Jill LangloisSeptember 30, 2012 08:25

Putin gives Chavez a puppy

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was excited Thursday to show off his gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin: a 3-month-old black terrier puppy.

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Going in for the bro-hug. (ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)

"He is a good dog and beautiful," Chavez told a Russian delegation at his Venezuelan presidential palace, according to the Associated Press. "I'm going to call him 'Russian.'"

Venezuela presidential election: Poll shows Hugo Chavez lead over Henrique Capriles narrows

Allison JacksonSeptember 25, 2012 18:44

Chavez’s poor health has clearly affected his campaign, said Leon.

Is Venezuela about to open up to foreign oil investment?

Girish Gupta August 29, 2012 06:00

CARACAS — Chevron officials may share in the three-day mourning declared by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez over the country’s recent oil blast at Amuay, which killed at least 48 people. A new deal between the US oil giant and the South American country could be a sign of further loosening of the notoriously nationalized economy.

Girish GuptaMarch 29, 2012 16:48

Chavez, back from Cuba cancer treatment, is high in the polls

Upon returning from radiotherapy in Cuba, Venezuela's strongman says he is slowed down but government is accelerated.

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A boy takes pictures of a poster with the image of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas. (JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has returned to Venezuela after his first session of radiotherapy in Cuba, coinciding with the pope's visit to the Communist island.

Meet Henrique Capriles, Chavez's first real challenger

Girish GuptaFebruary 10, 2012 07:04

MAIQUETIA, Venezuela — For the first time in its disjointed history, Venezuela's opposition has finally united to take on the socialist president.