Fiery talk, lofty ideas at Africa-South America summit

PORLAMAR, Venezuela (Reuters) - Anti-imperialist rhetoric and ambitious ideas flowed on Sunday at a summit dominated by South America's leftist leaders and some of Africa's best-known former anti-colonial fighters.

Flanked by the likes of Robert Mugabe from Zimbabwe and Luiz Inacio Lula Silva of Brazil, Venezuela's socialist leader Hugo Chavez, the summit's host, looked in his element as he heard a plethora of proposals to promote poor nations' global clout.