CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela brushed off criticism from U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday and maintained its accusation that an American detainee in Caracas is a spy pretending to be a filmmaker.

During his visit to Latin America, Obama said on Saturday the allegations against Tim Tracy, 35, were “ridiculous.”

CARACAS (Reuters) – About the only tranquil place in Caracas over the last few days is a hilltop military museum housing the remains of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez.

Visitors tip-toe around his marble sarcophagus, reprimanded by guards if their voices rise above whispers.

CARACAS (Reuters) – About the only tranquil place in Caracas over the last few days is a hilltop military museum housing the remains of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez.

Visitors tip-toe around his marble sarcophagus, reprimanded by guards if their voices rise above whispers.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition leaders feared persecution over post-election protests while the U.S. government backed their calls for a recount and said on Wednesday it was still deciding if it would recognize President-elect Nicolas Maduro.

The narrow victory by Maduro in Sunday’s presidential vote has been rejected by his rival, Henrique Capriles, who is alleging thousands of irregularities at polling centers and wants a full audit of the ballots.

CARACAS, April 17 (Reuters) – Split down the middle in a
highly charged election, Venezuelans are squaring off en masse
every night at 8 p.m. on the dot in a cacophony of noise from
rival factions.

Supporters of opposition leader Henrique Capriles bang pots
and pans in a traditional form of protest used in some Latin
American nations in times of political crisis.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition leaders said on Wednesday they feared persecution over post-election protests and the U.S. government backed their call for a recount, saying it had not decided if it would recognize President-elect Nicolas Maduro.

The razor-thin victory by Maduro in Sunday’s presidential vote has been rejected by his rival, Henrique Capriles, who is alleging thousands of irregularities at polling centers and wants a full audit of the ballots.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition leaders said on Wednesday they feared persecution over post-election protests, but President-elect Nicolas Maduro promised to protect his rival despite their vicious election dispute.

Maduro’s razor-thin victory in a presidential vote has not been recognized by Henrique Capriles, who is demanding a recount and alleging thousands of irregularities at poll stations.

CARACAS, April 16 (Reuters) – Venezuelan President-elect
Nicolas Maduro accused the opposition on Tuesday of planning a
coup against him after seven government supporters were killed
in violent clashes over his disputed election victory.

Opposition leader Henrique Capriles has demanded a full
recount of votes from Sunday’s election after official results
showed a narrow victory for Maduro, who is late socialist
President Hugo Chavez’s hand-picked successor.

CARACAS, April 16 (Reuters) – Violent clashes over
Venezuela’s disputed presidential election have killed four
people, the state news agency said on Tuesday, as both sides in
the stand-off planned rival demonstrations.

The deaths occurred when hundreds of protesters took to the
streets in various parts of the capital, Caracas, and in other
cities on Monday, blocking streets, burning tires and clashing
with security forces, in some cases.

CARACAS, April 15 (Reuters) – Late socialist leader Hugo
Chavez’s chosen successor Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela’s
presidential election by a whisker but now faces opposition
protests plus a host of economic and political challenges in the
OPEC nation.

The 50-year-old former bus driver, whom Chavez named as his
preferred heir before dying from cancer, edged out opposition
challenger Henrique Capriles by winning 50.7 percent of the
votes in the election on Sunday. Capriles won 49.1 percent
support, a difference of just 235,000 ballots.