http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Hugo_ChavezFind stories, videos, and photos about Hugo Chavez from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:08:32 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/americas/09/24/chavez.venezuela.united.nations/tztop.chavez.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Hugo_Chavez14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Hugo Chavez from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/24/chavez.venezuela.united.nations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/24/chavez.venezuela.united.nations/index.html#cnnSTCTextDrawing on 2006 remarks in which he compared former U.S. President George Bush to the devil, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, speaking at the United Nations Thursday, said, "It doesn't smell like sulfur anymore."Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/25/venezuela.chavez.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/25/venezuela.chavez.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez revealed a deeply personal side in an interview Thursday night, saying he loves Jesus Christ and would have liked to play Major League baseball in Yankee Stadium.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/12/venezuela.chavez.home/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/12/venezuela.chavez.home/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home Friday after a sometimes controversial nine-country tour and said he had purchased weapons from Russia.Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/11/chavez.spain.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/11/chavez.spain.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpanish energy company Repsol announced Friday a large natural gas find off the coast of Venezuela and visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was immediately informed, a Repsol spokesman told CNN.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/11/chavez.spain.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/11/chavez.spain.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez ended a sometimes controversial nine-country tour on a quieter note Friday, meeting with top Spanish leaders in Madrid.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/10/chavez.russia.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/10/chavez.russia.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez was in Moscow on Thursday to negotiate and sign new oil and gas contracts between his country and Russia.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/07/iran.venezuela.gasoline/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/07/iran.venezuela.gasoline/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuela will begin exporting 20,000 barrels per day of gasoline to Iran next month as the nations strengthen bilateral cooperation, according to Iranian state media and the Venezuelan government.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/06/venezuela.media/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/06/venezuela.media/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Venezuelan government initiated a new charge against a private television broadcaster and said that 29 additional radio stations would soon be closed, the latest move in what critics call a crackdown on freedom of expression.Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/06/iran.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/06/iran.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran and Venezuela plan to stand up against "imperialist" foes by strengthening bilateral cooperation on a range of issues, including nuclear power, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday.Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/05/venezuela.marches/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/05/venezuela.marches/index.html#cnnSTCTextCritics of Hugo Chavez marched in cities across the globe Friday, calling the Venezuelan president a dictator and violator of human rights.Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/18/venezuela.radio/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/18/venezuela.radio/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe recent closure of 32 privately owned radio stations and a proposed law to punish "media crimes" are signs that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is moving to quash criticism of his government, according to a recent U.S. intelligence report.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/26/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/26/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he is preparing to break off diplomatic relations with Colombia over the neighboring country's plan to allow U.S. troops access to its military bases.Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/08/venezuela.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/08/venezuela.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered his ambassador Saturday to go back to Colombia amid tense diplomatic relations between the two countries.Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/05/venezuela.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/05/venezuela.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday blasted accusations that his government supplied Colombian guerrillas with shoulder-fired anti-tank weapons and accused the neighboring country of blackmail.Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/28/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/28/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez froze diplomatic relations with Colombia late Tuesday, citing verbal aggressions from the neighboring South American country.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/07/venezuela.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/07/venezuela.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe mayor of Venezuela's capital on Tuesday was completing his fifth day of a hunger strike in protest of what he called harassment and interference from President Hugo Chavez.Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/16/venezuela.broadcaster/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/16/venezuela.broadcaster/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe government of leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez heightened its battle Tuesday against the only critical private broadcaster left in the nation, launching a fourth investigation into the Globovision network.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/05/venezuela.tvstation.owner/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/05/venezuela.tvstation.owner/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Venezuelan government has moved forcefully in the past two days against the only nationwide private TV broadcaster critical of President Hugo Chavez, staging a series of legal and police actions against the station and its owner.Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/05/23/venezuela.globovision/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/05/23/venezuela.globovision/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations and the Organization of American States said Saturday they are worried over Venezuelan government statements about an independent TV station that has criticized President Hugo Chavez.Sun, 24 May 2009 04:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/05/21/venezuela.globovision/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/05/21/venezuela.globovision/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe head of an independent Venezuelan TV station that has criticized President Hugo Chavez said Friday officials were trying to frighten him when they raided one of his homes in what authorities called a car-smuggling investigation.Sun, 24 May 2009 00:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/28/venezuela.peru/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/28/venezuela.peru/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuela has blasted Peru's granting of political asylum to a Venezuelan politician wanted on corruption charges.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/24/chavez.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/24/chavez.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday he appreciated U.S. President Barack Obama's friendly gestures at last weekend's Summit of the Americas, but said they don't change his view of the United States as an imperialist nation.Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/21/venezuela.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/21/venezuela.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Venezuelan mayor who says President Hugo Chavez is persecuting him on trumped-up corruption charges is seeking political asylum in Peru, his lawyer said Tuesday.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/borger.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/borger.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextInside the White House, the expectation was that the president's Latin American excursion would not be as much of a home run as his European economic summit. After all, he's less popular in that part of the world.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/books/04/18/latin.america.chavez.book/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/books/04/18/latin.america.chavez.book/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe big winner out of this week's Summit of the Americas in Trinidad may be a decades-old book about the exploitation of Latin American people throughout history.Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/18/U.S.venezuela.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/18/U.S.venezuela.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuela President Hugo Chavez is considering naming an ambassador to the United States, signaling a shift in the historically tense relations between the two nations -- one that the Obama administration welcomed.Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/17/obama.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/17/obama.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama doesn't have a one-on-one meeting scheduled with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, but if Chavez were to initiate a conversation, Obama would likely go along with it, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/02/venezuela.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/02/venezuela.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he would be willing to accept prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention center, which U.S. President Barack Obama has said he will close, the Venezuelan government said Thursday.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/01/venezuela.chavez.troops.rice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/01/venezuela.chavez.troops.rice/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered troops to immediately take over rice-processing plants in his country, accusing some businesses of ignoring prices set by the government.Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/15/venezuela.referendum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/15/venezuela.referendum/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez declared victory Sunday night in a constitutional referendum that will allow him to run for a third six-year term in 2012.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/14/venezuela.chavez.expelled.dictator/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/14/venezuela.chavez.expelled.dictator/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuela on Friday expelled a Spanish member of the European Parliament after he called President Hugo Chavez a dictator and criticized Chavez's handling of a referendum on term limits that the lawmaker had been set to observe.Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/03/venezuela.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/03/venezuela.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he supported U.S. President Barack Obama's efforts to find alternative energy sources but doesn't believe the United States can do it.Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/02/venezuela.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/02/venezuela.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTextLatin American leaders assembled Monday to mark the 10th anniversary of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's rise to power, a period described by state-run television as "a decade of successes."Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/27/venezuela.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/27/venezuela.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez will celebrate 10 years in power next week by holding a rare summit with some of his closest leftist allies in Latin America.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/15/chavez.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/15/chavez.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Venezuelan National Assembly has approved a referendum on a constitutional amendment that would allow President Hugo Chavez to run for a third consecutive six-year term in 2012.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/07/news/economy/citgo_low_income_heating/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/07/news/economy/citgo_low_income_heating/index.htmVenezuela's Citgo Petroleum said Wednesday that it has reinstated a program that provides discounted home heating oil to lower-income residents in U.S. communities, two days after it was suspended.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/30/venezuela.chavez.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/30/venezuela.chavez.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Sunday he will again seek to change his office's two-term limit so he can seek re-election.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/27/venezuela.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/27/venezuela.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn the second day of his state visit to Venezuela, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev accompanied Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez on a tour Thursday of a Russian fleet anchored at a local port.Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/24/venezuela.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/24/venezuela.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextCandidates from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's party won a majority of the seats Sunday in local elections that were seen as a test of Chavez's influence.Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/23/venezuela.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/23/venezuela.