World news about “Venezuela” published by euronews.
Atomic humour as Ahmadinejad meets Chavez Mutual adulation and anti-American snipes marked the meeting of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with his Venezuelan host Hugo Chavez. Welcoming the visiting Iranian… 10/01/2012
Dramatic road accident in CaracasAt least 13 people were killed and 13 wounded on Thursday when a petrol tankers overturned and exploded on a highway near Caracas in Venezuala engulfing seven… 30/12/2011
Symphony goes underground in Caracas – nocomment Thousands of child musical prodigies in Venezuela’s sprawling capital have taken to metro stations during the daily rush. In a popular initiative for… 27/11/2011
Changing tourism in Latin America The most common images of tourism are sun, sea and sand, and Margarita Island, in the Venezuelan Caribbean, certainly has all of them. It is also a good place… 10/11/2011
Venezuela’s Corpus Christi celebrations – nocomment Dancers wearing brightly coloured masks depicting devils whirled through the streets of Naiguata in Venezuela, shaking their hips to the heavy beat of African… 24/06/2011
Tanker blast kills 14 in VenezuelaAt least 14 people died in Venezuela when a petrol tanker overturned and exploded on a main road, setting fire to eight cars and a bus. The accident… 30/12/2011
Chavez launches regional body that excludes USBack on the world stage after cancer treatment, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez has launched a new regional body that pointedly excludes the US. Displaying new… 03/12/2011
Gold bullion returns to VenezuelaA first shipment of gold bars has arrived in Venezuela after President Hugo Chavez recalled almost all of the country’s foreign bullion reserves from Western… 26/11/2011
Kidnapped Major Leaguer freedWilson Ramos, the Major League baseball player who was kidnapped outside his home in Venezuela on Wednesday is free. Venezuelan police rescued him in a raid… 12/11/2011
Baseball kidnap highlights Venezuelan violenceThe kidnapping of a Major League baseball catcher in Venezuela has highlighted the increasing criminality in the south American nation. Baseball fans… 11/11/2011
Former trainee-nun is crowned Miss WorldThe seemingly obligatory tears accompanied the crowning of this year’s Miss World at the ceremony held in London. And it was Miss Venezuela who won the… 07/11/2011
Carlos the Jackal faces new terrorist trialConvicted murderer Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, better-known to the world as ‘Carlos the Jackal’, faces a new trial today in France accused of masterminding a… 07/11/2011
Chavez doctors say cancer patient in fine formDoctors who have been treating Hugo Chavez for cancer say the Venezuelan president is in fine health and his prognosis is excellent. They spoke out to… 23/10/2011
Cancer-hit Chavez braves TVVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has appeared on television for the first time with his head closely shaved. The leader is currently under going chemotherapy… 02/08/2011
Chavez makes birthday balcony appearanceVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has appeared on the balcony of the presidential palace in Caracas to mark his 57th birthday. And this year there’s a special… 29/07/2011
Chavez will return to Cuba for cancer treatmentVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday that he will return to Cuba to start chemotherapy treatment. Chavez said he would delegate some powers to… 17/07/2011
President set to travel to Brazil for treatmentVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez is to go to Brazil for cancer treatment according to sources in that country. The move has not been confirmed from Caracas… 15/07/2011
Independence parade goes ahead without ChavezVenezuela began its annual two-day independence day celebration on Tuesday with a military parade in the capital city Caracas. Thousands of troops took… 06/07/2011
Venezuela’s Chavez vows to battle cancerPresident Hugo Chavez has told the Venezuelan people he will keep going in his fight against cancer. There had been much speculation that he would spend… 05/07/2011
Chavez returns to Venezuela after cancer treatmentHugo Chavez has reportedly returned to Venezuela after receiving medical treatment in Cuba. State television showed the president arriving at an airbase… 04/07/2011
Chavez will make “full recovery” – officialsAfter emergency surgery to remove a cancerous tumour, officials in Venezuela say Hugo Chavez is expected to make a full recovery. Venezuela’s Vice President… 04/07/2011
Chávez confirms treatment for cancerous tumourPresident Hugo Chávez of Venezuela says he has had surgery to remove a cancerous tumour. The country’s socialist leader was speaking from Cuba where he has… 01/07/2011
