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CARACAS, Venezuela -- Hugo Chavez has defended the alleged terrorist mastermind Carlos the Jackal, saying the Venezuelan imprisoned in France was an important "revolutionary fighter" who supported the cause of the Palestinians. The...

In this article: Hugo Chavez, Carlos the Jackal, Paris, Idi Amin, Venezuela, Toulouse, Gaza Strip, and Europe

...have gotten more frequent over the last couple of years," said Vollmer, whose family-owned Santa Teresa distillery 50 miles southwest of Caracas, the capital, is the nation's second-largest rum producer. "It's not just us -- glass, paper and...

In this article: Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Rum, Revenue, Respondent, and Inflation

...for war." Colombia responded by lodging a diplomatic note with the UN Security Council accusing Caracas of threatening to use force against it. Caracas then accused Bogota of detaining four of its soldiers in a border river's...

In this article: Colombia, Venezuela, Alvaro Uribe, Bogota, UN Security Council, Hugo Chavez, and US

...shut down and Cubans sweated through summer blackouts lasting 12 hours or more. These days, Cuba has a new energy supplier in Caracas, and the Castro government's deep political and commercial ties with Venezuelan President Hugo...

In this article: Cuba, Fidel Castro, Havana, Jet fuel, Revenue, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, and Hugo Chavez

...only began to enforce it in September, a move apparently designed to preserve more jobs for Russians. 4 Venezuela The U.S. Embassy in Caracas issued an alert reminding travelers that political demonstrations are frequent in Caracas and...

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In this article: Colombia, Venezuela, and Meta River

...closer to coming true. Lula's Persistent Cause On July 4, 2006, representatives of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay met in Caracas to sign the protocol for the entrance of Venezuela into the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). After...

In this article: Venezuela, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil, Brasilia, Argentina, and Kevin Rudd

Hugo Chavez calls for dieting in streets of Caracas Fat is a socialist issue, says president as Venezuelans pile on the pounds A stall selling arepas, the kind of snack Hugo Chavez has urged Venezuelans to cut out. Photograph: Natacha...

In this article: Hugo Chavez, Obesity, Soy milk, Miss Universe, Venezuela, Spaghetti, Pasta, Junk food, and Plantain

...nation. The government has been criticized for poor planning after it was forced to impose strict water rationing in the capital Caracas and power rationing in other parts of the country. Venezuela produces much of its electricity...

In this article: Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro, Venezuela, Orinoco, Iodine, Surgery, and Silver

Water rationing could last for six months in some parts of Caracas Large parts of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, will be without water for up to 48 hours over the next week after officials began water rationing. The measure is the...

In this article: Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, and BBC