Ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was unable to attend his inauguration Thursday in Caracas but thousands of his supporters showed up at a rally to show support for their recently reelected leader, who is recovering from surgery in Havana.
Read MoreVenezuela has postponed today’s presidential inauguration as Hugo Chávez remains hospitalized in Cuba. The Venezuelan Supreme Court says Chávez is still president, but the opposition is calling for a caretaker government and new elections.
Read MoreCuban Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel traveled to Caracas to participate in rallies today in support for Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, reported DPA news. Venezuela’s government is holding large demonstrations in support of Chavez, who is apparently quite frail in Cuba after undergoing a fourth cancer operation.
Read MoreTwo new colors have been added to Australia’s weather maps to show temperatures exceeding 122 degrees Fahrenheit in the country’s fiercest heat wave in more than 80 years. Wildfires are raging through Australia’s six states, including in Tasmania where some 50,000 acres of forests and farmland have been destroyed.
Read MorePeruvian President Ollanta Humala travels to Cuba on Friday on a trip to increase bilateral cooperation and possibly visit ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in his Havana hospital.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez will not attend inauguration day ceremonies this Thursday, January 10, in Caracas, under doctor’s orders to remain for continued around-the-clock treatment in Cuba. The announcent by parliament chair Diosdado Cabello came as no surprize.
Read MoreFour years after vowing to close Guantánamo and 11 years after it opened, President Obama has signed the National Defense Authorization Act, barring the use of federal funds to transfer detainees from the notorious prison to U.S. soil.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez remains “stable” as he continues to be treated for breathing difficulties resulting in the post-operation phase of his December 11 cancer surgery in Havana, informed the government on Monday evening.
Read MoreWe turn to Steubenville, Ohio, where members of a high school football team allegedly raped an underage girl and possibly urinated on her unconscious body over the course of an evening of partying in late August. The young men chronicled their actions on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
Read MoreWhat can we expect if Hugo Chavez leaves the Venezuelan political scenario in the near future? What will happen to the Bolivarian Revolution that he leads at home and in other ALBA countries and the region? These questions are addressed in a commentary published on the Lagurura.net webpage from Maracaibo, Venezuela, which we are publishing here in full (HT translation).
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