Chavez travels to Cuba for more cancer treatment
The recently re-elected Venezuelan president needs more care in Cuba six months after radiation therapy there.
Girish Gupta
What Venezuela’s election means for Washington
By Girish Gupta
Is Hugo Chavez still as relevant as he believes to a US government that has edged away from the policies of Bush?
Venezuela: Opposition shootings cast a shadow on election
By Girish Gupta
Gunmen in Hugo Chavez’s home state shot down activist allies of Henrique Capriles just a week before the Oct. 7 vote.
Venezuela’s Yanomami massacre mystery
By Girish Gupta
An alleged massacre in the Venezuelan jungle appears to have been hyped by Western media with scant evidence.
Another refugee for Ecuador, another nightmare for Belarus
By Girish Gupta
He’s hell-bent on uncovering government secrets and seeking refuge in Ecuador. No, he’s not Julian Assange. Meet Aliaksandr Barankov.
Venezuela: Chavez and Capriles commence battle for presidency
By Girish Gupta
Last Sunday’s official campaign kick-off was more of a symbolic waypoint than any significant transition in operations. The real campaigning has effectively been running on for months — arguably years, for Chavez.
Meet Henrique Capriles, Chavez’s first real challenger
By Girish Gupta
Henrique Capriles Radonski is the frontrunner for primaries due to take place on Sunday, in preparation for October’s presidential election.
The man who would defeat Hugo Chávez
By Girish Gupta
After 12 years orchestrating his Bolivarian Revolution, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is preparing to run for a fourth, six-year term in power.