Nicolas Maduro will be sworn in as acting president of Venezuela today after a state funeral is held for Hugo Chavez.

A flag-draped coffin carrying the body of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez floated over a sea of supporters in Caracas today on its way to a military academy where it will lie in state.

A week of mourning has been declared in Venezuela after the death of Hugo Chavez. The army and police have been deployed to guarantee the peace.

President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela and crusaded against US influence, died on Tuesday at the age of 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer.

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is in a “stable situation” in a Cuban hospital receiving treatment due to a severe respiratory infection, his government said.

Allies of cancer-stricken president Hugo Chavez on Saturday chose to keep the same National Assembly president — a man who could be in line to step in as a caretaker leader in some circumstances.

Allies of Venezuela’s cancer-stricken president Hugo Chavez have re-elected the National Assembly president – a man who could be in line to step in as a caretaker leader.

Venezuela's ailing President Hugo Chavez is being treated for a respiratory deficiency after complications from a severe lung infection, the government said today.

Venezuela's National Assembly president said he has recovered control of his Twitter account after it was taken over in a purported online attack that unleashed a series of bogus messages saying a coup was under way.

Police and supporters of President Hugo Chavez clashed with students in cities across the country during protests over the government forcing an opposition channel off cable TV.

Tens of thousands marched through Venezuela’s capital to protest at what they called growing authoritarianism by President Hugo Chavez.

President Hugo Chavez’s government is imposing tough new regulations on Venezuela’s cable television while revoking the licences of more than 200 radio stations.

The head of Venezuela’s telecommunications regulatory agency said that 240 radio stations will have their licences revoked for failing to update their registrations with the government.

Venezuela’s largest labour group has threatened to call a general strike to oust President Hugo Chavez, as hundreds of thousands marched through the streets of Caracas to oppose his rule.

Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez returned triumphantly to office two days after he was ousted and arrested by Venezuela’s military, raising his fist in the air as he greeted supporters and reclaimed the presidential palace today.