http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/VenezuelaFind stories, videos, and photos about Venezuela from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:28:51 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Venezuela14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Venezuela from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/28/venezuela.colombia.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/28/venezuela.colombia.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan authorities have captured two Colombian spies, says President Hugo Chavez, who also is accusing the United States of being behind efforts to destabilize his leftist government.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/16/us.venezuela.arms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/16/us.venezuela.arms/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States fears recent weapons purchases by Venezuela could fuel an arms race in South America, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:41:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_vickery/09/15/venezuela/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_vickery/09/15/venezuela/index.htmlIt was just more than five months ago that Diego Maradona's reign in charge of Argentina seemed on the right track. After a couple of wins in friendly matches, he debuted in World Cup qualification with a conclusive 4-0 triumph at home to Venezuela.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:06:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20299978,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20299978,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe country has the first repeat winners as Stefania Fernandez takes the 2009 crownMon, 24 Aug 2009 15:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/28/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/28/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez froze diplomatic relations with Colombia late Tuesday, citing verbal aggressions from the neighboring South American country.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/27/colombia.venezuela.arms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/27/colombia.venezuela.arms/index.html#cnnSTCTextShoulder-launched anti-tank weapons purchased by Venezuela have ended up in the hands of guerrillas, Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos said.Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/20/venezuela.drug.smuggling/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/20/venezuela.drug.smuggling/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuela's role as a transit point for South American cocaine bound for the United States and Europe has significantly expanded in recent years, according to a U.S. government report released Monday.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:32:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/06/04/torrealba/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/06/04/torrealba/index.htmlThe 11-year-old son of Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba is safe after being kidnapped in Venezuela.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/05/15/venezuela.cargill.plant.seizure/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/05/15/venezuela.cargill.plant.seizure/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuela temporarily seized a pasta-making plant Friday belonging to U.S.-based food giant Cargill, citing a production quota dispute.Fri, 15 May 2009 18:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/05/04/venezuela.copter.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/05/04/venezuela.copter.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextRecovery officials removed the bodies Monday of a Venezuelan army general and 16 other who people died in a helicopter crash near the border with Colombia, a news agency reported.Tue, 05 May 2009 16:52:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/cliff_corcoran/03/20/wbc.semifinals/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/cliff_corcoran/03/20/wbc.semifinals/index.htmlOf the four semifinalists, Venezuela is both the least expected and the team that finished pool play with the best record. For that it owes some debt of thanks to the Dominican Republic's surprising first-round exit. Three of Venezuela's six wins came against Italy (twice) and the Netherlands, the latter of whom reached Round 2 in place of the D.R. Of the remaining three wins, two came against the USA in seeding games which U.S. manager Davey Johnson practically threw away by leaving struggling pitchers on the mound to get work.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:01:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_vickery/03/17/sa.qualifying/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_vickery/03/17/sa.qualifying/index.htmlAll over South America, international squads are being called up as the continent's World Cup qualification campaign resumes after a 5½-month break. The 11th and 12th games for each nation are coming up in late March, followed by two more in June, two in September and the final two in October.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:52:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/03/12/wbc.five.cuts.wednesday/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/03/12/wbc.five.cuts.wednesday/index.html1. The New York Mets had to like what they saw from closer Francisco Rodriguez in Venezuela's 5-3 victory [Recap | Box Score] over Team USA on Wednesday night. Okay, it was a typical K-Rod save: he walked the leadoff batter and wound up bringing the winning run to the plate, all before fanning Kevin Youkilis to close the deal. But for a guy whose velocity dipped last season, Rodriguez hit 95 mph on the radar gun and sat consistently at 92-93 mph. Not bad at all for the ides of March.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:43:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/03/09/verducci.sunday/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/03/09/verducci.sunday/index.htmlFive cuts from Toronto, where Adam Dunn's monster home run should be landing any day now . . .Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:15:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/cliff_corcoran/03/08/us.venezuela.blog/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/cliff_corcoran/03/08/us.venezuela.blog/index.htmlIt's difficult to remember now, but the U.S. entered the top of the sixth tonight trailing 3-2. They then sent eleven men to the plate and scored eight runs in that inning and added five more over the final three innings to romp to a 15-6 victory over Venezuela and become the second team in the tournament, after Japan, to clinch a second-round berth.Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/19/venezuela.bank/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/19/venezuela.bank/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Venezuelan government on Thursday took over the Stanford Bank Venezuela, whose owner is accused in the United States of a multibillion-dollar investment and sales fraud scheme, the state-run news agency reported.