Doctors reconsider health and death of 'El Libertador,' general who freed South America.

CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - More than 1,500 people gathered around a statue of 19th century liberation hero Simon Bolivar on Sunday and posed nude for a U.S. artist famous for his photos of naked crowds in public spaces.

CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez held a huge military parade on Sunday to celebrate changes he made to the nation's flag, a reform foes rejected as a personal whim of the leftist leader.

Text of report: "'Chavista' doctors to arrive in Guayaquil", published by Ecuadoran newspaper El Universo website on 6 December As part of the social project, Miracle Mission, promoted by the Venezuelan government, a delegation from that country will arrive in Guayaquil to perform surgery on and treat persons with eye ailments, free of charge.