Chavez ally paints picture of power struggles in alleged tape

By Andrew Cawthorne and Mario NaranjoCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles denied on Wednesday accusations from acting President Nicolas Maduro that he would scrap popular welfare policies if he wins Sunday's ...

With the selection of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new leader of the Catholic Church, Latin America has gained a powerful new actor on the world stage, just as the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sent another global player ascending into ...

By Brian Ellsworth and Mario Naranjo SABANETA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan acting President Nicolas Maduro made a pilgrimage to late socialist leader Hugo Chavez's birthplace on Tuesday and pledged to win the April 14 election in his honor. "We ...

Venezuela's then President Hugo Chavez (R) appears on the "La Hojilla" night television show with anchor Mario Silva on the state-run channel, to promote his constitutional reform in Caracas, in this file picture taken November 24, 2007.

Mario Vargas Llosa (Photo: Andina/Archive) Related Articles Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa criticized President Ollanta Humala, after the Peruvian president attended the funeral for President Hugo Chavez, and said the Venezuelan leader was an ...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (left) at funeral for Hugo Chavez in March Credits: Mario Tama Top News newsletter E-mail * do not change Contact Email Contact Email2 Contact Url Subscribe to Blog Remember my Info Iranian President Mahmoud ...

Mario Silva, the host of the Venezuelan talk show, La Hojilla, is a bombastic critic of that country's opposition. His fiery rhetoric resembles that of Rush Limbaugh, even though his politics are totally different. (Screenshot/youtube.com) On his ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose Earthquakes defender Victor Bernardez and midfielder Marvin Chavez have been called to Honduras national team duty ahead of a pair of 2014 World Cup qualifiers. The Hondurans face two away fixtures - the first against ...

Tight win for Chavez's heir spells uncertainty for Venezuela 3:51pm BST By Andrew Cawthorne and Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - Late socialist leader Hugo Chavez's chosen successor Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela's presidential election by a ...