Vladimir Putin Gifts Hugo Chavez with Puppy
Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying what you might call a bit of “pet diplomacy.” He sent a 3-month-old puppy to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as a gift. The black Russian terrier doesn’t have a n…
Obama Says Hugo Chavez Not ‘Serious Threat,’ Rubio Pounces
Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast late Tuesday that Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez — a leftist dictator who flaunts close ties with Iran and has become a bugbear for American conservat…
Venezuelan Intelligence Agency Detains Presidential Palace Employee
Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A doctor who has worked for more than a decade for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s palace staff is being held by the country’s intelligence agency for allegedly leaking classified information, th…
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Calls Obama a ‘Clown’
Mordovets/Getty Images(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez took aim at President Obama on Wednesday, calling him a “clown” and an “embarrassment,” and accusing the U.S. leader of turning the country into a “disaster.”The tira…