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  • Venezuela extends NAM Summit invitation to Sushma Swaraj

    PM Modi most likely to skip NAM Summit; Venezuela extends invitation to Sushma Swaraj

    Politics | August 19, 2016 7:32 IST

    Amid reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit to be held in Venezuela next month, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was extended an invitation to attend the event by her Venezuelan co

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    Messi scores in Argentina’s win; Chile routs Mexico 7-0

    Football | June 19, 2016 20:03 IST

    Foxborough (United States): Lionel Messi made his first start of the Copa America tournament and tied a national record with his 54th international goal as Argentina defeated Venezuela 4-1 on Saturday to set up a

  • President Nicolas Maduro

    Venezuela orders military exercises to counter foreign threats

    World | May 15, 2016 10:28 IST

    Caracas: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the military to hold military exercises within a week to counter foreign threats. The decision came after former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe in an interview urged Venezuela's armed forces

  • venezuela collects signatures against us decree

    Venezuela collects signatures against US decree

    World | April 10, 2015 11:00 IST

    Caracas: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said over 10 million people have signed a petition against a US decree that labels the South American country a national security threat.On March 9, Obama signed a decree stating

  • indians rank 16th on leaked hsbc list

    Indians rank 16th on leaked HSBC list

    India | February 09, 2015 17:32 IST

    New Delhi: With total funds of USD 4.1 billion, Indians rank 16th on the new leaked HSBC list of Swiss bank account holders from over 200 countries, while people from Switzerland itself are on the

  • 33 break out of venezuelan jail

    33 break out of Venezuelan jail

    World | January 01, 2015 8:22 IST

    Caracas: Thirty-three suspects in custody at a police station in the capital municipality of Chacao escaped through a hole in the wall, Venezuelan authorities said Wednesday.Guards noticed the hole around 2:00 a.m. and soon realised

  • maradona says he s a soldier of venezuela

    Maradona says he's a 'soldier of Venezuela

    Football | December 11, 2014 13:01 IST

    Caracas: Argentina football legend Diego Armando Maradona said he's a "soldier" of Venezuela after a short meeting with President Nicolas Maduro. Minutes before departing from the capital's airport Wednesday, Maradona said to the press he has

  • venezuela cooks world s largest christmas hallaca

    Venezuela cooks world's largest Christmas hallaca

    World | November 16, 2014 11:20 IST

    Venezuela: Venezuelans may be struggling with shortages of basic food items, but Christmas treats were in abundant supply on Saturday.With some help from the Ministry of Nutrition, some cooks set a record for making the

  • venezuela blames us for global oil price slump

    Venezuela blames US for global oil price slump

    World | October 17, 2014 12:55 IST

    Caracas: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has blamed Washington for the slump in global oil prices.Washington was "flooding" the market with cheaper shale oil to bring down prices and ultimately impact Russia and other oil-producing nations,

  • angola malaysia venezuela new zealand elected to security

    Angola, Malaysia, Venezuela, New Zealand elected to Security Council

    World | October 17, 2014 7:07 IST

    United Nations: The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Angola, Malaysia, Venezuela and New Zealand as new non-permanent members to the Security Council.The four countries won the required two-thirds of votes during the election at

  • venezuela s maduro calls for shakeup at un

    Venezuela's Maduro calls for shakeup at UN

    World | September 25, 2014 9:32 IST

    UNITED NATIONS: Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is calling for a “re-founding” of the United Nations in his debut at the annual General Assembly of world leaders.The socialist president took the podium late Wednesday to demand

  • venezuela extending night time border closure

    Venezuela extending night time border closure

    World | September 12, 2014 8:35 IST

    CARACAS, Venezuela: Venezuela's president says the nighttime closure of the border with Colombia will continue for three more months as part of the government's campaign to combat smuggling of oil and food.President Nicolas Maduro announced

  • venezuela s oldest newspaper shuts down

    Venezuela's oldest newspaper shuts down

    World | September 11, 2014 7:16 IST

    CARACAS, Venezuela: Venezuela's oldest newspaper is shutting down because of a lack of newsprint and a difficult economic climate as the country grapples with chronic shortages.El Impulso announced on Wednesday that it will stop circulation

  • know the tallest slum of the world in venezuela

    Know the tallest slum of the world in Venezuela

    World | October 13, 2014 10:12 IST

    New Delhi: The ‘Tower of David' is one of the tallest slums of the world. It is a 45 storey skyscraper which is now home to 3,000 poor in Carcass.The building was built with the

  • former boxing world champion killed in venezuela

    Former boxing world champion killed in Venezuela

    Other Sports | February 26, 2014 11:15 IST

    Caracas, Venezuela: Former world champion boxer Antonio Cermeno was kidnapped and killed in his native Venezuela, police said Tuesday.   Cermeno, a WBA super bantamweight and featherweight champion in the 1990s, was found shot to death

  • world cup trophy arrives in venezuela

    World Cup Trophy arrives in Venezuela

    Football | February 01, 2014 14:37 IST

    Caracas: The FIFA World Cup Trophy arrived Friday in Venezuela as part of a promotional world tour in the lead-up to this year's championship to be held in Brazil.Venezuelan Sports Minister Antonio "El Potro" Alvarez

  • palestinians to buy fuel from venezuela

    Palestinians to buy fuel from Venezuela

    World | August 26, 2013 8:56 IST

    Ramallah: The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has signed a deal with Venezuela to import fuel from the South American country, a minister said Sunday.The agreement was signed in Caracas Saturday, Xinhua reported citing Palestinian Foreign

  • snowden agrees to asylum in venezuela russian lawmaker

    Snowden agrees to asylum in Venezuela: Russian lawmaker

    World | July 10, 2013 7:00 IST

    Moscow, July 10: American whistleblower Edward Snowden has agreed to take political asylum in Venezuela, a Russian lawmaker said on Tuesday."As was expected, Snowden agreed to (Venezuelan President Nicolas) Maduro's offer of political asylum," Xinhua

  • venezuela receives formal asylum request from snowden

    Venezuela receives formal asylum request from Snowden

    World | July 09, 2013 12:21 IST

    Caracas, July 9: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday that his government had received a formal asylum request from US former CIA analyst Edward Snowden, who has been staying in the transit zone of Moscow's

  • nicaragua venezuela offer asylum to snowden

    Nicaragua, Venezuela offer asylum to Snowden

    World | July 06, 2013 10:01 IST

    Caracus, Jul 6: The presidents of Nicaragua and Venezuela offered Friday to grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, one day after leftist South American leaders gathered to denounce the rerouting of Bolivian President Evo

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