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The man who will fill Hugo Chavez's boots

We present images of Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro. The country will hold a presidential election on April 14, officials said on Saturday, as acting President Maduro tries to benefit......

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wins re-election

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been re-elected to another six-year term after defeating opposition leader Henrique Capriles, electoral council has said. The 58-year-old Chavez took 54.42 per......

Hugo Chavez: A journey in pictures

Hugo Chavez, the firebrand president of Venezuela, who rose from poverty to unequal influence, lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday. He was 58. Born into a working-class family in Sabaneta,......

PHOTOS: Leaders join mourners to bid farewell to Chavez

Leaders from Latin America and beyond were in Venezuela's capital Caracas for the state funeral of late president Hugo Chavez on Friday. Hundreds of thousands of mourners attended......

Sachin Pilot to represent India at Hugo Chavez's funeral

Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot will represent India at the state funeral of Hugo Chavez, former president of Venezuela, in Caracas on Friday. Pilot has already left for Venezuela and would......

PM Modi, you have time on your side

The last three prime ministers who served full terms started out in their early 70s.Mr Modi is younger and fitter than all of them.But he needs to find it in him to change course if he is to beat......

Scam ads, copycats dog agencies

It’s been a week since the springtime celebration of advertising in picturesque Goa ended. But the controversies surrounding Goafest are far from over. The past few days have seen skeletons......

Two tracks ahead for Cancun climate talks

Senior environmental journalist Darryl D'Monte will cover the annual climate change conference in Cancun for Rediff.com This is the first of his despatches from Mexico: There should be 'something......

Oil majors sign deal for Venezuelan oil field

Indian flagship overseas explorer ONGC Videsh Ltd and its partners have signed an agreement to develop a $20 billion oil project in Venezuela that will give energy-deficient India 3.6 million......

OPEC to launch environment fund

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is likely to launch an environment fund to cut carbon emissions, even as the oil cartel looks set to reject calls for output hike to cool......

Wall Street 2 is very entertaining

Aseem Chhabra reviews Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.What a difference 23 years make. In 1987 when Oliver Stone directed the original Wall Street, his intent was to expose the excesses of the......

Maradona's life, in pictures

IMAGE: Diego Maradona holds aloft the World Cup after Argentina's 3-2 victory over West Germany in ther 1986 final. Photograph: Juha Tamminen/Reuters Diego Armando Maradona, who died on......

Maradona "in love" with Chavez

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona said on Thursday he was "in love" with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, whom he admires for his left-wing political policies."I like women, but I've fallen......

Maradona cozies up to controversial Venezuelan President

Maradona backs controversial Venezuela's Maduro, signs for World Cup coverage IMAGE: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, centre, attends a soccer practice with Argentina soccer legend Diego......

It takes more than gold to make a hero

When fencer Ruben Limardo set off for the London Olympics, he little imagined that he would be cheered through the streets of the Venezuelan capital Caracas on top of a truck on his return, and......

Will Maradona throw his hat into FIFA presidency ring?

Diego Armando Maradona has been denouncing FIFA for decades 'Maradona has been openly critical of Blatter and also has been enjoying the scandal' Former Argentina football captain......

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