Russia-Venezuela nuclear accord after Brazil bought weapons

After paying a short visit to Brasilia and meeting Lula da Silva, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed to sell helicopters and tanks to Brazil. Both countries agreed on the need to build a new financial...

Russian warships enter Venezuela

As announced before, Russian warships are already in Venezuela to conduct joint military exercises. Unlike previous US Venezuelan naval exercises, this one has created concern among local and international...

Russia's new presence in Latin America

"Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit this week with Venezuela's leftist leader Hugo Chávez is the first ever for a Kremlin leader to this oil-rich nation. And the meeting – part of a Latin...

Venezuela may reform election law

During an International Press Conference on Monday night at Caracas, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez clarify his stand on reelection. Chavez rejected suggestions that he would...

Venezuela local elections: great turnout and divided victories (Updated)

UPDATES:  Later reports showed that the opposition also won at two more states: Carabobo and Tachira. The final outcomes clearly shows that most populated states would be under the control of the...

Venezuela calls for OPEC output cuts

Joining Lybian previous calls, Venezuela has also suggested a OPEC output cuts for stabilising world prices. This reduction -of an estimate one million barrels a day- would be proposed during the next OPEC...

Chavez says Russian warships arriving soon

Prior to the release of first official results on today´s local elections , Russian warships are expected to enter the long Venezuelan Caribbean coasts. Venezuela and Russia have increased their bilateral...

Venezuelans vote in local elections

Early this morning, Venezuelans started queing to vote in local elections for state governors and regional and municipal legislators. Turnout is expected to be high but it is a cloudy day on many...

Venezuela drenches as local elections draw near

Despite heavy rains two days ago, Venezuelans eagerly wait to cast their votes tomorrow at local elections. This election outcome are meaningful for incumbent and popular President Hugo Chavez....

Medvedev on Latin American tour

In what some analysts consider the return of a cold war era, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev starts a four-nation Latin American tour.  But, Cold War is long gone and Multi polarity seems to be the emerging...

Venezuela: 134 foreign observers to witness local polls

Aware of recent disputes in Nicaragua over the results of local elections, the Venezuelan Electorate Body (CNE) has invited 134 foreign observers to oversee the polls on Sunday 23 November 2008. Most...

Heavy rains kill 14 people in Venezuela (Updated)

UPDATES: Local authorities have informed that fourteen people died during the torrential rains last night in Venezuela. 53 houses collapsed in the DF Municipality while 93 were affected at Baruta. Five people died...

Vietnam Prez Minh Triet arrives in Venezuela

Caracas, 18 November 2008. Today, the Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet arrived  to Caracas for a three day official visit. Minh Triet is accompanied by a 177 member delegation. Vietnam and Venezuela are...

Chavez: Russia to build N-reactor in Venezuela

As the expectation of a Russian State visit of Dmitry Medvedev to Caracas increased, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stated Moscow would help his country build its first nuclear reactor. Venezuela and Russian...

Chavez: G20 summit a waste of time

"Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:40:35 GMT Hugo Chavez says that G-20 summit in Washington is a waste of time, because it excluded the poor and is hosted by the...

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