Topic - Hugo Chávez

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  Argentina rallies support against Britain

  President Cristina Fernandez is framing Argentina's dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands as part of a larger campaign by Latin American leaders to oppose what they see as foreign meddling in the region's affairs.

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  Chinese loans put Venezuela over barrel

  Opposition groups in Venezuela are warning that billions of dollars in Chinese loans are driving the state oil company toward bankruptcy.

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  Venezuelan challenger aims to oust Chavez

  Venezuelan presidential hopeful Henrique Capriles last week called for "balanced elections" and criticized the use of government money and slanted coverage in state media as President Hugo Chavez seeks re-election.

• Taking Names: 'Spider-Man' producers end battle with former director

  Producers of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" have agreed to pay the Broadway musical's former director and co-book writer Julie Taymor hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties as part of a settlement that ends one chapter in the two sides' bitter legal dispute.

• Sean Penn meets with Chavez, criticizes US right

  Actor Sean Penn criticized Republican presidential candidates during a visit to Venezuela on Thursday, saying that right-wing policies in the United States aim to benefit the wealthy.

• Briefly: Americas

  Henrique Capriles, a youthful state governor, won Venezuela's first opposition presidential primary Sunday by a wide margin, emerging as the single candidate who will try to end President Hugo Chavez's 13 years in power.

• World Briefs

  State Gov. Henrique Capriles handily won a primary vote Sunday to become the single candidate who will challenge Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, launching a race to try to dislodge a leader who after 13 years in power still has a loyal following.

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  Capriles favored as challenger in Venezuela presidential election

  Venezuelans are preparing to head to the polls Sunday to nominate a challenger to President Hugo Chavez in what analysts say is likely to be the country's closest election in 14 years.

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  GAFFNEY: On Obama's watch

  On Feb. 5, President Obama provided his own Super Sunday show. In some respects, it was almost as bizarre as Madonna's performance at half-time. In his interview with NBC's Matt Lauer, Mr. Obama responded oddly to concerns raised last week by leaders of the U.S. intelligence community. They testified on Capitol Hill that the Iranian mullahs appear to be planning attacks on the United States.

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  Ecuadorean leader's largesse

  Amparo Martinez's universe is two small, tidy rooms in a poor Quito neighborhood that she shares with her 83-year-old mother and a severely handicapped daughter.

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  Chavez's spending could boost inflation for suffering consumers

  President Hugo Chavez's government is likely to spend heavily this year to rev up the economy during his re-election bid, and that could worsen one of Venezuela's biggest problems: 27 percent annual inflation that is already close to the highest in the world.

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  U.S. eyeing Iran leader's Latin America trip

  U.S. officials will closely watch the Iranian president's visit to Latin America this week, concerned that he is seeking to forge alliances amid growing international support for U.S.-led sanctions against Iran's nuclear program.

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  GET OUT: Animal Grossology

  If your child is at an age where nothing is more hilarious than the sound of air escaping the body, do not despair. You can use your little one's fascination with all things coarse for educational purposes at the "Animal Grossology" exhibit at the National Geographic Museum.

• Embassy Row

  Washington-based election monitors denounced Egypt's military government for storming their offices in Cairo on Thursday, five days before the final vote for a new parliament.

• KNIGHT: Our Trojan Horse president

  I was thinking about writing a novel about what might happen if a man who hates America and wants to bring it down is somehow elected president. What would he do?

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