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    Fans from Sydney to Bogota mourn Michael Jackson  Jun 26, 2009
    Associated Press writers Rod McGuirk in Canberra; Peter Orsi in Mexico City; Stan Lehman in Sao Paolo; Jorge Rueda in Caracas; Madeleine Bair in Bogota; John Rogers and Derrik J. Lang in Los Angeles; Kim Yong-ho in Seoul; Min Lee in Hong Kong; Yuri Kageyama in Tokyo; and Teresa Cerojano in Manila contributed to this report. A service of the Associated Press(AP). (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Cruise ship with swine flu outbreak heads to Aruba  Jun 19, 2009
    Associated Press writer Fabiola Sanchez contributed to this report from Caracas, Venezuela. Related Searches. (Yahoo News)

    Cruise ship quarantined for swine flu  Jun 18, 2009
    CARACAS: Venezuela has quarantined the passengers and crew of a visiting cruise ship for 10 days after three crew members tested positive for swine flu. Health official Jorge Alchaer says 1,219 passengers and 460 crew members of Ocean Dream are still on board. (India Times, India)

    OAS Foreign Ministers Agree to Reverse 1962 Move to Expel Cuba From Group  Jun 4, 2009
    To contact the reporters on this story: in Caracas at ; in Buenos Aires at. Last Updated: June 3, 2009 19:49 EDT. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    OAS Lifts Ban On Cuba After 47 Years  Jun 4, 2009
    Live Cameras, Conditions. Cuban Officials Say Organization Tool For United States. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Full Story»  Jun 4, 2009
    OAS ends Cuba suspension after 47 years - Yahoo. OAS ends Cuba suspension after 47 years. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)

    Libertadores: Estudiantes, Nacional win in qtrs  May 29, 2009
    Cruzeiro beat Sao Paulo 2-1 at home in an all-Brazilian clash, while Caracas and Brazil's Gremio drew 1-1 in Venezuela. Both return legs will be played on June 17. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Israel: Chavez Sending Uranium to Iran  May 26, 2009
    Chavez salutes during a news conference in the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas. Photo: AP [file. (Newsmax)

    Venezuela Rejects Concerns From UN, OAS On Media  May 24, 2009
    CARACAS, Venezuela, May ... Globovision's president, Guillermo Zuloaga, was also at the center of another unrelated probe after soldiers and police raided a property belonging to him in Caracas on Thursday. (CBS News -- World)

    Venezuela music program flourishes as global model  May 23, 2009
    CARACAS, Venezuela Orchestras for children and teenagers inspired by Venezuela's trendsetting network of youth orchestras have been springing up from Sao Paulo to Scotland as international interest explodes, the program's founder said Friday ... Next month, Dudamel will conduct his Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony Orchestra in separate concerts with violinist Itzhak Perlman and cellist Yo-Yo Ma in Caracas. (Yahoo News)

    GOL Expands Sales Channels by Opening New Stores Internationally  May 22, 2009
    In Bogota (Colombia) and Caracas (Venezuela), destinations currently served by the VARIG brand, existing stores will be reorganized and moved to more convenient locations to ensure better customer service. Additionally, the Company will expand its sales structure in each destination. (PR Newswire)

    New general, new approach in Afghanistan  May 12, 2009
    The Venezuelan political opposition is in a state of alert over the defense of free expression, Caracas Mayor and opposition leader Antonio Ledezma said May 11, El Nacional reported. Ledezmas comments come in the wake of statements made by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez indicating the government may take legal action against media outlets such as Venezuelas Globovision for allegedly inciting political strife. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    * World News Quick Take  May 6, 2009
    VENEZUELA Quake rattles Caracas ... 4 quake was centered about 14km southwest of Los Teques on the outskirts of Caracas. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)

    Chavez says Obama must prove change after handshake  May 2, 2009
    Reuters Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gives U.S. President Barack Obama a copy of "Las Venas Abiertas ; Fri May 1, 7:06 pm ET CARACAS (Reuters) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday that Barack Obama must prove he wants to improve ties with South America after the two leaders shook hands at a summit last month. Chavez, a strident U.S. critic, has reduced the frequency of tirades against what he calls the "empire" since Obama took office as U.S. president in January, but he returned... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)

