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Telemundo Latin America news roundup – January 8, 2012

By NBCLatino Staff

The latest Latin America news in under 59 seconds. Opposition leaders in Venezuela said President Hugo Chavez is no longer fit to govern and new elections … Read More

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks during Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio de Aguilar Patriota's official visit at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, on November 1, 2012. (Leo Ramirez /AFP/Getty Images)

Venezuela VP: Chavez suffers ‘new complications’

By Ian James, Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hugo Chavez has suffered "new complications" following his cancer surgery in Cuba, his vice president said Sunday, describing the … Read More

In this July 24, 2012 file photo, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds up a pair of pistols that he says belonged to Venezuela's independence hero Simon Bolivar during a ceremony marking 229th anniversary of Bolivar's birth at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Venezuelans obsess: Will Chavez live or die?

By Alexandra Olson, Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — He's getting better. He's getting worse. He's already dead. The whole thing is a conspiracy and he was never sick in the first … Read More

An image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez sits between two military hats during a mass in support of him in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

VP says Chavez is up, walking; doubts persist

By Alexandra Olson, Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Vice President Nicolas Maduro surprised Venezuelans with a Christmas Eve announcement that President Hugo Chavez is up and walking … Read More

Doctors began operating on Chavez in Cuba, his government said, after his cancer reappeared despite a year and a half of surgeries and treatments. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

With Chavez’s recovery uncertain, Venezuela teeters towards a new president

By Nadine Natour

For six hours, surgeons in Havana operated on ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez,working to delicately remove the malignant cancer tissues that have sent … Read More

Telemundo Latin America news roundup - Dec 12, 2012

Telemundo Latin America news roundup – December 12, 2012

By NBCLatino Staff

The latest Latin America news roundup in under 59 seconds. Vice president of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro cautioned Venezuelans that difficult days are ahead … Read More

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez , left, speaks beside his Vice-President Nicolas during a televised speech form his office at Miraflores Presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office, Marcelo Garcia)

Hugo Chavez says he needs cancer surgery again, names successor

By Ian James, Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is heading back to Cuba on Sunday for more surgery for cancer, announcing on television that the … Read More