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UNASUR Supports Ecuador over London Embassy Assault Threat

Aug 20th 2012

UNASUR foreign ministers declared their solidarity with Ecuador in its diplomatic dispute with Britain (archive)

The Union of South American States (UNASUR) threw its support behind Ecuador in its diplomatic dispute with Britain over Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, after a meeting of UNASUR foreign ministers yesterday in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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Venezuela and ALBA Back Ecuador in Wikileaks Asylum Dispute

Aug 17th 2012

Venezuela foreign minister Nicolas Maduro demanded “that international law be respected” reguarding the Ecuador – UK dispu

Venezuela and the ALBA alliance have backed Ecuador against “threats” from Britain, after Ecuador granted Wikileaks founder Julian Assange diplomatic asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London yesterday. 

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Venezuela Boosts Oil Sales to China

Aug 15th 2012

Venezuela has increased oil sales to China to 640,000 barrels a day (archive).

Venezuela has increased oil sales to China to 640,000 barrels a day, the Venezuelan energy minister said.

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Ex-President Uribe of Colombia Reveals He Wanted a Military Intervention in Venezuela

Aug 14th 2012

Ex Colombian president Alvaro Uribe (archive)

Yesterday, while addressing a press conference, ex-president Alvaro Uribe of Colombia said that he “lacked time” as his presidential term came to an end to fulfil his desire of a military intervention into Venezuela.

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Venezuelan Authorities Arrest Suspected US Mercenary at Border

Aug 13th 2012

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced the arrest of a suspected US mercenary last Thursday (archive)

The Venezuelan National Guard have arrested a suspected US mercenary on the Venezuela-Colombia border and are currently interrogating the unidentified man, who is of Hispanic origin, said the country's president, Hugo Chavez on Thursday.

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Regional Organisation CELAC Forges Links with China and India

Aug 10th 2012

Foreign ministers of the CELAC triumvirate countries Chile, Cuba and Venezuela, met with Chinese authorities on Thursday, after

This week the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the emerging Asian powers China and India established diplomatic relations and new mechanisms of cooperation.

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Venezuela Slams Media over Envoy Murder Coverage

Aug 10th 2012

Venezuelan foreign minister Nicolas Maduro demanded “respect” for the memory of murdered Venezuelan diplomat in Kenya Olga F

Venezuela's foreign minister slammed "right-wing, tabloid" journalists who he accused on Thursday of launching a dirty campaign to discredit the country after its acting ambassador was murdered in Kenya.

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Venezuela Rejects the False and Defamatory Content of the "Country Reports on Terrorism 2011″

Aug 6th 2012

(Human Rights Watch)

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects most firmly and categorically the false and defamatory content of the “Country Reports on Terrorism 2011″ published by the State Department of the United States of America on July 31, 2012.

 

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Venezuelan Fencing Champion Ruben Limardo Takes Olympic Gold, Thanks Chavez

Aug 2nd 2012

Limardo celebrates his win (noticias24)

Venezuelan fencer Ruben Limardo took a gold medal in the London Olympics yesterday, beating Norway’s Bartosz Piasecki 15-10 in the men’s epee final.

 

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Venezuela’s Full Membership of Mercosur Converts the Bloc into “Fifth World Power”

Aug 1st 2012

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez (far left) at the Mercosur summit on 31 July, with the other three presidents (EBC).

Venezuela’s formal entry into the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) yesterday will change the dynamics of the trade bloc, increase Venezuela’s economic possibilities, and is a step towards greater regional integration, the presidents of Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, and Uruguay argued.

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Kenya Arrests Six over Venezuelan Diplomat's Murder

Jul 30th 2012

Kenyan police have arrested 6 people in relation to the diplomat's murder (BBC)

Six people have been arrested in Kenya in connection with the murder of Venezuela's acting ambassador.

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Venezuela, Argentina Build South American Energy Integration

Jul 27th 2012

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez with Argentine Planning Minister Julio De Vido (noticias365.com)

Venezuela President Hugo Chavez met with Argentine Planning Minister Julio De Vido last Monday in Caracas for discussions that saw the head of the Caribbean nation invite his South American allies to join in the oil exploitation of the largest crude reserves in the world.

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Chavez Announces “Immediate” Withdrawal from Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Jul 26th 2012

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced his government’s withdrawal from the court on Tuesday (larepublica)

Following an announcement earlier in April that his government would be withdrawing from the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IAHRC), Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez confirmed on Tuesday that his administration would also no longer recognise the IAHRC’s sister organisation, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) with “immediate” effect.

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Over 100 Cities around the World Show Solidarity with Venezuela’s Revolution

Jul 26th 2012

Solidarity with Venezuelan organised in La Paz, Bolivia (Unidos con Venezuela)

On Wednesday Venezuela celebrated the 229th anniversary of the birth of Liberator Simon Bolivar, while around the world over 100 cities showed their solidarity with President Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian revolution.

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Venezuela Leaves the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

Jul 25th 2012

(archive)

Venezuela’s exit from the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, or ICSID came into effect today, after the country made its withdrawal official before the World Bank last January 25th.

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