    Venezuela's Chavez Condemns U.S. Terrorism Report  May 2, 2009
    CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez on Friday condemned a U.S. report that alleges Venezuela fails to cooperate in fighting terrorism and called on President Barack Obama to end the decades-long trade embargo against Cuba. Two weeks after Chavez and Obama exchanged smiles and handshakes at a summit in Trinidad and Tobago, the Venezuelan leader called the report "one more slander" that brings into question Obama's pledges of change. (Newsmax)

    Venezuela sets up Palestinian ties  Apr 28, 2009
    CARACAS: Venezuela on Monday opened diplomatic relations with the Palestinian Authority just months after leftist President Hugo Chavez broke ties with Israel to protest January attacks on the Gaza Strip ... Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro and Palestinian Authority Minister of Information and Foreign Affairs Riyad al-Maliki signed agreements creating diplomatic ties and were scheduled to inaugurate a new embassy in Caracas in the afternoon. (India Times, India)

    Aerosmith cancel Venezuelan gig  Apr 28, 2009
    The veteran rock band were due to headline Solid Fest in Caracas on 1 February in what would have been their first Venezuelan concert ... "But having heard Joe had to revisit the hospital this month, the band are truly disappointed we can't be in Caracas and we hope to see everyone there soon.". (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    From partnership to leadership-Obama's L America policy  Apr 20, 2009
    The president's initiative for reducing tensions with Havana and Caracas highlighted the Fifth Summit of the Americas, held here from Friday to Sunday in the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. More remarkably, by setting the tone for the U.S.-Latin American relationship as "partnership," Obama has been trying to assure the Western Hemispherical countries that the new U.S. administration wants to build an "equal relationship" with them. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Signs of Spring: U.S.-Latin America Relations Thaw  Apr 19, 2009
    But Obama had even Ch;vez feeling "great optimism" that his nation's icy relations with the U.S. will thaw, starting with the return of each other's ambassadors, expelled last year, to Washington and Caracas. That bonhomie was hardly assured beforehand. (Time.com)

    Americas summit ends amid hopes  Apr 19, 2009
    After a brief meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton late Saturday, Chavez said it was "possible" that Washington and Caracas could return their respective ambassadors to their posts. The State Department said later that the US government "will now work" toward returning its ambassador to Venezuela -- and of its Venezuelan counterpart back to Washington. (India Times)

    US reaches out to Latin America - with help from Spain  Apr 18, 2009
    That doesn't mean hostile regimes in Caracas or La Paz, which often lambast US policy, will change dramatically. President Evo Morales of Bolivia, for example, accused the US this week of helping his adversaries plot to assassinate him. (Christian Science Monitor)

    Cities greet meeting planners with open arms  Apr 14, 2009
    Maria Guinand, of Caracas, Venezuela, presents a session on Choral Music of Venezuela and South America at the 2009 American Choral Directors Association conference in Oklahoma City in March. QUERIES UP. (USA Today -- Money)

    Indictment of Anti-Castro Militant Could Boost U.S.-Latin Ties  Apr 10, 2009
    But some analysts believe that if the U.S. were to eventually lock Posada away a grand jury in New Jersey is also investigating his involvement in the bombings it might turn down the extradition volume in Havana and Caracas. Though it urged Obama to go further than mere perjury charges against "the hemisphere's most famous terrorist," the Cuban government's official newspaper, Granma, on Thursday called Posada's indictment "a surprising strategic change." (). (Time.com)

    Opponents of Venezuela's Chávez fight moves to sideline them  Apr 6, 2009
    Caracas, Venezuela - Opponents of Hugo Chvez unleashed a fresh burst of accusations against the Venezuelan president Friday, a day after a former close collaborator of Mr. Chvez turned ardent foe was arrested at gunpoint on corruption charges. One Chvez rival, Antonio Ledezma, the mayor of metropolitan Caracas, denounced the president as a tyrant who's trampling on the Venezuelan Constitution by stripping officials such as he of power and punishing political enemies with jail ... "This... (Christian Science Monitor)

    Venezuela's Famed Youth Orchestra Visits U.S.  Apr 6, 2009
    Like anyone who has spent time in Caracas ranchos such as Catia or San Agustin, Abreu "perceived amidst the poverty an immense musical talent, the facility for elegant and forceful rhythms," he told TIME in an interview over the weekend ... Abreu won't say whether he thinks sharing the Simon Bolivar with the U.S. (which Ch;vez continues to denounce as "the empire") can improve Caracas-Washington relations, which are at their lowest point these days. (Time.com)

