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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and his Cuban counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:45:34 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro (R) pose at Havana's airport, after a brief visit to Cuba by Chavez, November 25, 2009. REUTERS/AIN- Revolution Studios (CUBA POLITICS)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) is welcomed by ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:55:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) is welcomed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) at Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez sings during an agreement ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:52:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez sings during an agreement signing ceremony with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. Chavez used a visit by Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington. Chavez and Ahmadinejad, on the last leg of a tour of three left-leaning South American nations, hugged, held hands, and praised each other as fellow revolutionaries. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez talks to the media during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:51:53 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez talks to the media during an agreement signing ceremony with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. Chavez used a visit by Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington. Chavez and Ahmadinejad, on the last leg of a tour of three left-leaning South American nations, hugged, held hands, and praised each other as fellow revolutionaries. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sits in front of a ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:49:43 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sits in front of a painting of South American revolutionary hero Simon Bolivar during an agreement signing ceremony with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. Chavez used a visit by Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington. Chavez and Ahmadinejad, on the last leg of a tour of three left-leaning South American nations, hugged, held hands, and praised each other as fellow revolutionaries. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sits in front of a ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:46:22 GMT

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) points to a map as he talks ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:35:35 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) points to a map as he talks to Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during an agreement signing ceremony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. Chavez used a visit by Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington. Chavez and Ahmadinejad, on the last leg of a tour of three left-leaning South American nations, hugged, held hands, and praised each other as fellow revolutionaries. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad talks to the media ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:33:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad talks to the media during an agreement signing ceremony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez used a visit by Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington. Chavez and Ahmadinejad, on the last leg of a tour of three left-leaning South American nations, hugged, held hands, and praised each other as fellow revolutionaries. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's ...

(AP) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:26:40 GMT

(AP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez shake hands during an agreements signing ceremony at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Venezuela's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:24:26 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez talk during an agreement signing ceremony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. Chavez used a visit by Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington. Chavez and Ahmadinejad, on the last leg of a tour of three left-leaning South American nations, hugged, held hands, and praised each other as fellow revolutionaries. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Venezuela's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:22:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attend an agreement signing ceremony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. Chavez used a visit by Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington. Chavez and Ahmadinejad, on the last leg of a tour of three left-leaning South American nations, hugged, held hands, and praised each other as fellow revolutionaries. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Venezuela's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:11:32 GMT

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Venezuela's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:08:16 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hold hands during an agreement signing ceremony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. Chavez used a visit by Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington. Chavez and Ahmadinejad, on the last leg of a tour of three left-leaning South American nations, hugged, held hands, and praised each other as fellow revolutionaries. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (3rd R) and Venezuela's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:05:01 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (3rd R) and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (2nd R) attend an agreement signing ceremony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. Chavez used a visit by Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington. Chavez and Ahmadinejad, on the last leg of a tour of three left-leaning South American nations, hugged, held hands, and praised each other as fellow revolutionaries. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Venezuela's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:01:41 GMT

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) is welcomed by ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:33:44 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) is welcomed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) at Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. Chavez used a visit by Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington. Chavez and Ahmadinejad, on the last leg of a tour of three left-leaning South American nations, hugged, held hands, and praised each other as fellow revolutionaries.REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) embraces his Venezuelan ...

(AFP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:43:02 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) embraces his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, upon his arrival at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas. Ahmadinejad vowed Wednesday beside firebrand Chavez that Iran and Venezuela would "stand together until the end" in the face of US "imperialism."(AFP/Juan Barreto)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) is welcomed by ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:16:27 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) is welcomed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (L) at Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd R) is welcomed ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:05:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd R) is welcomed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (3rd L) at Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) is welcomed by ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:00:43 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) is welcomed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) at Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) is welcomed by ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:55:00 GMT

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:54:11 GMT

(AP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez during a official welcoming ceremony at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd R) is welcomed ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:45:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd R) is welcomed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) at Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:33:48 GMT

(AP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez smiles during an official welcoming ceremony at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:24:20 GMT

(AP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez react during an official welcoming ceremony at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) welcomes Iran's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:16:35 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) welcomes Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:15:33 GMT

(AP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez pass a microphone during a official welcoming ceremony at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:12:31 GMT

(AP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez embrace during an official welcoming ceremony at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,left, and Venezuela's President ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:09:28 GMT

(AP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,left, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez raise their hands during an official welcoming ceremony at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:05:03 GMT

(AP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, react during an official welcoming ceremony at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:01:18 GMT

(AP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hold hands during a official welcoming ceremony at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, speaks in Caracas. Iranian ...

(AFP/Presidencia/File) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:58:52 GMT

(AFP/Presidencia/File) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, speaks in Caracas. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in Caracas for a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez as the two outspoken anti-US leaders try to boost ties.(AFP/Presidencia/File)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives at Simon Bolivar ...

(AFP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:58:52 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives at Simon Bolivar airport in Caracas. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in Caracas for a meeting with President Hugo Chavez, as the two outspoken anti-US leaders try to boost ties.(AFP/Juan Barreto)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, speaks in Caracas. Iranian ...

