Girish Gupta
Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 00:00
Split down the middle over an acrimonious election, Venezuelans are squaring off en masse every night at 8 p.m. on the dot in a cacophony of noise
Friday, April 12, 2013 - 00:00
Despite Chavez's death from cancer last month, El Comandante continues to dominate the intense election campaign
Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 00:00
Maduro can, for now, count on the legions of crimson-clad Chavez supporters in mourning as el Comandante's body lies in state this week
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 00:00
Chavez's health will only make the next eight months more nailbiting as after 13 years in opposition, Capriles and his supporters push for victory.
Monday, February 6, 2012 - 00:00
Helicopters and Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets flew overhead, and soldiers carrying weapons marched while shouting, "February 4, socialist fatherland."
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 00:00
As Mr. Chavez enters election year with stepped up rhetoric aimed at Washington and the opposition at home, Mr. Santos may be caught in the crossfire.
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 00:00
An Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ruling on Friday cleared opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez to run for Venezuela's presidency next year.
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 00:00
The head of Colombia's armed forces, Adm. Edgar Cely, declared this week in a radio interview that left-wing guerrillas are hiding in Venezuelan territory - an accusation that may chill the warming relations between his country and neighboring Venezuela.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 00:00
Still, no one is sure how well Chavez will be able to handle the quotidian tasks of running a country, especially given how heavily top-down his government structure is - which was uncomfortably obvious last month as officials seemed confused, if not para
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 00:00
Mr. Chavez's surprise return - just days after announcing that he had been undergoing treatment for cancer while in Cuba – comes just in time for the country’s bicentennial celebrations.