    Chavez Seeks "Rational" Relations With US  Apr 5, 2009
    CARACAS, Venezuela, April 4, 2009. Text Size. (CBS News)

    Cuba Should Be Readmitted to Organization of American States, Insulza Says  Apr 1, 2009
    Bidens pitiful complaints are regrettable, especially when there isnt a single Latin American or Caribbean government that doesnt see this antediluvian measure as a holdover from the past, Castro said yesterday, according to an e-mailed statement sent from the Cuban embassy in Caracas. Insulza said Cubas readmission into the OAS should come after serious study and dialogue. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    International traveler  Mar 27, 2009
    President Hugo Chvez has said his government plans to take over an airline based in Caracas and overhaul it as social property. . (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)

    TAM Announces 4Q08 Results Release Schedule  Mar 24, 2009
    Operations abroad include TAM flights to 18 destinations in the United States, Europe and South America: New York, Miami and Orlando (USA), Paris (France), London (England), Milan (Italy), Frankfurt (Germany), Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires and Bariloche (Argentina), Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), Santiago (Chile), Asuncion and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), Montevideo (Uruguay), Caracas (Venezuela) and Lima (Peru). It has code-share agreements that make possible the sharing of... (PR Newswire)

    Chávez cuts budget as oil prices fall  Mar 23, 2009
    Presidencia via AFP Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, announcing new measures to bolster the economy and face the international crisis, at the presidential palace in Caracas on Saturday, in this photo released by the Venezuelan Presidency press office ... 5 percent in metropolitan Caracas, while slowing slightly in recent months, would still outstrip the wage increase ... Mr. Chvez insisted that "not one hair has been touched" in Venezuela by the global crisis, despite signs of distress like... (International Herald Tribune)

    Everton beats Lanus 2-1 in injury time  Mar 18, 2009
    Caracas of Venezuela has six points, with Lanus trailing on two ... Lanus visit Chivas on April 14, while Everton travel to Venezuela to meet Caracas. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Brazil's Lula: A Bridge for Obama to Latin America's Left?  Mar 14, 2009
    Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) speaks with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva in Caracas ... And it's been quite a while since Washington and Caracas agreed on anything ... Chavez's endorsement of Lula playing a mediating role, which the Venezuelan leader announced last week during a speech in Caracas, is a sign that the Brazilian is having some success, says Michael Shifter, vice president of the InterAmerican Dialogue in Washington, D.C. "Chavez has been trying to get a... (Time.com)

    Libertadores: Villafraz, Tachira blank Cuenca  Mar 12, 2009
    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Deportivo Tachira of Venezuela secured a 1-0 victory over Deportivo Cuenca of Ecuador to be in the mix for qualification from Copa Libertadores Group 2 on Wednesday. Midfielder Jose Javier Villafraz scored after 67 minutes in front of 27,000 at Pueblo Nuevo Stadium in San Cristobal, about 700 kilometers southeast of Caracas. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Arrivederci, Canada  Mar 10, 2009
    On Sunday, the Yanks spent more than 31/2 hours mercilessly pounding a succession of Venezuelan relief pitchers who appeared to have been recruited that day on the streets of Caracas. And then last night somebody seemed to be taking a whole lot for granted. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)

    Britain's Clown Shortage: Visa Rules Hit the Circus  Mar 8, 2009
    Previously, a Venezuelan juggler would have to fly back to Caracas to apply for an extension, and by the time he made it back to England, his troupe may have moved on to Italy; now he can apply while working in the U.K. The old system also gave British embassies too much discretion in determining whether performers deserved their visas. Clay remembers a particularly troublesome ordeal last year involving a Chinese trapeze act, in which two boys swinging on distant lines would throw a... (Time.com)

    Castro and Chavez: The Evil Twins for Florida's GOP?  Mar 5, 2009
    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) embraces his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro after decorating him and signing bilateral agreements at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on December 13, 2008. Juan Barreto / AFP / Getty. (Time.com)

    Boom and bust: Venezuela's hard truth  Mar 4, 2009
    "Oil prices are very low," he acknowledged in a speech at a recent military parade in Caracas. For Venezuela, this is tough and difficult. (Globe and Mail)

