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72-year-old former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari defeats incumbent Goodluck Jonathan in vote count.»

The Electoral Observation Mission from the Organization of American States (OAS) praised today the high turnout in regional elections celebrated yesterday in Bolivia.»

More than 6 million Bolivians are expected to cast their vote at polling stations across the country to elect almost 5,000 departmental and municipal authorities.»

Venezuelan officials handed a formal letter of protest to the US embassy in Caracas on Friday to reject the White House’s recent executive order calling Venezuela a threat to national security.»

Venezuelan deputies attending the 132 Inter Parliamentarian Union (IPU) Assembly in Hanoi will talk on the attacks of the United States government against this country, according to the site of the National Assembly.»

Venezuela was supported by the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) Saturday afternoon, at an emergency summit addressing the recent aggressions from US President Barack Obama.»

The Venezuelan government today summoned officials of the U.S. and its embassy in Caracas for links to right-wing sectors involved in plans to destabilize the nation.»

Two years after his death, Hugo Chavez is being remembered in Venezuela and around the world.»

Oncologist doctor Tabaré Vázquez, who ruled Uruguay from 2005 to 2010, today vowed his second presidential term.»

The Venezuelan Government, through the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our Americas (ALBA) funding, provided US$2.7 million to the Government of Saint Lucia to construct three bridges.»