Stories for April 12th 2002

Friday, April 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News Update.

Friday, April 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Venezuela's Chavez Resigns Under Military Pressure.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez resigned on Friday after senior military officers insisted the flamboyant ex-paratrooper leave office, blaming him for violence against a huge anti-Chavez protest in which at least 10 people were killed.

Friday, April 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine Puma shot down by american “Stinger” missile.

The mystery surrounding the loss of an Argentine Puma helicopter, shot down during the 1982 Falklands War, has finally been solved.