    Wet passport belates Mariners' Balentien  Mar 2, 2009
    Balentien explained that he was at home in Willemstad in early February with his bags packed and ready to travel to Caracas, Venezuela, where he would pick up his visa and continue his trip to the United States. The necessary paperwork for the visa had been filed, and he showed up at the United States Embassy expecting to have the visa attached to his passport, clearing the way to his anticipated trip to America. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)

    Chavez sends troops to rice processors  Mar 1, 2009
    CARACAS President Hugo Chavez Saturday ordered troops to intervene in Venezuelan rice processing businesses, saying some have balked at producing under regulated prices ... Mr. Jaua said Caracas-based company Corporacion Mary, which produces four types of rice under the brand name Arroz Mary, will also be affected. (Globe and Mail)

    Chavez indifferent to Obama  Feb 28, 2009
    "The reason I'm attending the summit is not that Obama's there. I couldn't care less if he is there or not, if we see each other or not," Chavez told reporters at a public event in Caracas. Chavez said his would go to the upcoming summit to "defend the integration of the Caribbean and Latin America and demand that the empire Obama leads lift its blockade of Cuba, abide by UN resolutions and condemn Israel.". (iAfrica.com)

    Chavez in Cuba  Feb 22, 2009
    Last December, Raul Castro visited Caracas in his first visit abroad since taking over in July 2006 from Fidel, who stepped aside due to medical problems. Chavez said his first congratulatory message after last Sunday's win, which gave him the power to run for a third term in 2012, came from Fidel Castro. (iAfrica.com)

    Stanford stays out of sight  Feb 21, 2009
    As customers from Houston to Caracas desperately sought to recoup their investments, Mr. Stanford's whereabouts were a mystery again even after FBI agents served the 58-year-old financier with a formal fraud complaint on Thursday. Mr. Stanford, previously a publicity-seeking sports tycoon with a knighthood bestowed by the tiny Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, has been lying low since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged him, two colleagues and three of his companies with... (Globe and Mail)

    Chinese vice president arrives in Brazil for official visit  Feb 19, 2009
    CARACAS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping left Caracas Wednesday afternoon for Brazil, winding up his official visit to Venezuela ... CARACAS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at a seminar here Tuesday, elaborating on bilateral ties, cooperation and common development between China and Venezuela ... CARACAS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Tuesday hailed the vigorous growth in relations between... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Vice president concludes official visit to Venezuela  Feb 19, 2009
    Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping makes a speech at a business seminar in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 17, 2009. Xi arrived in Caracas Tuesday for an official visit to Venezuela ... CARACAS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping left Caracas Wednesday afternoon for Brazil, winding up his official visit to Venezuela. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Britons detained in Venezuela over 'cocaine smuggling'  Feb 19, 2009
    A British embassy official in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, confirmed that a British couple had been detained. "We are aware and are providing consular assistance," the official said. (guardian.co.uk)

    Chavez wins referendum vote  Feb 17, 2009
    CARACAS, Venezuela Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez won a referendum vote on Sunday that lets him stay in power for as long as he keeps beating rivals in elections, and bolsters support for his socialist and anti-U.S. policies ... Venezuelans wait in line in front of a polling station to vote in a referendum on a constitutional amendment in Caracas on Sunday ... This can't stop, because the future of this country is in the president's hands, said Juan Carlos Carrillo, 40, a clothes vendor who... (Globe and Mail)

    Hugo Chvez for life?  Feb 17, 2009
    In Caracas, Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez waved to the crowd after the official results on Sunday's referendum were released ... Caracas, Venezuela - With a clear popular victory Sunday in his bid to end term limits, Venezuelan President Hugo Chvez has injected new vigor into his controversial "21st-century socialism" movement and secured his role at a time when the economy is starting to falter ... "He is going to take advantage of this moment, saying the people voted for socialism," says... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    Warnings for Chavez  Feb 17, 2009
    "We have to analyse what we did well and what we could do much better," said opposition Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma. A first for Latin America. (iAfrica.com)

    Economy could weaken Chavez's rule  Feb 17, 2009
    CARACAS President Hugo Chavez's timing was impeccable, scheduling the vote that ended term limits at what may be the last possible moment before the global financial crisis wreaks havoc on Venezuela's oil-based economy ... I suggest the President get to work, Antonio Ledezma, Caracas's newly elected opposition mayor, said. (Globe and Mail)

