Nicolas Maduro, a former bus driver who became late socialist leader Hugo Chavez's protege, has narrowly won Venezuela's presidential election on Sunday. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles said he did not recognize official results giving Maduro 50.7 per c...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has drawn flak from conservative clerics for a photograph that shows him consoling Hugo Chavez's mother. In the picture, Ahmadinejad is seen holding hands with the mother of the deceased Venezuelan President and hugging ch...
As Venezuelans begin seven days of painful and public mourning for Hugo Chavez who lost his long battle to cancer, Vice-President Nicolás Maduro takes over as the interim President of the country. Sea of people flooded the streets to pay last respects to thei...
Seven days of mourning has started in Venezuela which lost its President of 14 years, Hugo Chavez, to cancer. Chavez, who had been battling the deadly illness for two long years, died on Tuesday.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez passed away after a long battle with cancer. The 58-year-old, who was recently re-elected, succumbed after months of treatment in Cuba. The death of the President comes as a great shock as Chavez was a person who always stood ...
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez passed away after a long battle with cancer. The 58-year-old, who was recently re-elected, succumbed after months of treatment in Cuba. He hadn't been seen in public after his forth surgery. He died on Tuesday afternoon, accor...
Venezuelan President Huga Chavez died after battling cancer for two long year, ending the socialist leader's 14-year rule over the country. Chavez, 58, had undergone four surgeries since the cancer was detected in 2011.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez passed away after a long battle with cancer. The 58-year-old, who was recently re-elected, succumbed after months of treatment in Cuba. The death of the President comes as a great shock as Chavez was a person who always stood ...
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez passed away after a long battle with cancer. The 58-year-old, who was recently re-elected, succumbed after months of treatment in Cuba. He hadn't been seen in public after his forth surgery. He died on Tuesday afternoon, accor...
Venezuela's iconic leader Hugo Chavez passes away, at 58, despite treatment for cancer. This socialist President was re-elected three times and even fought off a coup attempt. Using his country's vast oil reserves, he opposed the US vehemently and even vowed t...
Venezuelan government has informed that the health condition of President Hugo Chavez continues to be critical. Government sources have revealed that the President suffers from a respiratory infection, leading to breathing difficulties.
Danseuse Lissy Muraleedharan pays rich tributes to Victor Hugo, the French writer, by presenting in dance form his poem ‘Elle Avait Pris Pli’ (translated into Malayalam as ‘Illaval’, and in English as ‘She Is No More’) at Chavara Cultural Centre. H...
Security forces in Venezuela uncover an assassination plot against the Vice-President and the head of the National Assembly, while President Hugo Chavez recovers from cancer surgery in Cuba. Vice-President Nicolas Maduro, who confirmed the assassination plot, ...
Thousands of Venezuelans flooded the streets on the anniversary of the country's democracy. The occasion was used by the supporters and opponents of President Hugo Chavez to voice their political preferences amid growing uncertainty over his health.
Although the Venezuelan Supreme Court has upheld the delay in President elect Hugo Chavez's swearing-in till his return fom Cuba, Vice-President Nicolas Maduro has called to the people to gather in front of the President Palace to honour the ailing leader. Cha...
The Venezuelan SC upholds the delay in President elect Hugo Chavez's swearing-in. Chavez has been away from the country for more than a month as he is undergoing treatment for cancer. While Henrique Capriles accepted the ruling, many others call it unconstitut...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez continues to be in a critical condition in a Cuban hospital. He has suffered complications caused by a lung infection after a surgery for his cancer treatment. Venezuela has announced that Chavez would not be participating in t...
The Venezuelan opposition is biding its time, waiting for the opportunity to remove incumbent President Hugo Chavez from office. The Venezuelan ruling party has hinted that the swearing-in ceremony of Hugo Chavez is likely to be delayed as the socialist leader...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is currently battling cancer, might be too sick to attend his own swearing-in ceremony on Thurday. Although he has already named his successor in Vice President Nicolas Marduro in case of any unforeseen eventuality, the Ve...
Latest reports claim that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is conscious after undergoing another cancer operation. Vice President Nicolas Maduro emphasized that the President was getting better and rubbished rumours that Hugo Chavez was in a coma.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has caught a respiratory infection during his recent cancer surgery. Chavez underwent an operation in Cuba. Before the treatment he spoke for the first time about his successor, pointing to Vice President Nicolas Maduro to repl...
In a late night broadcast to the country, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced his cancer had returned and named vice-president Nicolas Maduro as his successor. The relapse occurred just two months after he won the presidential election two months ago. C...
The British Foreign Minister has made a major announcement about the country's diplomatic presence in the state of Gujarat. On a day when Narendra Modi is ending his massive election yatra, the United Kingdom has changed its policy on the Gujarat Chief Ministe...
Celebration and jubilation marks the return of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. A hero in his own land, Hugo Chavez is portrayed as a 'bogey-man' in the West. His return to Presidency for a record fourth-time, means that Hugo Chavez will continue to polarize opinion ...
An atmosphere of jubilation grips Venezuela as Hugo Chavez is re-elected as the President of the South American nation. This means that the anti-US policies on handling the country's economy and oil reserves will hold true for the next six years. Venezuela's f...
Hugo Chavez, the man behind the socialist revolution in Venezuela, is re-elected as the President. An unpopular figure in the western world, Chavez is credited with nationalising the oil industry and reducing poverty by 70 percent. The country's economic phils...
Hugo Chavez is re-elected the President of Venezuela for the fourth time with 54 percent. His re-election proves socialism continues to be popular. His anti-poverty policies may have helped him with this win. However, the crime rate and corruption in the count...
Hugo Chavez remains the boss of Venezuela. Dominating his democratic rival in a hard-fought election for his country's top job, Hugo Chavez won the Venezuelan Presidential elections in a poll that had an 80 per cent voter turnout. Celebrations erupted all over...
Incumbent Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has won the presidential election with 54.42 per cent of the vote defeating challenger Henrique Capriles. It was Chavez's third re-election victory in nearly 14 years in office. The victory gives Chavez another six-ye...
Prof. James Petras from the New York's Binghamton University says the US will be happy to see Hugo Chavez make way to Henrique Capriles in Venezuela's presidential elections. Chavez has worked towards Latin American integration and has not allowed the US to ge...
It is election day in Venezuela with Presdent Hugo Chavez and Henrique Capriles running neck to neck. Venezula is one of the five countries with a majority of the world's oil reserves and the election could change the economic landscape in the country and Lati...
With the presidential elections around the corner in Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez is facing a lot of negative coverage in the media especially in the US. International consultant Adrian Salbuchi claims the the US has a way of meddling with other country's ...
'The Artist' becomes the first ever silent film to get Best Picture in the 84-year-old history of the Academy Awards. The film won 5 awards including that of Best Actor, awarded to French actor Jean Dujardin. The Best actress award went to Meryl Streep for her...
Octavia Spencer bagged the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in 'The Help' at the 84th Academy Awards, while 'A Separation' was named the Best Foreign Film of the year.