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelans swarmed the polls on Sunday to cast ballots in hundreds of gubernatorial, mayoral and legislative elections.Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/21/venezuela.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/21/venezuela.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly 17 million Venezuelans are eligible to vote Sunday in about 600 races for governors, mayors and legislators. But President Hugo Chavez has made it clear the election is really all about one person not on any ballot -- himself.Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/28/venezuela.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/28/venezuela.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday said he was interested in working with Russia to develop a civilian nuclear power program.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/26/russia.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/26/russia.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn his second visit to Russia in as many months, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met with counterpart Dmitry Medvedev Friday in the southern city of Orenburg.Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/23/china.chavez.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/23/china.chavez.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Beijing Tuesday to meet with top Chinese officials and to discuss the possibility of buying weapons, state-run media reported.Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/18/venezuela.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/18/venezuela.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe government of President Hugo Chavez has chipped away at human rights in Venezuela during the 10 years he has held power, says a report released Thursday.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/12/venezuela.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/12/venezuela.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is expelling the Venezuelan ambassador to the United States in response to a similar move by Venezuela, U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Friday.Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840711,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840711,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Hugo Chavez says the U.S. ambassador has 72 hours to leave Venezuela and he's recalling his ambassador from WashingtonFri, 12 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/31/venezuela.bank/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/31/venezuela.bank/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Hugo Chavez on Thursday ordered the nationalization of the Banco de Venezuela "to put it at the service of Venezuela" after denying approval for its sale.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/22/chavez.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/22/chavez.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Moscow Tuesday to discuss a deal to spend billions on Russia weapons.Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813069,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813069,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA smart political agenda lies behind the unusually moderate words and actions from the fiery Venezuelan leaderTue, 10 Jun 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/09/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/09/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextLeftist rebels in Colombia should release all hostages in their custody as a first step toward laying down their weapons, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday.Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807217,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807217,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCaptured computers show alleged evidence that Venezuela's leftist leader is backing Colombia's FARC terrorists. So why isn't he being branded a sponsor of terrorism?Fri, 16 May 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/01/news/international/venezuela_steel/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/01/news/international/venezuela_steel/index.htmPresident Hugo Chavez of Venezuela signed a decree Wednesday that orders the nationalization of the country's leading steel producer.Thu, 01 May 2008 08:34:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1735563,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1735563,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Hugo Chavez said Sunday he will try to facilitate the release of three Americans held captive by Colombia's largest rebel group -- even though he has lost contact with the guerrillasMon, 28 Apr 2008 16:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/25/chavez.betancourt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/25/chavez.betancourt/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is little chance Colombia rebels will free one-time Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt after that country's March 1 attack on a rebel camp inside Ecuador, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday.Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720012,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720012,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLong derided as ineffectual, the Organization of American States steps up to mediate a dangerous standoff between Andean power players Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1719158,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1719158,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsVenezuela and Colombia are rattling sabers, but will they put their countries and economies at risk with military conflict? Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718781,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718781,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Hugo Chavez ordered Venezuela's embassy in Colombia closed and told the military to send 10 battalions to the border on SundaySun, 02 Mar 2008 23:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/01/11/chavez.farc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/01/11/chavez.farc/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez called Friday for Europe to remove from its list of terrorist organizations two Colombian groups -- including FARC, the group that freed two hostages Thursday in a mission Chavez organized.Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:08:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1699179,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1699179,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsVenezuela's President tried to shore up his standing by aiding the release of hostages in Colombia. But his words don't carry as much weight with radicals next doorTue, 01 Jan 2008 20:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/01/01/colombia.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/01/01/colombia.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTextA mission to free three hostages held by leftist rebels in Colombia stalled Monday, with the rebels and Colombian authorities trading blame for the delay.Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/27/colombian.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/27/colombian.