    Chvez, S, but maybe not forever  Feb 14, 2009
    POLARIZED: A protester wore a sticker on her face that says 'No is no, vote no' at a rally last week in Caracas ... Caracas, Venezuela - In recent weeks, students have marched by the thousands urging Venezuelans to vote "No" in Sunday's referendum, which seeks to abolish presidential term limits and allow President Hugo Chvez to run for reelection indefinitely ... Not to be outdone, supporters of Mr. Chvez stormed an opposition debate at the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas last... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    Money and mops campaign  Feb 14, 2009
    For some residents of Petare, a huge shantytown on the steep hills of Caracas, the latest in a string of Venezuela votes involves a simple financial choice. "If I get aid from the opposition, I'll vote 'No.' If I don't, I'll vote 'Yes' on Sunday," shouted Amparo Perez, a resident of the biggest Caracas slum, over singing campaigners in a rubbish-strewn street. (iAfrica.com)

    Art treasures under threat  Feb 10, 2009
    "Climate change is a threat because it is going to increase the amount of fungus and bugs in many regions," he said at a meeting of experts in Caracas from February 9-12 on new ways to protect art collections. Much of the world's cultural heritage is made of canvas, wood, paper or leather which "in prolonged warmth and dampness, attract mold, micro-organisms and insects, causing decay and disintegration," a UN University statement said. (India Times)

    Medellin: From slumdog barrio to beacon on the hill  Feb 8, 2009
    MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA, AND CARACAS, VENEZUELA Here is a tale of two cities ... The second tale has to do with Caracas, Venezuela, an oil-rich city that's become one of the most dangerous in the world ... While the reputation of Medellin has floated up, up, up over the last decade, that of Caracas has spiralled crazily down. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    On Your Mind  Feb 8, 2009
    I enjoyed the remarks of our new President today and I sincerely hope the former KGB guy in Moscow, the wannabe in Teheran and the village idiot in Caracas heard clearly and paid close attention. Jan. 21. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)

    Higher prices irk Venezuelans ahead of Chvez's referendum  Feb 8, 2009
    CARACAS, Venezuela - Desiree Pereira couldn't decide among the squash she was squeezing at a food stall here on Tuesday ... While polls show that rampant crime is the public's biggest concern, inflation and the country's economic problems rank high, said Oscar Schemel, a Caracas-based pollster ... Caracas-based economic analyst Pedro Palma is forecasting negative growth of 1. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    Fly to Europe from R5425  Feb 7, 2009
    38 destinations are covered by this special with Vancouver priced at R33 769, Beijing at R33 621, Atlanta at R34 159 and Caracas at R33 929. The business class special is available for sale until 16 March for travel between 18 February and 31 August. (iAfrica.com)

    Chávez seeks Shangri-La with 'socialist cities'  Apr 1, 2008
    Camino de los Indios, Venezuela: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is building a 'socialist city' outside Caracas, to be called 'Caribia ... Tucked in the mountains in a patch of land called Camino de los Indios just outside Venezuela's capital, Caracas, up a treacherous dirt road that only a four-wheel-drive vehicle would dare, leftist President Hugo Chvez is building a new metropolis from scratch ... Like so many other facets of life in Caracas, the juxtaposition is jarring, a contradiction... (Christian Science Monitor)

    Sultanes appreciate Arizona appearance  Mar 30, 2008
    He had longed to play in a Major League park, any Major League park, since his childhood days in Caracas, Venezuela, and admits that he never expected the experience to come while wearing a Mexican League uniform. He never expected it to come after only a few hours of sleep and a three-day adventure from Nuevo Laredo to Chihuahua to Phoenix either, but there was no denying the man was going to be wide awake on the day his dream came true. (MLB.com -- Arizona Diamondbacks)

    FARC acquired uranium, says Colombia  Mar 28, 2008
    But there's uneasiness in the capitals of Caracas and Quito about what else may be revealed by the FARC laptops and how Colombian President Alvaro Uribe intends to use it, analysts say. "There is a temporary rapprochement but the uneasy relationship will continue" as long the computer files are in play, says Michael Shifter, of Inter-American Dialogue, a Washington think tank. (Christian Science Monitor)

    Leftwing activists flock to Venezuela to soak up the socialist 'revolution'  Mar 25, 2008
    Like Havana, Cuba, and Chiapas, Mexico, before it, Caracas draws liberals from around the world who want to experience Hugo Chavez's experiment in socialism ... Reporter Sara Miller Llana talks about the leftists who have flocked to Caracas ... Caracas, VENEZUELA - The "hot corner" stands in the center of Caracas, in Plaza Bolvar. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    Infield decisions will be challenging  Mar 24, 2008
    Castillo received an endorsement from Vizquel, his Venezuelan Winter League teammate at Caracas during the offseason. "Wherever we played him, he did a great job," Vizquel said. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)

