Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

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  Venezuela Bans Hugo Chavez TV Series

  Venezuela has banned TV networks from broadcasting a new series on late president Hugo Chavez, calling the US-Colombian production an attack on the legacy of the charismatic socialist firebrand.

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  Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro to Visit China, Vietnam for Finance Deals

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday said he will visit China and Vietnam to sign economic and financing deals, as the OPEC nation struggles to make ends meet at a time of low oil prices.

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  Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro Calls Donald Trump a 'Thief'

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro lashed out Thursday at US billionaire and presidential candidate Donald Trump for saying Mexican immigrants were bringing crime and drugs to the United States.

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  May Go to US to Challenge Barack Obama: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

  Ridiculing the US qualification of Venezuela as a security threat, President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday he may travel to Washington to challenge American counterpart Barack Obama.

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  Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro Seeks Decree Powers to Face US 'Imperialism'

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday asked parliament for decree powers in response to new US sanctions, in a move opposition critics slammed as a power-grab.

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  Venezuela's Ruling Socialists Target Another Opposition Leader

  Socialist Party legislators called on Monday for a probe of another Venezuelan opposition leader accused of conspiring against President Nicolas Maduro, just days after the mayor of Caracas was arrested on similar charges.

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  Venezuela's President Maduro Announces Supposed Coup Attempt

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday that a coup being plotted by military aviation officials had been dismantled and those involved detained.

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  Venezuela President Receives Parade Amid Looming Crisis

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was greeted by the Venezuelan equivalent of a ticker tape parade on Saturday as he returned to an increasingly stricken economy from a two-week fundraising trip.

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  United States-Venezuela Discuss Improving Relations

  Last year saw a rapid deterioration of relations between their countries, but on New Year's Day, US Vice President Joe Biden and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shook hands and expressed their desire for restored ties.

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  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Congratulates Castro Brothers on New US Ties

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a frequent critic of the United States, congratulated the Castro brothers Friday on Cuba's rapprochement with Washington, but warned that the embargo on the island would remain for a long time.

• Aruba to Hold Venezuelan Official Seeking Immunity

  A judge in Aruba ruled Friday that the highest-ranking Venezuelan official ever arrested on a US warrant must remain behind bars pending an extradition request on drug-trafficking charges, prompting Venezuela to cancel flights to the Dutch Caribbean island in retaliation.

• Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro Hits Twitter Milestone, Still Lags Mentor Hugo Chavez

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has hit a Twitter feed milestone of 2 million followers, though his cyber popularity still lags far behind that of his charismatic predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez.

• Tired of protests, Venezuelans take politics to the beach

  Thousands of Venezuelans have escaped to the beach for the long Carnival weekend, heeding President Nicolas Maduro's call to leave behind nearly a month of anti-government protests.

• Venezuela opposition musters thousands for march despite Carnival holiday

  While many Venezuelans went to the beach to enjoy the Carnival holiday, thousands of anti-government demonstrators marched in the capital on Sunday, trying to keep up the momentum from weeks of protests demanding the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro.

• Venezuelan leader says workers see Chavez apparition at building site

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said an image of his idol and predecessor, the late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, has appeared miraculously in the wall of an underground construction site.