Chris Kraul
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 00:00
New owners of Venezuela's Globovision are said to have ties to President Nicolas Maduro's government. Some fear that critical voices will lose an outlet.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 00:00
Well-placed sources say Maduro wants to get out from under the U.S. designation of Venezuela as a haven for drug traffickers and as being too amenable to nations such as Iran.
Monday, April 15, 2013 - 00:00
Vicente Diaz, a member of the council who represents the opposition, asked that all the votes be recounted manually, although council leader Tibisay Lucena said the results were "irreversible"
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 00:00
Chile looks into claims by a former chauffeur that the Nobel Prize laureate may have received a lethal injection shortly after Salvador Allende was overthrown.
Monday, March 11, 2013 - 00:00
No matter the opponent, Maduro is a heavy favorite to win the election as the beneficiary of the Chavez legacy
Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 00:00
Chavez did not stop at rhetoric. He filled empty bellies, stocked classrooms and tended to the ill.
Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 00:00
Nicolas Maduro, a stocky former bus driver who never finished high school, takes power with a deep reserve of goodwill from supporters of Hugo Chavez -- but also severe problems that may soon exhaust it
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 00:00
They know that the next leader of the oil-rich country may be less keen on throwing them economic lifelines.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 00:00
Continued concern for his health and decisions made during his 10-week absence may only increase pressure for new elections to choose a successor.
Friday, January 11, 2013 - 00:00
For now, analysts see Chavez supporters falling in behind Maduro in unity and sympathy with their stricken leader and because, in the words of analyst Manuel Sierra, the party has every incentive to stick together