    President Bush Visits Jacksonville, Florida, Discusses Trade Policy  Mar 19, 2008
    The regime in Caracas has railed against America, has forged an alliance with communist Cuba, has met with FARC leaders in Venezuela, has deployed troops to the Colombian border. In the process, regime leaders have squandered their oil wealth and left their people to face food shortages. (White House News Releases)

    Boca at Colo-Colo highlights Libertadores action  Mar 18, 2008
    Cruzeiro, seeking its third Copa Libertadores title, will travel to Venezuela to meet Caracas on Tuesday in Group 1 ... Cruzeiro has seven points, only one more than Caracas and two more than Argentine team Sao Lorenzo ... "Now we are at home and we need to win this match,'' Caracas midfielder Juan Comingues said. "We have to remain confident. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Venezuelans taking circuitous route to get dollars  Mar 16, 2008
    ao Tourist Board, said Venezuelan visitors roughly tripled in 2007 to 60,000 from a year earlier as airlines added flights from Caracas and smaller Venezuelan cities like Maracaibo, Valencia and Las Piedras ... Meanwhile, officials back in Caracas have been trying to put an end to the scheme after Venezuelan credit card purchases abroad surged 312 percent in 2007 to $5. (International Herald Tribune)

    Soccer | Copa Libertadores: Three teams need victories to stay alive  Mar 15, 2008
    Brazil's Cruzeiro leads Group 1 with seven points, one more than Venezuela's Caracas and six more than San Lorenzo. Only the top two teams in each of the eight groups advance. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)

    Chavez accused of secret Farc ties  Mar 10, 2008
    The revelations came as Venezuela moved to restore diplomatic relations with Colombia, reopening its embassy in Bogota and allowing Colombian diplomats to return to Caracas ... In a letter dated that day, Marquez said Rodriguez suggested that Marulanda travel to Caracas for a three-day meeting with Chavez at the presidential palace. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Chávez support slips in Venezuela  Mar 7, 2008
    Suffering: Residents gathered in the poor Petare area of Venezuela's capital, Caracas, on Dec. 1, 2007, the day before a failed referendum to scrap presidential term limits ... Caracas, Venezuela - Petare is a sprawling hillside barrio in Caracas, and poor neighborhoods like this have long been epicenters of support for Venezuela's President Hugo Chvez. (Christian Science Monitor)

    Colombia: Latin America tries to defuse escalating crisis  Mar 5, 2008
    Carlos Luna, a foreign affairs expert at the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas, says that the nations must work hard not to internationalize the conflict. "Siding of countries along ideological lines could cause lasting effects on the region," he says. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)

    USA could intervene...  Mar 4, 2008
    President Chavez yesterday closed the Colombian embassy in Caracas, warning that any similar entry into his country's territory after the rebels would be "cause for war" ... President Chavez moved quickly yesterday to close the Colombian embassy in Caracas and to declare on national television that Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was a "criminal.". (The Drudge Report)

    'World oil prices likely to rise more'  Mar 1, 2008
    CARACAS: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez predicted on Friday record world oil prices would continue to rise in what would be a concern for consumer nations worried about crude's impact on inflation in their economies. "Everything indicates that the oil price will continue to get stronger," Chavez, a price hawk in OPEC, said during a political speech, without elaborating. (India Times)

    Chávez's medical diplomacy wins plaudits  Feb 26, 2008
    Health Ministry officials in Caracas did not respond to requests for interviews. But Provea, a human rights group, estimated that Chvez's government spent a modest $16. (International Herald Tribune)

    Copa champs So Paulo, Atltico Nacional meet  Feb 26, 2008
    SI.com - Former champions Sao Paulo and Atletico Nacional meet in Copa Libertadores. Former champions Sao Paulo and Atletico Nacional meet in Copa Libertadores. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Raul Castro, the pragmatist, takes Cuba's helm  Feb 25, 2008
    Caracas, Venezuela - In selecting Raul Castro as the new president of Cuba Sunday after Fidel Castro resigned this past week after nearly 50 years at the post Cuba's power structure chose continuity and consistency. Raul Castro has effectively held the job for the past 19 months, since his brother Fidel Castro underwent abdominal surgery, with little disruption politically or socially. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)

