Calm returns after Venezuela TV protests
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The Carter Center called for dialogue Thursday between President Hugo Chavez and opponents protesting his decision to force an opposition TV channel off the air, while relative calm returned to the streets after three days of demonstrations.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's President Hugo  Chavez, emboldened by a recent referendum victory, on Sunday  promised tougher land redistribution as he pressed ahead with  the "revolutionary" reforms at the heart of the nation's  political conflict.
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Oil prices simmered near fresh highs  Monday even though early reports of victory for Venezuelan  President Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule eased fears  that unrest could upset the country's oil exports.
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afrol News, 7 October - Relative calm has returned to Guinea-Bissau after yesterday&#39;s mutiny, in which Army Chief VerÃ­ssimo Correia Seabra allegedly was killed.
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The presidents of Venezuela and Colombia said Tuesday they have smoothed over a diplomatic dispute that erupted when a Colombian rebel was seized on the streets of Caracas, agreeing to reinstate trade agreements and improve security along their common border.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and throngs of his supporters jammed avenues in downtown Caracas on Friday to celebrate the president&#39;s defeat of an August 15 recall referendum.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's left-wing  President Hugo Chavez easily survived a referendum on whether  he should step down, and international observers on Monday  dismissed furious opposition charges of fraud.
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The capital of tiny East Timor was quiet  but tense on Tuesday, a day after thousands of supporters of  rebel leader Alfredo Reinado burned tires and threw stones to  protest a raid by international troops on the fugitive's  hideout.
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Tens of thousands of Venezuelan protesters marched on Saturday to the Caracas headquarters of an anti-government television station, which is being forced off the air after President Hugo Chavez's administration refused to renew its broadcasting license.
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Thousands of Venezuelans protest over Colombia's capture of a rebel leader in Caracas last month.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela on Tuesday reactedwarmly to a U.S. overture seeking better relations, but urgedWashington to recognize that left-wing President Hugo Chavez'sgovernment was democratic, stable and independent.
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Shoppers now crowd Venezuela's shopping malls, two years after they were padlocked during a national strike against President Hugo Chavez. The economy is robust once again. The mass demonstrations that paralyzed the capital are no more.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has gained fresh energy for his left-wing populist &quot;revolution&quot; and new democratic credentials with his resounding win in Sunday&#39;s referendum.
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Oil prices have eased as fears of supply disruptions recede following a convincing referendum victory in Venezuela for President Hugo Chavez.
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Venezuela's move to shut down a major TV station parallels recent crackdowns in Iran and Russia.
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Beneath the ominous calm that has settled since the recent uprising is anger, uncertainty and hopelessness.
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Mexican leftists will relax a huge   sit-in protest in the center of the capital to allow an army   parade, their leader said on Sunday in a concession that lowers   the chance of violent demonstrations over vote fraud   allegations.