Venezuela

Saturday, October 11th 2014 - 06:06 UTC
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.
Saturday, October 11th 2014 - 01:47 UTC
UN Human Rights Council calls for immediate release of Venezuelan dissident Leopoldo Lopez

The United Nations adopted a resolution Wednesday decreeing the Venezuelan government should immediately release Leopoldo Lopez, the opposition leader who has been imprisoned for almost nine months in connection to the violent protests in Caracas in February.
Friday, October 10th 2014 - 05:34 UTC
WB tribunal rules Venezuela must pay ExxonMobil 1.6bn dollars for 2007 nationalization

A World Bank arbitration tribunal has determined Venezuela must pay ExxonMobil Corp. around 1.6 billion dollars to compensate for a 2007 nationalization, the award posted on the ICSID website on Thursday showed.
Tuesday, October 7th 2014 - 06:16 UTC
Ambassador Castro criticizes 'holdouts' and thanks UK unions' support for Argentina

Argentine ambassador in the United Kingdom, Alicia Castro has fiercely criticized the conduct of holdout investors and thanked UK unions for their support in the dispute with 'vulture funds', during an address to the British umbrella trade union UNITE.
Friday, October 3rd 2014 - 06:15 UTC
Chavista lawmaker stabbed at his home in Caracas: “intentional homicide” argues government

Robert Serra, a young “Chavista” ruling party lawmaker, died after being stabbed in his home in Caracas in an “intentional homicide,” government officials said, in Venezuela's latest high-profile violent crime.
Thursday, October 2nd 2014 - 06:24 UTC
Mysterious outbreak of hemorrhagic fever syndrome in Venezuela kills ten

An outbreak of a mysterious hemorrhagic fever syndrome in the Venezuelan state of Aragua and the country’s capital Caracas has left ten people dead in the last three weeks. Reports indicate that nine people have so far succumbed to the disease in the northern state and a tenth person has died in the capital.
Monday, September 29th 2014 - 09:22 UTC
Venezuela's Bolivar hits a record low of 100 to the US dollar

Venezuela's Bolivar currency hit a record low 100 to the U.S. dollar on the black market on Friday, making the dollar 16 times more expensive than the strongest official rate, according to a website that tracks it.
Sunday, September 28th 2014 - 10:02 UTC
The land of beauty queens desperately short of quality breast implants

From a lack of toilet paper that caused a stink, to a dearth of staple food items that left shoppers sucking salt, the Venezuelan people have been reeling under the blows of almost constant shortages for well over a year.
Tuesday, September 23rd 2014 - 04:56 UTC
“Just you wait; I'm coming” president Maduro tells US main newspapers

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has said he will travel to New York this week for his debut appearance as president at the United Nations General Assembly despite “racist” editorials against him in major US newspapers.
Saturday, September 13th 2014 - 05:13 UTC
Venezuela quietly working to ensure a seat at the UN Security Council

Venezuela’s populist government has quietly secured the backing of Latin America and the Caribbean to obtain a diplomatic trophy that long eluded the late Hugo Chavez: a seat on the United Nations Security Council.