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A poster of Venezuelan late President Hugo Chavez remains near a burning barricade during an anti-government demo, in Caracas on February 21, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Leo Ramirez)
February 22, 2014, 3:59 pm
More protests as Venezuela leader calls for talks with US
At least nine killed, scores arrested in demonstrations against Maduro government
By AFP
Venezuela's then-vice president Nicolas Maduro attends the funeral of the late president Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, in March (photo credit: AP/Rodrigo Abd/File)
October 1, 2013, 4:32 am
Venezuela expels US diplomats on conspiracy charge
President Nicolas Maduro says officials have been plotting with the extreme right to sabotage the economy and power grid
By Fabiola Sanchez
May 23, 2013, 12:48 pm
Venezuelan TV personality says Israel faked damning recording
Presenter uses his popular show to accuse prominent local Jews of sedition
An illustrative photo of a spray-painted swastika on a window (ADL/JTA)
May 20, 2013, 10:03 pm
US study shows global increase in anti-Semitism, Shoah denial
Religious freedom report from State Department cites concern about leaders of Venezuela, Iran, and Egypt condoning anti-Semitism, verging on ‘desecration and violence’
Venezuela's newly elected President Nicolas Maduro celebrates his victory at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ramon Espinosa)
May 13, 2013, 10:06 pm
Venezuela’s ‘anti-Semitic’ leader admits Jewish ancestry
Nicolas Maduro defends Caracas’s policies toward Israel, says his grandparents were Sephardic Jews who converted to Catholicism
By Michal Shmulovich
Venezuela's opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski arrives for a news conference at his office in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday. (photo credit: AP/Fernando Llano)
April 26, 2013, 7:42 am
Venezuela opposition to boycott vote audit
Capriles vows to challenge election results at the Supreme Court
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski smiles after a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, late Thursday (photo credit: AP/Ariana Cubillos)
April 19, 2013, 10:20 am
Election council to audit Venezuela vote
Opposition candidate Capriles Radonski says he’s cautiously optimistic after questionable loss to Chavez’s named successor
Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the State Department's fiscal 2014 foreign affairs budget (photo credit: AP/Carolyn Kaster)
April 17, 2013, 7:16 pm
Kerry says ‘window’ for Mideast peace only 2 years
Secretary of state promises House Foreign Affairs Committee to ‘honor that urgency’ but won’t lay out a schedule for talks
By Bradley Klapper
Opposition supporters and students cross a barricade during clashes with riot police in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday, April 15, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
April 17, 2013, 9:07 am
7 dead and scores injured as post-election violence grips Venezuela
President-elect Nicolas Maduro charges US behind unrest over vote as challenger Henrique Capriles demands recount
By Fabiola Sanchez and Vivian Sequera
Venezuela's newly elected President Nicolas Maduro celebrates his victory at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ramon Espinosa)
April 15, 2013, 7:26 pm
Chavez successor wins Venezuelan elections
Nicolas Maduro elected president by tiny margin; opposition candidate Henrique Capriles demands recount
Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters after voting in the presidential election outside a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Capriles is running for president against Nicolas Maduro, the hand picked successor of late President Hugo Chavez. (photo credit: AP/Fernando Llano)
April 15, 2013, 3:48 am
Chavez heir claims razor-thin win in Venezuela vote
Henrique Capriles, Catholic grandson of Holocaust survivors, demands recount after saying he actually beat acting President Nicolas Maduro
Defaced campaign signs of ruling party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro cover a wall in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12 (photo credit: AP/Ariana Cubillos)
April 14, 2013, 9:58 am
Venezuelans to elect new president following Chavez’s death
Voters have a choice between continuity with longtime Chavista Nicolas Maduro and a fresh start with Henrique Capriles
By Alexandra Olson and Frank Bajak
Posters featuring Venezuela's late president Hugo Chavez and interim President Nicolas Maduro hang on a pole at the 23 de Enero neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Maduro,who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against part-Jewish opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
April 13, 2013, 3:01 pm
Lead narrows for Chavez heir amid crime, shortages
Maduro, chosen to continue Venezuela’s unfinished revolution, hopes to ride tide of grief into victory over part-Jewish rival Capriles
By Alexandra Olson
Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, the Catholic grandson of Holocaust survivors, greets supporters as he campaigns in Maracay, Venezuela, on Thursday. (photo credit: AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
April 6, 2013, 12:44 pm
Venezuela’s opposition presidential candidate wages fierce campaign
Henrique Capriles, the charismatic Catholic grandson of Holocaust survivors, warns of problems if pro-Chavez acting president remains at the helm
By Fabiola Sanchez and James Anderson
Venezuelan presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, center, at a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday, April 1, 2013. (photo credit: Fernando Llano/AP)
April 3, 2013, 6:39 am
Grandson of Holocaust survivors takes on Chavez legacy
Henrique Capriles faces off against incumbent Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela candidates ratchet up campaigns
By Fabiola Sanchez
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