Recovering Chavez 'in a good mood'

Vice President Nicolas Maduro surprised Venezuelans with a Christmas Eve announcement that President Hugo Chavez is up and walking two weeks after cancer surgery in Cuba, but the news did little to ease uncertainty surrounding the leader’s condition.
Sounding giddy, Mr Maduro told state television Venezolana de Television that he had spoken by phone with Mr Chavez for 20 minutes on Monday night.