Metallica boosts security for Venezuela concert

2010-03-12T09:16:18Z

<div><p>US heavy metal group Metallica has planned extensive security measures for its concert Friday at a Caracas baseball stadium after rioting fans sparked chaos and violence in Bogota.</p><p>But organizers are heeding to lessons learned during Wednesday's riots, and have called on a large contingent of police officers, civil prote...

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Caracas

2010-03-12T03:15:25Z

<div><p>CARACAS (Reuters Life!) - Caribbean heat mingles with Andean cool in Caracas, which is nestled against a verdant mountain range, cresting at over 9,000 feet (2,765 meters.).</p><p>Languidly tropical by day, the Venezuelan capital's climate turns brisk after sundown. The perfume of the lush greenery infuse...

Venezuela-bound ETA suspect held in Portugal

2010-03-11T19:17:08Z

<div><p>Portuguese police have arrested a suspected member of the Basque separatist group ETA in Lisbon as he tried to board a flight to the Venezuelan capital Caracas, Spanish media reported Friday.</p><p>Andoni Zengotitabengoa, 30, was detained at Lisbon airport after he presented a Mexican passport which turne...

Venezuela murder-rate quadrupled under Chavez: NGO

2010-03-11T10:00:40Z

<div><p>CARACAS (Reuters) - Homicides in Venezuela have quadrupled during President Hugo Chavez's 11 years in power, with two people murdered every hour, according to new figures from a non-governmental organization.</p><p>The Venezuelan Observatory of Violenc...

Venezuela Chavez

2010-02-25T14:17:24Z

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks during a press conference at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Chavez declares "electricity emergency" in Venezuela

2010-02-22T10:41:52Z

<div><p>CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez inaugurated a folksy new radio talk-show on Monday by declaring an "electricity emergency" in oil-rich Venezuela.</p><p>Despite its huge crude reserves, the Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Police blocked the protesters' march route from a downtown plaza to Congress. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Venezuelan politics spill onto baseball field

2010-02-22T13:32:05Z

<div><p>CARACAS (Reuters) - Rarely has the phrase "three strikes, you're out" been so controversial on Venezuela's baseball fields -- or in its politics.</p><p>Opposition leaders have seized on three issues weighing on President Hug...

Venezuela Media

2010-01-28T15:32:19Z

A woman bangs a pot as students protest in the back in Caracas, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. University students have taken to the streets daily since last Jan. 24, after government pressure led cable TV services to drop Radio Caracas Television International, which has long been a critic of Chavez's policies. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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Venezuela marches continue, Chavez shuffles cabinet

2010-02-22T14:09:07Z

<div><p>CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned on Wednesday that he may quicken his drive to build a socialist state, as he shuffled his cabinet amid opposition demonstrations sparked by closure of a television station.</p><p>The leftist leader is already f...

Venezuelan police, protesters clash as VP resigns

2010-02-22T14:59:42Z

<div><p>Venezuelan police used clubs and tear gas to battle students protesting the government's shutdown of a major opposition TV station, as President Hugo Chavez's vice president announced his resignation.</p><p>Vice President Ramon Carrizalez, 59, a retired colonel who is also the country's defense minister, said he was ...

APTOPIX Venezuela Media

2010-01-25T14:01:11Z

A woman argues against anti riot police officers during a protest in Caracas, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Police fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse university students protesting after President Hugo Chavez's government forced a critical TV channel off cable television. (AP Photo/Leonardo Ramirez)

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Anti-Chavez channel removed from cable

2010-02-22T16:14:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Venezuelan cable providers drop anti-Chavez TV channel under government orders</div><div><p>A cable-television channel critical of President Hugo Chavez was yanked from the air early Sunday for defying new government regulations requiring it to televise some of the socialist leader's speeches.</p><p>Venezuelan cable and satellite TV provider...

International Cost of Living Index Rank 2010

2010-02-22T15:46:24Z

The January 2010 International Cost of Living Ranking covers 276 global locations across the world.<br><br>We have reported the 10 most expensive countries to live in, the 10 fastest movers up and down in ranking and the 10 most expensive locations per basket item.<br><br>Tokyo is still the most expensive place for an expatriate to live with the highest overall cost of living index while

Venezuelans march for, against Chavez amid shortages

2010-02-22T15:57:36Z

<div><p>CARACAS (Reuters) - Thousands of Venezuelans marched for and against President Hugo Chavez on Saturday amid political and economic tensions fueled by a currency devaluation and shortages of water and power.</p><p>The marches were the first since Chavez sharply devalued ...

Venezuela Expropriation

2010-01-20T18:16:47Z

Pedestrians walk near the still under construction Sambil shopping mall in Caracas, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. Days after President Hugo Chavez announced plans to expropriate a chain of french-owned supermarkets, Pro-Chavez lawmakers in the National Assembly have declared the Sambil shopping mall a "public utility, thus paving the way for expropriation. (AP Photo/Leonardo Ramírez)

Venezuela's opposition charges voting districts changed to favor pro-Chavez candidates</div><div><p>President Hugo Chavez's foes charged Wednesday that newly announced changes to voting districts in a third of Venezuela will put opposition candidates at a disadvantage in congressional elections.</p>&lt...

Venezuela's Chavez nationalizes French-owned retailer

2010-02-22T19:05:52Z

<div><p>CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez on Sunday nationalized a chain of supermarkets controlled by France's Casino on charges of price gauging after the government devalued the b...

Chavez suspends power cuts in Caracas

2010-02-22T20:26:28Z

<div><p>Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered the suspension of power blackouts in the capital, saying they were having "undesirable effects" on an angry and confused population.</p><p>Chavez also called for the resignation of his newly appointed energy minister, Angel Rodriguez.</p><p>The government announced sweeping power cuts Tuesday across wide swa...

Chavez suspends power cuts in Caracas amid anger

2010-02-22T20:30:12Z

<div><p>Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered the suspension of power blackouts in the capital, saying they were having "undesirable effects" on an angry and confused population.</p><p>The government announced Tuesday sweeping power cuts across wide swathes of Caracas, as well as the whole country, amid a drought-driven energy crisis.&...

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