    Caracas gives teacher lessons in culture, crime  Feb 24, 2008
    Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images An aerial view of a main avenue in downtown Caracas. CARACAS, Venezuela -- Dusk had just fallen when I took off for a jog in a desolate area of this capital city of 3 ... Although I knew Caracas was a different place by night than by day, I had run before without incident and had no concerns. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Notes: Bunting drills need work  Feb 23, 2008
    Callaspo, delayed in Venezuela by a visa snag, flew from Caracas to Atlanta to Phoenix on Thursday. "I told him he does look a little sleepy and I'm sure he is," Hillman said. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)

    Venezuelan Plane Wreckage Is Found; No Survivors Among 46 Passengers, Crew  Feb 23, 2008
    The turboprop plane slammed into a mountain about six miles northeast of Merida airport, where it took off en route to the country's biggest airport in Caracas, said , director of the Venezuela's civil defense agency ... A plane carrying 14 people crashed into the sea north of Caracas on the way to the Los Roques archipelago on Jan. 4 ... The public relations office at Santa Barbara Airlines in Caracas didn't respond to calls from Bloomberg News seeking comment. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Chávez set to take Castro's mantle  Feb 22, 2008
    Caracas, Venezuela - When Cuba's erstwhile leader Fidel Castro fell ill a year and a half ago, the first video that aired was of Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chvez sitting at his bedside ... "Chvez has already achieved a certain level of influence, but with Fidel out of the scenario he becomes the only reference point for the symbol of the leftist revolution," says Alfredo Keller, an independent pollster in Caracas ... Today he provides the island nation with an estimated 100,000... (Christian Science Monitor)

    Board game to get global makeover  Feb 20, 2008
    The 68 candidate cities include Amsterdam, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Bogota, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Caracas, Dubai, Dublin, Hong Kong, Jerusalem, London, Mexico City, Montreal, Moscow, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, and Vancouver. US cities on the list are Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C.. (Boston Globe)

    Chavez to Meet France's Kouchner to Discuss Release of Colombian Hostages  Feb 17, 2008
    France's Bernard Kouchner will travel to Caracas on Feb. 20 for the meeting, Chavez said, according to an e-mailed statement from the information ministry ... To contact the reporter on this story: Matthew Walter in Caracas at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Santeria burns bright  Feb 16, 2008
    CARACAS, Venezuela --- The man says he is possessed by a god ... In overwhelmingly Roman Catholic Venezuela, many shops have sprung up in recent years selling roosters, goats and other animals to be sacrificed in Caracas' working class barrios. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Artists Support Sanz in Venezuela Spat  Feb 14, 2008
    Venezuelan organizers last week announced that Sanz's sold-out Feb. 14 concert in Caracas was canceled because it lacked "the appropriate conditions." A November concert also was scrapped when officials withdrew permission to use a government auditorium. Sanz's criticism of President Hugo Chavez led Venezuelan officials to declare he is not welcome in the country _ though ticket sales to fans might indicate otherwise. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    US court backs ExxonMobil  Feb 14, 2008
    "The US government is nothing more than the direct representative of the multinational oligarchy ... who operates through political power, in this case the State Department," Maduro said in Caracas. The latest installment in the legal battle came a day after Venezuela's state petroleum company, Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), said it had suspended oil supplies to ExxonMobil. (India Times)

    Venezuela halts oil supplies to Exxon  Feb 13, 2008
    CARACAS: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stopped oil exports to Exxon Mobil Corp on Tuesday, escalating a multibillion-dollar fight with the U.S. company two days after threatening to cut off all supplies to America. The anti-U.S. president's retaliation for Exxon's legal offensive, which froze $12 billion in Venezuelan assets, pushed oil prices higher in late trading. (India Times)

    Gist and Vasquez Honored  Feb 12, 2008
    Good Counsel) and (Caracas, Venezuela) each earned Player of the Week honors from a pair of national media outlets. Gist earned Sporting News National Player of the Week, while was tabbed Player of the Week by ESPN.com. (Umterps.com)

    Exxon fights Chávez' Venezuela for compensation in courts  Feb 11, 2008
    "This does not affect our cash flow or our operations at all. We are operating at 100 percent, and there are no direct consequences for our assets," he said in Caracas. Regional model. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)

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