Venezuela

Chavez not the first to discover book that he gave to Obama

Chavez not the first to discover book that he gave to ObamaWashington, Apr. 25 : Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wasn''t the first to discover the book he gave to President Obama last week in an attempt to ease diplomatic tensions. College students in the U. S. have been turning its pages for years.

The 317-page "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent" has been identified on the syllabi of at least 20 U. S. colleges and universities since 2003, and it''s been taught for decades on American campuses, Fox News reports.

Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader

Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leaderCaracas  - A Venezuelan court Wednesday issued an international arrest warrant against opposition leader Manuel Rosales, who fled to Peru last week.

The court justified the warrant for Rosales, who is a fierce opponent of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, by arguing the 56-year-old former mayor of Maracaibo was avoiding a trial on corruption charges.

At the same time the authorities asked Interpol to assist the politician's arrest, who claimed political asylum in Peru.

Venezuela’s Chavez hands over book to Obama with `warm regards’

Venezuela’s Chavez hands over book to Obama with `warm regards’Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies), Apr. 19 : Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez who once famously referred to former US President George W Bush as "the devil," put his animosity towards Washington on the backburner and presented gifts to Bush's successor Barack Obama on the sidelines of the fifth Summit of the Americas meeting here on Saturday.

Chavez speaks of "a good start" in ties with Obama

US President Barack Obama and Hugo ChavezPort of Spain  - The first meeting between US President Barack Obama and Hugo Chavez was a "good start," the Venezuelan president said Saturday.

"We have started to talk with Obama, and in itself that is a start, a good start. I believe we have started with positive steps," Chavez told reporters at the Summit of the Americas underway in Trinidad and Tobago.

"It is time we have the true start of a new history, that there is a balance, that domination mechanisms end," Chavez said.

Chavez considers restoring diplomatic ties with US

President Hugo ChavezPort of Spain  - President Hugo Chavez on Saturday said he was considering restoring Venezuela's diplomatic ties with the United States, in light of the change in policy under new US President Barack Obama.

"We are considering it with great attention and I think there could soon start to be work meetings," Chavez said on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago.

He said there had already been some exchanges with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

`We may have been wrong in not engaging with the US,’ says Castro

`We may have been wrong in not engaging with the US,’ says CastroCaracas (Venezuela), Apr. 18 : Raul Castro, the brother of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and de facto leader of the island nation 90 miles south of Florida, has admitted that his country may have been wrong in not engaging with the United States.

Speaking at a meeting of leftist leaders heading to the 34-nation summit here eager to represent Cuba''s interests. He said his country''s previous refusal to engage the U. S. earlier might have been a mistake.

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