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez said three hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, could be in Venezuela by sundown if an operation to transfer them begins Thursday morning.Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/26/hostages.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/26/hostages.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that three hostages held by Colombian rebels could be freed within hours.Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/22/chavez.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/22/chavez.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez confirmed Saturday that he plans to witness the release of three hostages held for years by the Colombian left-wing guerrilla group FARC.Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:28:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1697776,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1697776,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHugo Chavez's arms build-up in Venezuela is goading the Brazilians into upgrading their own military. Is this good for the region?Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/18/colombia.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/18/colombia.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree captives held for years by Colombian rebels could be freed by the end of the year, including an aide to Colombian Sen. Ingrid Betancourt and the woman's 3-year-old son, according to a statement.Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/05/venezuela.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/05/venezuela.chavez/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday denied he bowed to voters' rejection of a referendum only at the prodding by the military and said he would continue to push for sweeping constitutional changes.Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/30/venezuela.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/30/venezuela.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Hugo Chavez on Friday wrapped up his campaign to push through broad constitutional changes with a broadside attack against adversaries at home and abroad -- including a threat to cut off oil exports to the United States.Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:25:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690507,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690507,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhile the opposition got out its vote, the tipping point for the Venezuelan leader's loss may have come from his supportersTue, 04 Dec 2007 03:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/03/venezuela.referendum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/03/venezuela.referendum/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelans, by the slimmest of margins, rejected a constitutional referendum that would have allowed President Hugo Chavez to seek re-election indefinitely and tightened socialism's grip on the oil-rich Latin American nation. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:57:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690082,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690082,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsVenezuela's voters reject changes to its constitution, meaning a loss for a leader accustomed to landslide victoriesMon, 03 Dec 2007 10:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/02/venezuela.referendum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/02/venezuela.referendum/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelans turned out Sunday to vote on whether to approve broad constitutional changes that would bolster President Hugo Chavez's embrace of socialism and grant an indefinite extension of his eligibility to serve as president.Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/29/venezuela.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/29/venezuela.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne day after demonstrators thronged the Venezuelan capital's main thoroughfare to express their opposition to Sunday's referendum on changes to the constitution, supporters of President Hugo Chavez plan to hold their own demonstrations on Friday.Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/28/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/28/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday he is cutting all ties with Colombia as long as Alvaro Uribe remains its president.Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:22:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/19/news/international/oil_opec/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/19/news/international/oil_opec/index.htmDespite calls from Iran and Venezuela - OPEC's steadfast bashers of the U.S. government - experts say there's little chance the cartel will shift from pricing oil in dollars to something like the euro.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/08/colombia.farc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/08/colombia.farc/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez and a top Colombian guerrilla chief Thursday gave a glimmer of hope that dozens of hostages held by the leftist rebels would be freed.Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/05/venezuela.constitution/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/05/venezuela.constitution/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn ex-general who helped President Hugo Chavez through an abortive coup against his leadership in 2002 publically broke with the president Monday over proposed constitutional changes.Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/10/18/venezuela.amendments/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/10/18/venezuela.amendments/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuela's National Assembly began this week to weigh passage of 25 constitutional amendments sought by President Hugo Chavez, which critics said could result in the suspension of due-process protections.Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1664185,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1664185,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTwo important new books help understand why Venezuela's leftist President is considered both a national hero and a flawed demagogue Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/31/chavez.colombia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/31/chavez.colombia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez entered Colombia's bitter hostage standoff Friday, seeking to broker a deal between the government and leftist guerrillas to free hostages, including politician Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. defense contractors.Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1653937,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1653937,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsVenezuela's leftist leader wants to eliminate term limits. Is this his bid for dictatorship -- or a vote for democracy?Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/17/chavez.colombia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/17/chavez.colombia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez will meet with his Colombian counterpart this month in an offer to help mediate a prisoner-hostage exchange with Colombia's largest rebel group, a Colombian senator said Friday.Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/11/news/economy/bc.venezuela.oilprice.