(AFP/Presidencia/File) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:03:45 GMT

(AFP/Presidencia/File) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, speaks in Caracas. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Caracas for a meeting Wednesday with Chavez, just hours after the Iranian leader stopped in La Paz for a meeting with the Bolivian leader.(AFP/Presidencia/File)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves during his arrival ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:13:34 GMT

(AP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves during his arrival at the airport in Caracas, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Ahmadinejad is on a two-day official visit to Venezuela and will meet Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez. (AP photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, Venezuela's Foreign ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:20:55 GMT

(AP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro, front right, look on upon Ahmadinejad's arrival at Caracas main airport, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Ahmadinejad is on a two-day official visit to Venezuela and will meet Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles upon his arrival ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:15:42 GMT

(AP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles upon his arrival at Caracas main airport, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Ahmadinejad is on a two-day official visit to Venezuela and will meet Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, looks on upon his ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:14:31 GMT

(AP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, looks on upon his arrival at Caracas main airport, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Ahmadinejad is on a two-day official visit to Venezuela and will meet Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez. Back right is Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, front left, and Venezuela's ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:59:11 GMT

(AP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, front left, and Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro, front right, look on upon Ahmadinejad's arrival at Caracas main airport, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Ahmadinejad is on a two-day official visit to Venezuela and will meet Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez. (AP photo/Ariana Cubillos)

REUTERS PICTURES OF THE DECADE. Bolivian President-elect Evo ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:32:08 GMT

(Reuters) - REUTERS PICTURES OF THE DECADE. Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales (L) receives a replica of South American independent fighter Simon Bolivar's sword from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas January 3, 2006. Morales is in Venezuela for a one-day visit. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA)

A university student lies on a mattresses during the third day ...

(AP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:22:10 GMT

(AP) - A university student lies on a mattresses during the third day of a hunger strike outside the offices of the Organization of American States, OAS, in Caracas, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Students demand the OAS investigate purported political prosecution in Venezuela. According to local human rights groups, over two dozen foes of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez are in prison or awaiting trial on what they call politically motivated charges. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

University students lie on mattresses during their third day ...

(AP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:16:42 GMT

(AP) - University students lie on mattresses during their third day of a hunger strike outside the offices of the Organization of American States, OAS, in Caracas, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Students demand the OAS investigate purported political prosecution in Venezuela. According to local human rights groups, over two dozen foes of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez are in prison or awaiting trial on what they call politically motivated charges. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

University students lie on mattresses during their third day ...

(AP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:13:31 GMT

The wife of Leber Moreno, the sixth police officer killed last ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:56:58 GMT

(Reuters) - The wife of Leber Moreno, the sixth police officer killed last week, cries during his funeral in Caracas November 22, 2009. With 13,000 murders in 2007, the last time figures were published, violent crime consistently registers as Venezuelans' main concern in opinion polls. Crime has risen under President Hugo Chavez, who has focused on poverty reduction to tackle violence in poor city neighborhoods. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA CRIME LAW POLITICS OBITUARY SOCIETY)

Metropolitan policemen carry the coffin of Leber Moreno, the ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:52:47 GMT

(Reuters) - Metropolitan policemen carry the coffin of Leber Moreno, the sixth police officer killed the last week, in Caracas November 22, 2009. With 13,000 murders in 2007, the last time figures were published, violent crime consistently registers as Venezuelans' main concern in opinion polls. Crime has risen under President Hugo Chavez, who has focused on poverty reduction to tackle violence in poor city neighborhoods. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA CRIME LAW POLITICS OBITUARY SOCIETY)

Metropolitan policemen carry the coffin of Leber Moreno, the ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:45:04 GMT

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) and Iranian President Mahmoud ...

(AFP/Presidencia/HO/File) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:37:13 GMT

(AFP/Presidencia/HO/File) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a ceremony in Tehran in September. Faced with mounting pressure over his country's atomic ambitions, Ahmadinejad left on a five nation tour Sunday, including Brazil in a bid to boost ties with Latin America's biggest economy and a rare backer of Tehran's nuclear programme(AFP/Presidencia/HO/File)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attends his weekly broadcast ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:52:44 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attends his weekly broadcast "Alo Presidente" in Portuguesa, about 350 km (217 miles) west of Caracas November 8, 2009. Oil-exporting Venezuela is in recession, Chavez said on Saturday, adding that the capitalist system of measuring economic growth was established in the U.S. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout

A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attends a rally ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:35:34 GMT

(Reuters) - A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attends a rally against the installation of U.S. military bases in Colombia, in Caracas November 21, 2009. The signs read "Yankee bases out of Colombia". REUTERS/Jorge Silva

A supporter of the Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez holds ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:32:12 GMT

(AP) - A supporter of the Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez holds up a poster with the image of Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe that reads in Spanish 'Uribe Paramiltar' during a demonstration against Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe in Caracas, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Leonardo Ram�rez)