During a summit of the Latin American nations in Chile on Saturday, November 10, the King of Spain, Juan Carlos, told the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez to "shut up." The remarks quickly put an end to the meeting.

On Wednesday, November 7, 2007, tens of thousands of Venezuelans participated in a march in Caracas to protest President Hugo Chávez's efforts to change the Constitution of Venezuela.

A group of students who had participated in the march were fired upon by masked gunmen as they returned to their university campus in Caracas. "If we do not take action now, we will be condemned to live without democracy under a communist dictator," said a flyer distributed to students.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Uruguay as part of a regional tour aimed at helping his country's bid for admission to the South American trade bloc Mercosur.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will soon submit to the parliament a draft law abolishing presidential term limits.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez broke ground Monday on a joint petrochemical complex south of Tehran, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his Belarusian counterpart, Aleksandr Lukashenko, say they want to increase cooperation between their countries.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Moscow for discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a possible arms deal and expanded economic ties between the two countries.

Venezuela supports Russia's opposition to the deployment of a U.S missile shield in Europe, President Hugo Chavez said Thursday.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused the United States of "imposing tyranny" and called on Russia to help lead a global revolution against Washington. The comments came as Chavez began a four-day visit to Russia, the first stop of a regional tour that will also take him to Belarus and Iran.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrives in Russia this Wednesday evening for an official visit expected to focus on defense and economic issues.

Two foreign oil firms have failed to reach a deal with Venezuela to hand over control of their operations in the country as required under the government's nationalization effort. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports officials say Tuesday is the final day for negotiations with foreign oil firms.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he could buy a fleet of Russian submarines when he meets with President Vladimir Putin later this month in Moscow.