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/19/british.couple.cocaine.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/19/british.couple.cocaine.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British man detained with his wife after cocaine was allegedly found in their luggage at Margarita Airport in Venezuela is wanted in the United Kingdom, police have told CNN.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/04/venezuela.tear.gas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/04/venezuela.tear.gas/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree tear gas canisters were fired Wednesday at the Vatican's diplomatic headquarters in Venezuela, the second such attack in less than three weeks, church officials and local media reports said.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/31/venezuela.synagogue/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/31/venezuela.synagogue/index.html#cnnSTCTextArmed men forced their way into a Caracas synagogue, defacing its administrative offices with anti-Semitic graffiti and vandalizing an interior room where the Torah is kept, officials said.Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/venezuela.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/venezuela.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuela expelled Israel's ambassador to the country Tuesday and accused Israel of attempting to carry out "genocide" against the Palestinian people.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/30/venezuela.satellite/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/30/venezuela.satellite/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuela's first satellite roared into space Thursday from a launching pad in southwest China.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/25/russia.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/25/russia.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia is displaying its military power in America's back yard, sending a convoy of warships to Venezuela for joint naval exercises, the first such deployment since the Cold War.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/19/venezuela.critics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/19/venezuela.critics/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Venezuelan government has expelled two Human Rights Watch staffers and ordered them not to return, the group said Friday.Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/11/venezuela.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/11/venezuela.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday he is recalling his own ambassador from Washington and expelling the U.S. ambassador from Venezuela.Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840732,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840732,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDespite talk of a coup plot, domestic politics may have driven Venezuela's decision to expel the U.S. ambassador. But neither country can afford to break their oil ties Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840332,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840332,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsVenezuela orders out the U.S. ambassador on the same day that it welcomes long-range Russian bombers for military exercises Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/11/russia.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/11/russia.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Russian bombers have landed at a Venezuelan airfield where they will carry out training flights for several days, the Russian defense ministry said Wednesday.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/10/russia.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/10/russia.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Russian bombers have landed at a Venezuelan airfield, from which they will carry out training flights for several days, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/10/russian.bombers.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/10/russian.bombers.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Interfax news agency is quoting Russia's Defense Ministry as saying that two Russian strategic bombers have landed in Venezuela as part of military maneuvers.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:42:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819384,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819384,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.S. imports of Venezuelan oil and oil products fell by 11.7 percent to a five-year low in the first four months of the year, the U.S. government said MondayTue, 01 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808530,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808530,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused the United States of using anti-drug flights for spying -- and said that fighter jets are ready to defend Venezuela's sovereigntyThu, 22 May 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/19/venezuela.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/19/venezuela.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. anti-drug aircraft strayed into Venezuelan airspace Saturday night, the United States acknowledged Monday, ratcheting up tensions between the two nations.Tue, 20 May 2008 00:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807161,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807161,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsInterpol documents suggest a dramatic arms buildup by President Hugo Chavez could benefit leftist guerrillas that the U.S. has spent billions to defeatFri, 16 May 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/01/news/international/venezuela_steel/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/01/news/international/venezuela_steel/index.htmPresident Hugo Chavez of Venezuela signed a decree Wednesday that orders the nationalization of the country's leading steel producer.Thu, 01 May 2008 08:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/30/terror.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/30/terror.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuela's associations with terror states, Iran's meddling in Iraq and the resurgence of al Qaeda in Afghanistan top the concerns in a new State Department report on terrorism threats in countries around the world.Thu, 01 May 2008 01:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/29/venezuela.outages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/29/venezuela.outages/index.html#cnnSTCTextPower returned slowly to Venezuela on Tuesday night, a few hours after widespread outages blacked out nearly half the country, trapping people in elevators, stalling subways, filling streets with pedestrians and forcing hospitals to switch to emergency generators. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1731501,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1731501,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsVenezuela moved Tuesday to take a greater cut of windfall oil profits, approving a 50 percent tax on foreign oil companies when crude tops $70 a barrelWed, 16 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/21/venezuela.