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/11/news/economy/bc.venezuela.oilprice.reut/index.htmWorld oil prices are headed for $100 per barrel, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez predicted on Saturday, and said he will cut supplies to the United States if the U.S. government "attacks" the South American nation again.Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1646554,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1646554,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsChavez called Bush the devil on U.S. soil, but if visitors to his country criticize the government, they may be shown the exit Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/23/news/international/chavez_oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/23/news/international/chavez_oil/index.htmSome major oil companies have rejected Venezuela's terms for the takeover of their multi-billion dollar projects and can leave the OPEC nation, President Hugo Chavez said Friday, days before a deadline for them to strike nationalization deals.Sat, 23 Jun 2007 05:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/29/venezuela.media/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/29/venezuela.media/index.htmlAs thousands of students marched in the streets in support, a Venezuelan television channel denied accusations that it was inciting violence against the government.Tue, 29 May 2007 17:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1624992,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1624992,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Venezuelan President's film venture, critics warn, is part of his planto turn the media into a propaganda toolFri, 25 May 2007 17:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/01/16/venezuela.chavez/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/01/16/venezuela.chavez/index.htmlVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez is living up to his promise to radicalize his Bolivarian Revolution after his re-election.Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/12/04/venezuela.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/12/04/venezuela.election/index.htmlAnti-American socialist Hugo Chavez said his claimed victory in the Venezuelan presidential election was "another defeat for the devil" after the bulk of returns showed him leading challenger Manuel Rosales by a wide margin.Mon, 04 Dec 2006 09:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/11/29/tbr.venezuela/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/11/29/tbr.venezuela/index.htmlCaracas is not so much the city that never sleeps, as the city that bangs on your window shouting at 3 a.m. But, with a presidential election just days away, a tone of political hysteria can be detected amid the constant cacophony of traffic noise and Caribbean pop.Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/10/24/chavez.un/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/10/24/chavez.un/index.htmlThe president of Bolivia announced that his country may have a chance at obtaining a much coveted spot on the U.N. Security Council, the body within the United Nations charged with maintaining global peace and security.Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/10/18/insider.chavez/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/10/18/insider.chavez/index.htmlVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has unveiled a softer image in the run-up to his bid to win a third term of office on December 3. Here's all you need to know about the Latin American firebrand.Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/21/news/funny/chavez_chomsky/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/21/news/funny/chavez_chomsky/index.htmSales of a little-known critique of U.S. foreign policy have skyrocketed on Amazon.com after firebrand Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez brandished the book in speech to the United Nations on Wednesday.Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/09/20/chavez.un/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/09/20/chavez.un/index.htmlVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez tore into his U.S. counterpart and his U.N. hosts Wednesday, likening President Bush to the devil and telling the General Assembly that its system is "worthless."Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/08/14/castro.cuba/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/08/14/castro.cuba/index.htmlCubans got their first glimpse Monday of Fidel Castro since he underwent surgery last week, with state-run television broadcasting video of the Cuban leader talking from his bed with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/04/29/peru.venezuela/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/04/29/peru.venezuela/index.htmlPeru recalled its ambassador from Venezuela to protest what it said was President Hugo Chavez's "persistent and flagrant" interference in Peru's presidential election.Sun, 30 Apr 2006 02:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/23/news/international/venezuela/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/23/news/international/venezuela/index.htmIn a move that could put even more pressure on already record-high oil prices, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is a further step toward nationalizing his nation's oil industry, according to a published report.Sun, 23 Apr 2006 03:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/17/un.mugabe.ap/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/17/un.mugabe.ap/index.htmlThe leaders of Zimbabwe and Venezuela on Monday denounced President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair as "unholy men," and blamed the United States and other developed countries for world hunger, pollution and war.Mon, 17 Oct 2005 16:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/03/8356740/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/03/8356740/index.htmBound for places like Boston, Baltimore, and Port Everglades, the five supertankers sit low in the shimmering blue-green Caribbean water, their hulls brimming with oil, gasoline, and jet fuel. Filling at a rate of 36,000 barrels an hour, these ships can be loaded and on their way from Venezuela in half a day, which is a good thing, since five more tankers are waiting in the distance for their fill-up. Americans are paying $15 million for each cargo, but the plant's manager just shrugs. "It's business," he says, already focusing on tomorrow's manifest: 500,000 barrels of high-sulfur fuel oil, destination China. The problem for the U.S. is that we may have to ante up more--a lot more--for that petroleum in the future if Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has his way. Venezuela is now the key to satisfying America's oil habit: By some measures this volatile Latin American nation, just a four-day sail from the U.S. Gulf Coast, has leap-frogged Canada and Saudi Arabia to become America's leading foreign source oMon, 03 Oct 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/08/23/robertson.chavez.1534/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/08/23/robertson.chavez.1534/index.htmlChristian broadcaster Pat Robertson has called for the United States to assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, calling him "a terrific danger" bent on exporting Communism and Islamic extremism across the Americas.Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:34:00 EDT