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Venezuela's Maduro says ready to run for second term

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday that he is ready to run for a second term if he is nominated by his ruling Socialist Party. "I am a humble worker, a humble man of the people. If the United Socialist Party of Venezuela... believes that I should be the presidential candidate... I'm at your service," Maduro, 55, told reporters beforeRead more

Venezuela says rebel pilot killed in police operation

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Venezuela's government announced Tuesday that rogue pilot Oscar Perez was among seven "terrorists" killed in a police operation to arrest him the day before. Perez, 36, shot to prominence last year when he used a helicopter to bomb Venezuela's Supreme Court at the height of anti-government protests. Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said another six people arrested in the operation, inRead more

Several dead in operation to arrest Venezuela pilot

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Several people, including two police officers, were killed in an operation to capture a helicopter pilot who dropped grenades on Venezuela's Supreme Court during anti-government protests last year, the interior ministry said Monday. A ministry statement said members of a "terrorist cell" were killed in a gunbattle, and five were captured, but did not say whether the pilot, Oscar Perez, wasRead more

Several dead in operation to arrest Venezuela pilot:

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Several people, including two police officers, were killed in an operation to capture a Venezuelan helicopter pilot who dropped grenades on the Supreme Court last year during anti-government protests, the interior ministry said Monday. A ministry statement said members of a "terrorist cell" were killed, and five were captured in the operation, but did not say whether the pilot, OscarRead more

Venezuela opens new probe into former oil company chief

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Venezuelan authorities said Friday they were opening a new investigation into Rafael Ramirez, the former head of state oil company PDVSA, who is already accused of graft. The matter, announced by chief prosecutor Tarek William Saab in a statement, relates to a PDVSA subsidiary created in Austria in 2006 to bill for oil sales. The subsidiary used a firm to helpRead more

Venezuela frees first of 80 opponents

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Venezuelan authorities late Saturday began releasing some of those detained during demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government, a rare goodwill gesture to the opposition at the end of a politically torrid year. Delcy Rodriguez, the president of the assembly and head of its Truth Commission investigating the protests, said that Christmas was “a moment of reconciliation” as she announcedRead more

Pro-government panel in Venezuela recommends

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A commission from Venezuela's pro-government Constituent Assembly has recommended the release of more than 80 political opponents of President Nicolas Maduro who were arrested during protests. Delcy Rodriguez, president of the assembly and head of its Truth Commission investigating the protests, said the recommendation had been forwarded to Maduro and to relevant criminal-justice offices. "We hope this will be doneRead more

Venezuela's ex-oil boss under investigation for graft

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Venezuela's chief prosecutor said Tuesday that he had placed former state oil company boss Rafael Ramirez under investigation for corruption. "We have decided to open a criminal investigation into citizen Rafael Ramirez," prosecutor Tarek William Saab said on state television. Ramirez led PDVSA for a decade before becoming Venezuela's ambassador to the UN, a post from which he resigned lastRead more

US blasts Maduro move to sideline opposition

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The US accused Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Monday of a dictatorial bid to wipe his opponents off the political map following his latest poll victory, after he announced the main opposition is barred from next year's presidential election. Maduro's ruling socialists triumphed as expected in mayoral polls Sunday, taking 300 of the country's 335 mayorships after a boycott byRead more

Main opposition parties barred from next presidential vote: Venezuela's Maduro

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Venezuela's leading opposition parties cannot take part in next year's presidential election because they did not take part in Sunday's local voting, President Nicolas Maduro said, in a move set to further consolidate his grip on power. That includes the groups of Henrique Capriles, Leopoldo Lopez and others, Maduro said after voting. "That's what the National Constituent Assembly set out,"Read more