancer, is focusing his efforts on the next presidential election, which will take place in December 2012.

She never dreamt of being a household name, but designer Carolina Herrera has found the type of success most designers dream of.

Tomorrow, Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 7PM CIFO Art Space in Midtown Miami will have a guided tour with Venezuelan artist Eugenio Espinoza.

Venezuela has approved the creation of a joint venture between state oil company PDVSA and Gazprombank, a division of Russian energy giant Gazprom, to operate two mature fields in the west of the country.

The party platters and snack foods will be out in full force in millions of homes today as the New... A Lafayette oil worker on the job in Venezuela was killed by a stray bullet last month, his family says.

Thirty six year old Carencro native Craig Cormier was taking a lunch break in the port city of Carupano Venezuela with some co-workers when he was hit by a bullet intended for someone else.

Opposition leader Henrique Capriles is heading into Venezuela's first opposition primary warning that Hugo Chavez's foes must choose a strong candidate if they want to win back the presidency and halt the country's slide into chaos.

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