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Angola, Malaysia, Venezuela, New Zealand elected to Security Council
World | Oct 17, 2014, 07:07 AM ISTUnited 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
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Venezuela's Maduro calls for shakeup at UN
World | Sep 25, 2014, 09:32 AM ISTUNITED 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
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Venezuela extending night time border closure
World | Sep 12, 2014, 08:35 AM ISTCARACAS, 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
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Venezuela's oldest newspaper shuts down
World | Sep 11, 2014, 07:16 AM ISTCARACAS, 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
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Know the tallest slum of the world in Venezuela
World | Oct 13, 2014, 10:12 AM ISTNew 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
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Former boxing world champion killed in Venezuela
Other Sports | Feb 26, 2014, 11:15 AM ISTCaracas, 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
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World Cup Trophy arrives in Venezuela
Football | Feb 01, 2014, 02:37 PM ISTCaracas: 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
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Palestinians to buy fuel from Venezuela
World | Aug 26, 2013, 08:56 AM ISTRamallah: 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
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Snowden agrees to asylum in Venezuela: Russian lawmaker
World | Jul 10, 2013, 07:00 AM ISTMoscow, 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
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Venezuela receives formal asylum request from Snowden
World | Jul 09, 2013, 12:21 PM ISTCaracas, 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
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Nicaragua, Venezuela offer asylum to Snowden
World | Jul 06, 2013, 10:01 AM ISTCaracus, 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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Venezuela beats Colombia 1-0 in WCup qualifying
Football | Mar 27, 2013, 09:52 AM ISTPuerto Ordaz, Mar 27: Venezuela remained in contention for its first ever World Cup appearance after beating Colombia 1-0 in South American qualifying Tuesday.Jose Salomon Rondon scored the lone goal of the match in the
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Argentina beats Venezuela 3-0 in World Cup qualifying
Football | Mar 23, 2013, 07:38 PM ISTBuenos Aires, Mar 23 : Argentina looks like the surest bet from South America to qualify for the World Cup after Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain again led the way in a 3-0 victory Friday
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Venezuela mourns Chavez
World | Mar 07, 2013, 12:29 PM ISTCaracas, March 7: Venezuelans are mourning the death of president Hugo Chavez while government officials make preparations for his funeral and succession.The armed forces fired a 21-gun salute to Chavez at 8 a.m. and announced
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Refinery blast kills 24 in Venezuela, dozens hurt
World | Aug 25, 2012, 10:30 PM ISTCaracas, Aug 25: A huge explosion rocked Venezuela's biggest oil refinery early Saturday, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 50 others in the deadliest disaster in memory for the country's key oil
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Russia, Greece, Angola and Venezuela win
Other Sports | Jul 03, 2012, 09:29 AM ISTCaracas, Venezuela Jul 3: Russia, Greece, Angola and Venezuela won their opening games Monday in the final qualifying tournament for men's basketball at the London Olympics.Russia defeated South Korea 91-56 in Group C. Andrey Kirlenko
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Venezuela scores late to draw Uruguay 1-1
Football | Jun 03, 2012, 10:06 AM ISTMontevideo (Uruguay), June 3: Jose Rondon scored on a header in the 84th minute to give surprising Venezuela a 1-1 draw with Uruguay in South American World Cup qualifying on Saturday.Diego Forlan scored in the
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Flies To Cuba For Urgent Tumor Removal
World | Feb 25, 2012, 09:51 AM ISTCaracas, Feb 25: President Hugo Chavez bid an emotional farewell laced with references to Jesus Christ and independence hero Simon Bolivar as he departed Venezuela on Friday for Cuba for urgent surgery to remove a
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US Beats Venezuela 1-0 On Clark's Late Goal
Football | Jan 22, 2012, 12:16 PM ISTGlendale, Jan 22: Ricardo Clark headed home Jermaine Jones' corner in the 7th minute of stopping time to help the United States to a 1-0 victory over 10-man Venezuela in a friendly on Saturday night.The
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Venezuelan President Suffering From Cancer Has Less Than A Year To Live
World | Jan 17, 2012, 09:28 AM ISTCaracas, Jan 17 : Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has been told by doctors that he has less than a year to live.The 56-year-old who is running for a third six-year term this year, declared himself