Elias Jaua

• Venezuela to Bring Complaint Against US at United Nations

  Venezuela vowed on Sunday to accuse the United States of meddling in its political crisis at the United Nations and other international organizations.

• Protests continue after Venezuelan diplomatic win

  Venezuelans returned to the streets in protest on Saturday, while the government continued to celebrate a diplomatic victory in the Organization of American States.

• Edward Snowden awaits his father's visit in Russia, says lawyer

  The US fugitive Edward Snowden has acquired registration at an address in Russia and his father, lawyer and friends are in the process of obtaining Russian visas, his lawyer said Tuesday.

• Top Venezuelan diplomat charges US with coup plotting

  Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua charged on Tuesday that the United States had been plotting to overthrow late president Hugo Chavez.

• Venezuela's Hugo Chavez dies, armed forces deployed

  Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez lost his battle with cancer on Tuesday, his death silencing the leading voice of the Latin American left and plunging his oil-rich nation into an uncertain future.

• Hugo Chavez: Venezuela says election to be called within 30 days

  Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro will take over as interim president and an election will be called within 30 days, the country's foreign minister said on Tuesday, after Hugo Chavez's death.

• Hugo Chavez: public funeral to be held on Friday

  The corpse of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will lie in state through Friday when a public funeral will be held with invited guests from across Latin America, Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said late on Tuesday.

• Hugo Chavez making progress, tough battle ahead: Finance Minister

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is making progress in his recovery from cancer surgery, but faces a tough battle ahead, Foreign Minister Elias Jaua has said. "The president is in the process of recovering. However, the upcoming battle is more complex," Jaua said on Thursday upon his return from Cuba, where he was visiting the ailing 58-year-old Ch...

• Hugo Chavez 'fighting for his life': former Vice President

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has not been seen in public for more than a month, is "fighting for his life" after cancer surgery in Cuba, former vice president Elias Jaua said on Sunday.

• Fidel Castro alive and well, says Venezuelan president's aide

  Fidel Castro is alive and well, according to Elias Jaua, a former Venezuelan vice president who said he met with the Cuban revolutionary leader over the weekend.