Venezuela
VenezuelaUS Congress votes sanctions on Venezuelan government officials and sends bill for Obama's signature
The US House of Representatives passed legislation to impose sanctions on Venezuelan government officials found to have violated protesters' rights during demonstrations earlier this year.
Maduro's regime charges opposition leader Corina Machado with 'sedition'
Venezuela has indicted hard-line opposition leader María Corina Machado on charges of sedition claiming she took part in an alleged plot to kill president Nicolas Maduro, the state prosecutor's office confirmed.
IMF monitoring impact of Venezuela's economic stress for Caribbean islands
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is monitoring the potential impact any changes to PetroCaribe, Venezuela’s oil alliance with several Caribbean islands will have on regional economies.
Unasur ready to help Venezuela organize a “major social pact” to overcome the current situation
Venezuela needs a 'major social agreement' to adjust its economy and overcome the current and persistent political conflicts in the country, said Ernesto Samper, chairman of Unasur (Union of South American Nations) during a visit to Brasilia.
Venezuela furious with Rajoy 'interventionism', recalls ambassador 'on consultation'
Venezuela recalled its ambassador to Spain to protest “interventionist declarations” made by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, the Venezuelan News Agency (AVN) said on Tuesday.
Venezuela “fully prepared” to cope oil price volatility and will honor sovereign debt
Venezuela's Finance Minister Rodolfo Marco said on Tuesday that the Mercosur member was “fully prepared” to cope with price volatility on the global oil market and would honor a 3 billion dollar bond payment due next week.
Russia's Gazprom forecasts oil at 70 dollars a barrel in the short term
The global oil market slump looks likely to continue, with prices possibly nearing 70 dollars a barrel in the short term, an official of Russian gas producer Gazprom said. Crude fell more than on dollar a barrel on Thursday to a four-year low below 83 a barrel as growing concerns over the global economy stretched a four-month rout.
Venezuela celebrates Security Council seas as “a victory of Hugo Chavez”
Venezuela celebrated on Thursday as a great diplomatic success “and a victory of Hugo Chavez”, having been voted by the UN General Assembly to join the Security Council for two years as a non permanent member.
Venezuela 'ripe' for default on foreign debt forecast Reinhart and Rogoff
Venezuela will almost certainly default on its foreign debt, according to Harvard economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff. They add that the beleaguered Latin American economy has already defaulted on “every conceivable kind of domestic debt”.
Santos confirms he authorized FARC leader to attend peace talks in Cuba
Colombian guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londoño has made secret government-authorized trips to Cuba several times in the last year to meet with his team of negotiators as part of peace talks to end 50 years of civil war, Colombian officials said.
