- 07:24 01/04/2013
An ancient tradition of burning an effigy of the biblical figure Judas Iscariot during Easter celebrations has taken a new twist in intensely politicized Venezuelan society as dummies representing two rival presidential candidates were torched in the capital Caracas on Sunday, local media reported.
- 23:55 28/03/2013
Armed forces in Venezuela have received a new batch of Russian amphibious combat vehicles, the Moscow-based Center for Analysis of Global Arms Trade said on Thursday.
- 02:21 27/03/2013
A Twitter account of Acting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gained over half a million followers only nine days after he launched it to communicate with his supporters ahead of the forthcoming presidential elections.
- 07:55 20/03/2013
The Venezuelan government has awarded with state medals four Cuban doctors and three nurses who provided medical care to late President Hugo Chavez in Cuba during his two-year-long fight with cancer, the Venezuelan media said on Tuesday.
- 03:21 19/03/2013
Venezuela’s Acting President Nicolas Maduro pledged to continue the political course of the late leader Hugo Chavez in case he was elected the president after April 14 elections.
- 00:00 18/03/2013
Venezuela’s Acting President Nicolas Maduro opened his official Twitter account on Sunday, gaining some 100,000 followers within the first hour.
- 09:46 17/03/2013
Venezuela’s Acting President Nicolas Maduro will launch social media accounts on Sunday to communicate actively with his supporters ahead of the forthcoming presidential elections where he is running as the main candidate from the ruling party, Maduro’s election adviser said.
- 23:26 16/03/2013
housands of Venezuelans lined up on Saturday outside the Military Museum in Caracas, where the body of late President Hugo Chavez had been brought and placed into a marble sarcophagus.
- 07:50 16/03/2013
The Venezuelan government has decided not to embalm the body of late president Hugo Chavez, Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas said on Friday.
- 23:16 15/03/2013
Thousands of Venezuelans lined the streets of Caracas on Friday to escort the body of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to the Military Museum, local media have reported.
- 10:00 15/03/2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
- 21:52 14/03/2013
Like almost any other outstanding leader, Hugo Chavez polarized society, and assessments of his political legacy will differ dramatically. His rise to international fame was evidence of major shifts in global politics: before him, the presidents of countries like Venezuela rarely became global stars.
- 18:49 13/03/2013
Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, lies in a picturesque valley in the Venezuelan coastal mountain range near the Caribbean Sea. But simply looking at the city, it’s easy to miss the beauty that surrounds it.
- 07:08 13/03/2013
Venezuela has appointed Juan Vicente Paredes Torrealba, a former commander of the National Army, as its new ambassador to Russia, Venezuelan media said citing Foreign Minister Elias Jaua.
- 09:57 12/03/2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
- 23:32 11/03/2013
Belarus and Russia must join efforts tapping into promising and lucrative Latin American markets, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday.
- 09:43 11/03/2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
- 05:52 11/03/2013
Venezuelan opposition leader said he would contest acting President Nicolas Maduro in the country’s April 14 presidential election, scheduled after the death of ex-leader Hugo Chavez.
- 08:06 10/03/2013
Bolivian President Evo Morales said Saturday he was “almost certain” that “the empire” (the United States) had poisoned his political ally, late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, regional media reported.3
