Topic: Hugo Chavez
US actor Sean Penn had a public showdown with a former co-star at the Los Angeles airport over his support for Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.Venezuelan actress Maria Conchita Alonso confronted Penn, star of films "Mystic River" and "Milk" among a dozen other ...
Leftist former army officer Ollanta Humala was sworn in Thursday as president of Peru, aiming to confront the high poverty plaguing his Andean nation despite its solid economic growth."We want to erase the word 'social exclusion' from our vocabulary and our reality ...
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's public battle with cancer has added to his global fame but it may also weaken his already waning influence in Latin America and beyond.For years the 56-year-old socialist leader was the flagbearer for a wave ...
RIO DE JANEIRO/LIMA (Reuters) - It was a political pilgrimage that surprised no one.Within days of winning Peru's presidential election, Ollanta Humala flew to Brazil to learn more about its success over the past decade and meet former President Luiz Inacio Lula ...
Peru prepares to vote Sunday in a volatile race for the presidency, with nationalist Ollanta Humala nurturing a surprise lead, a new image, and promises to share the resource-rich nation's record growth.Many voters in the misty coastal capital Lima remained undecided just ...
Leaked cable: Mexican prez said Latin America needed visible US presence to counteract ChavezMexican President Felipe Calderon told a U.S. official last year that Latin America "needs a visible U.S. presence" to counter Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's growing influence in the region, ...
China insists the incident was a misunderstanding, but US Navy officials have demanded a full explanation. The US news channel CNN says it regrets a production mistake which Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said could encourage attempts to assassinate him. On Tuesday, CNN's ...
Venezuelans voted Sunday in a key test for leftist President Hugo Chavez, with the main opposition poised for a strong return to the National Assembly after boycotting the last elections.Military trumpets blasted out at 6:00 am (1030 GMT) in a traditional voter ...
Venezuelans prepared for a key vote Sunday to test populist President Hugo Chavez and his "socialist revolution" and bring the main opposition back to the National Assembly.Firebrand Chavez has embraced the campaign, hoping his leftist party will keep a strong grip on ...
CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez said he would not allow the newly nominated U.S. ambassador, Larry Palmer, to take up his post in Caracas after what he said were viewed as offensive comments about Venezuela."How do you think, Obama, that I ...
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