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The Venezuelan opposition has a new leader. Yesterday, after a grueling five month campaign, the Venezuelan opposition under the umbrella of the Mesa de Unidad Democratica went to the polls to chose their united candidate who will face President Chavez in the October 7 general elections.

RISING chutney star Kris Vishal 'KI' Persad not only scaled the Mt Everest of chutney competitions when on Saturday he dethroned veteran Rikki Jai, for the Chutney Soca Monarch crown, but he also created history by being the youngest champ, at age 26.

Venezuelan Armed Force Guarantees Security in Primary Elections The Bolivarian National Armed Force is an institution that will always support the electoral authority to guarantee stability and peace in the elections, Defense Minister Henry Rangel stated on Sunday.

Henrique Capriles Radonski, the apparent front-runner among opposition candidates, shows his ID card before votingin Caracas.

Henrique Capriles Radonski won Venezuela's presidential primary election Sunday and will face President Hugo Chavez this fall, results showed.

A youthful state governor is set to give Hugo ChA vez a tough battle for Venezuela 's presidency after sweeping the opposition nomination in primary elections.

After the end of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's excitable and radiant performance Saturday night atTeatro Teresa CarreA o of Mahler's hauntingly elegiac Ninth Symphony,Gustavo Dudamel stopped to sign autographsfor screaming fans who ran up to the foot of the stage of Caracas' main concert hall.

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 they say are bribes and kickbacks.

Venezuela will put 1,500 people to work clearing up an oil spill at a river in the east of the country that has forced the authorities to close a water purification plant, the environment minister said on Sunday.

Member countries of Latin America's alternative integration bloc, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America , met for its 11th summit in Caracas on February 4 and 5 to discuss advancing the organisation.

An email says that Citgo gas station signs have disappeared in the past seven or eight months because they are going to be changed to Petro Express to avoid a boycott.

With Venezuela's first-ever opposition primary set to begin, allies and adversaries of President Hugo Chavez are focused on one burning question: Will the winner have what is takes to defeat a shrewd and charismatic leader who thrives during election campaigns? Opposition supporters seem less interested in the proposals put forth by candidates ... (more)

This combo of file photos shows Venezuela's presidential opposition candidates on the ballot for the country's Feb.

Outmatched time and again at the polls by President Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan's opposition leaders are trying a new strategy to unseat the populist leader this year, holding the nation's first presidential primary to choose the strongest challenger.

The domestic-violence case against San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi did not start with a call from wife Eliana Lopez or neighbors who heard a fight getting out of control at the family's home on New Year's Eve.

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.