Chavez defeated over reform vote
Venezuelan voters reject plans to reform the country's constitution, in a major blow to President Hugo Chavez.

Q&A: Venezuela's referendum
The issues surrounding the referendum in Venezuela referendum on whether or not to approve a package of constitutional reforms.

Students stage anti-Chavez rally
Protesters hold a rally in Caracas against constitutional changes planned by Venezuela's president.

Chavez in Spanish king coup jibe
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez steps up his row with Spain's king by asking how much he knew of a 2002 coup.

Middle class feels the squeeze
The poor and wealthy benefit from Chavez and oil - but middle classes feel excluded.

Timeline: Hugo Chavez
Timeline showing key events in President Hugo Chavez's life and career.

A nation divided
Venezuela is polarised as it heads for presidential elections, writes Nathalie Malinarich in Caracas.

Profile: Hugo Chavez
Hugo Chavez, who first came to power in 1999, is the subject of adulation and loathing both at home and abroad.

Profile: Manuel Rosales
Venezuelan opposition leader Manuel Rosales, who is seeking asylum in Peru, is the most prominent of President Hugo Chavez's rivals.