Doubts linger over health of Hugo ChavezVenezuela has cancelled a regional summit scheduled for next week amid concerns for the health of President Hugo Chavez. The announcement came after state… 30/06/2011
Venezuela’s Chavez well, says CaracasFriends of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez say his enemies should stop dreaming and his allies should stop worrying about his health. Even his mother has… 27/06/2011
Venezuelans urged to support ailing ChavezVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez is reportedly in a critical condition after surgery in Cuba. Rumours are circulating about the leader’s health after an… 26/06/2011
President’s tweet increases speculation on his healthPresident, Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has tweeted to his people on the anniversary of an historic battle. The message on the social networking site has… 25/06/2011
Venezuelan army storms El RodeoThousands of Venezuelan troops have ended a prison revolt, retaking control of El Rodeo in Caracas. Gunbattles between gangs last Sunday had already claimed… 18/06/2011
Tensions over US motives towards LibyaA delegation of mostly Latin countries has given their backing to a plan for an international peace mission in Libya. The ALBA group, which is made up of… 05/03/2011
Venezuela promises extra Orinoco outputVenezuela’s Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez is predicting extra output of 50,000 barrels per day from new projects in the vast Orinoco oil fields this year… 20/01/2011
US retaliates in diplomatic row with ChavezThe United States has withdrawn the visa of Venezuela’s ambassador to Washington, in retaliation for the rejection by Caracas of President Obama’s choice of… 30/12/2010
Venezuela’s ex-President Peres diesVenezuela’s former president Carlos Andres Peres has died in Florida aged 88 after suffering a heart attack. Perez served as the country’s leader twice… 26/12/2010
Moscow agrees to nuclear deal with VenezuelaPresident Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has visited Moscow where he has signed a deal for the Russians to build his country’s first nuclear power plant. At the… 16/10/2010
Chavez jokes about opposition electoral gainsHugo Chavez maintains his ruling party is the only winner in Venezuela’s parliamentary elections, despite inroads made by his rivals. The opposition is… 28/09/2010
Opposition eat into Socalist majority in VenezuelaSupporters of President Hugo Chavez have celebrated their party’s majority in Venezuela’s parliamentary elections. But their happiness soon turned to… 27/09/2010
Socialists win but opposition gains in VenezuelaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has still been the dominant figure throughout his country’s parliamentary election. Seen as a referendum on his… 27/09/2010
Chavez party win Venezuelan parliamentary pollEarly indications are that the party of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has won a majority in the country’s parliamentary election. The opposition has… 27/09/2010
3am bugle call rouses Venezuelans to voteVenezuelans are voting in a parliamentary election which is a key test for Hugo Chavez ahead of a presidential ballot in two years’ time. A 3am bugle call… 26/09/2010
Chavez vows no fraud in Venezuela pollVenezuela’s Hugo Chavez says there is no chance of fraud in today’s parliamentary election, a vote that marks a big test for his self-styled… 26/09/2010
Chavez opponents aim for parliamentary gainsSupporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez remain buoyant, even though the opposition is tipped to make gains in Sunday’s parliamentary… 24/09/2010
Venezuela plane crash kills 14At least 14 people have been confirmed dead after a passenger plane plunged to the ground in Venezuela. But more than 30 others survived the crash, the exact… 14/09/2010
Venezuela plane crash kills 13In Venezuela, a plane belonging to the state-run airline Conviasa has crashed. At least 13 people have been confirmed dead while reports indicate 23 have been… 13/09/2010
Venezuelan elections kick off with clashesVenezuelan soldiers fire tear gas at opposition candidates as campaigning for the country’s legislative elections gets under way. The poll will test the… 26/08/2010
Chavez keen to restore ties with ColombiaVenezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is calling for face-to-face talks with with Colombia’s newly sworn-in President Juan Manuel Santos to restore diplomatic… 08/08/2010
Santos sworn in as Colombian presidentJuan Manuel Santos has been sworn in as Colombia’s new president, promising to continue his predecessor Alvaro Uribe’s hard line against left-wing… 08/08/2010