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/21/venezuela.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescue teams on Friday found the wreckage of a plane that crashed Thursday night in the mountains of Venezuela, but none of the 46 people aboard survived, a searcher said.Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/01/30/venezuela.standoff/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/01/30/venezuela.standoff/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice on Wednesday tried to determine what charges to file against the men who held up to 52 hostages in a botched bank robbery in central Venezuela before being detained.Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:36:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1697776,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1697776,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHugo Chavez's arms build-up in Venezuela is goading the Brazilians into upgrading their own military. Is this good for the region?Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691102,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691102,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOn election night, Venezuela's President went from anger to resignation as he realized voters were turning against him. But the defeat could help focus his socialist agendaWed, 05 Dec 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/10/15/venezuela.sin.tax/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/10/15/venezuela.sin.tax/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe price of sin rose Monday in Venezuela where President Hugo Chavez is on a campaign to make Venezuelans cut back on drinking and smoking.Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1658386,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1658386,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFrom a proposal for crime-detecting blimps to Chavez's proclamation to set the clocks back a half hour, can Venezuela get any weirder?Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/07/04/copa.venezuela/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/07/04/copa.venezuela/index.htmlBARQUISIMETO, Venezuela -- There's a big advertising campaign going around here with the slogan, "Football is taking over Venezuela ... or is it the other way around?"Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:06:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/06/18/arango.latino/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/06/18/arango.latino/index.htmlReprinted from SI LatinoTue, 26 Jun 2007 04:56:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1625887,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1625887,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAt least three students are injured after Chavez takes a television station off the airMon, 28 May 2007 21:05:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/more/02/03/carribean.world.series.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/more/02/03/carribean.world.series.ap/index.htmlTony Batista's bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the 18th inning gave the Dominican Republic a 4-3 victory over Venezuela on Friday night in the longest game in Caribbean Series history at 6 hours, 13 minutes.Sat, 03 Feb 2007 05:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/10/24/chavez.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/10/24/chavez.un/index.htmlThe president of Bolivia announced that his country may have a chance at obtaining a much coveted spot on the U.N. Security Council, the body within the United Nations charged with maintaining global peace and security.Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/02/8387620/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/02/8387620/index.htmChaos theory has it that a butterfly flapping its wings in Indonesia can cause a hurricane off the coast of Florida. Now there's a new version of that adage: Instability in the Middle East can make... Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/08/news/venezgas_reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/08/news/venezgas_reut/index.htmVenezuela and Colombia on Saturday began construction of a gas pipeline linking the two countries, another step in Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's efforts to promote Latin American energy integration.Sat, 08 Jul 2006 21:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/25/news/international/venezuala_reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/25/news/international/venezuala_reut/index.htmCARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela has delayed a suspension of some U.S. passenger and cargo flights until March 30 while the government holds talks with U.S. carriers over the restrictions, authorities said Saturday.Sat, 25 Feb 2006 22:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/01/24/social.forum.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/01/24/social.forum.ap/index.htmlEuropeans and Americans browsed through rows of booths lauding President Hugo Chavez's socialist revolution while Venezuela welcomed tens of thousands of activists to a massive event Tuesday protesting globalization and the war in Iraq.Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:56:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/03/8356741/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/03/8356741/index.htmThe President of Venezuela rarely grants interviews to foreign media, but FORTUNE's Nelson Schwartz and Jenny Mero sat down with him in mid-September (he was in New York for the U.N. General Assemb...Mon, 03 Oct 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/08/16/venezuela.crash/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/08/16/venezuela.crash/index.htmlA Colombian airliner carrying 160 people crashed Tuesday in a remote area of western Venezuela, aviation officials said.Tue, 16 Aug 2005 13:13:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/02/03/336434/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/02/03/336434/index.htmTen years from now, 20 years from now, you will see," former Venezuelan Oil Minister and OPEC co-founder Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo predicted in the 1970s, "oil will bring us ruin." It was an oddball...Mon, 03 Feb 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/01/20/335636/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/01/20/335636/index.htmThe violent strike cutting oil production in Venezuela has prompted a shudder, not a shock, in world markets, raising prices 20%. Mon, 20 Jan 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/08/22/79666/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/08/22/79666/index.htmThe Readiness index is based on price and currency stability, budget discipline, external debt, political stability, market-oriented policies, and reliance on trade taxes. A 5 means "ready," a 0 "n...Mon, 22 Aug 1994 04:01:00 EDT