Venezuela’s Chavez ‘optimistic’ over ColombiaVenezuela’s foreign minister is to attend the inauguration of new Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in what’s being seen as a thaw in relations between… 07/08/2010
Venezuela and Colombia to talk amid tensionVenezuela’s foreign minister is to meet the new Colombian government after it takes office in a week’s time, despite the stand-off between the two… 01/08/2010
Border crossings despite Colombia-Venezuela rowIt looks like business as usual on the border despite the dispute between Colombia and Venezuela. The military may be present. But pedestrians and cars have… 24/07/2010
Andean spat cranks up a notchVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has cut diplomatic ties with Colombia in an escalating dispute between to the two Andean neighbours over Bogata’s charges… 23/07/2010
Venezuela severs relationship with ColombiaVenezuela has cut ties with Colombia, after being accused of harbouring FARC rebels. At a meeting of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Colombian… 23/07/2010
Putin touches down for talks in VenezuelaRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has arrived in Venezuela for talks with leftist President Hugo Chavez. The two leaders are discussing a 15 billion… 02/04/2010
Repsol and Chevron sign Venezuela dealSpain’s Repsol and US-based Chevron have accepted the risks of operating in Venezuela in order to tap into its huge reserves. They have signed the largest… 11/02/2010
Chavez gags opposition televisionThe broadcasting bete noire of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, Radio Caracas TV Internacional, has been taken off the air. Cable operators have dropped… 25/01/2010
Venezuela seizes foreign-owned supermarketsThe Venezuelan government has taken control of a chain of foreign owned supermarkets that it is seeking to nationalise. Officials and employees have taken… 20/01/2010
Venezuela and Cuba sign trade dealVenezuela’s anti-American President Hugo Chavez has signed a three billion dollar trade deal with Cuba. The cooperation agreement – worth the equivalent of… 13/12/2009
Chavez and Ahmadinejad unite against US “imperialism”Iran and Venezuela have pledged to “stand together until the end in the face of US imperialism.” The message comes as President Hugo Chavez welcomed a man… 26/11/2009
Chavez threatens war as Colombia appeals to the UNPresident Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has ordered his military to prepare for a possible war with neighbouring Colombia. Tensions along the Venezuela-Colombia… 09/11/2009
Total joins Venezuela in oil searchFrance’s Total and Venezuela are to invest around 17 billion euros to develop an oil field in the country’s Orinoco region. The project is part of… 23/09/2009
Venezuela borrows to buy Russian weaponsVenezuela has raised the stakes in South America, buying Russian tanks and missiles with money borrowed from Moscow. President Hugo Chavez announced the… 14/09/2009
Chavez recognises Abkhazia and South OssetiaGeorgia has reacted angrily to the Venezuelan President’s recognition of the pro-Russian rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Hugo Chavez made the… 10/09/2009
Venezuela recognises breakaway Georgian regionsVenezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has formally recognised the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. He told… 10/09/2009
Raising Latin American ghostsThe announcement of seven American bases in Colombia have resurrected old ghosts from the past about US involvement in Latin America. After a long silence… 28/08/2009
Chavez to sever links with ColombiaVenezuela’s President Hugo Chavez says he is ready to break off diplomatic relations with neighbours Colombia. Chavez is furious over negotiations between… 26/08/2009
Venezuelans protest over schools lawProtests over a controversial new education law have sparked violence on the streets of the Venezuelan capital. Police fired water cannons, tear gas and… 23/08/2009
Chavez slams radio stationsThe Venezuelan government has begun the shutdown of 34 radio stations. President Hugo Chavez claims the closures are part of efforts to democratize the… 02/08/2009
Venezuela and Spain sign energy dealVenezuela and Spain have signed a multi-million euro energy deal, which will provide Madrid with oil, and Venezuela with a new power plant. It creates a new… 30/07/2009
Claims FARC weapons passed through VenezuelaColombia says it has found Swedish-made weapons, including anti-tank rocket launchers, in a raid on a camp belonging to FARC rebels. It says the weapons… 28/07/2009
