- Venezuela grants conditional release of Chávez-era judge Christian Science Monitor - Mon, 17 Jun, 2013
Jailed Judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni, often referred to as “Hugo Chávez’s political prisoner,” was freed on Friday after spending more than three years in detention. Following … More »Venezuela grants conditional release of Chávez-era judge
Jailed Judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni, often referred to as “Hugo Chávez’s political prisoner,” was freed on Friday after spending more than three years in detention. Following petitions from international bodies and human rights groups, the court decision immediately ignited social media networks, with many celebrating the …
Pope Francis meets Venezuelan President Maduro Reuters - Mon, 17 Jun, 2013VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis met Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday for the first time since Maduro won a narrow and disputed election victory to … More »Pope Francis meets Venezuelan President Maduro
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis met Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday for the first time since Maduro won a narrow and disputed election victory to succeed late Socialist leader Hugo Chavez. The men discussed poverty, the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking, and regional issues including …
Venezuela considers taking bottles from babies' mouths Reuters - Fri, 14 Jun, 2013CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Congress will discuss legislation next week that would prohibit bottle feeding of infants to try to encourage breast feeding and reduce … More »Venezuela considers taking bottles from babies' mouths
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Congress will discuss legislation next week that would prohibit bottle feeding of infants to try to encourage breast feeding and reduce the use of baby formula, said a lawmaker of the ruling Socialist Party. Legislator Odalis Monzon said the proposal would "prohibit all types of baby bottles" …
- Venezuela's Maduro victory upheld in audit - but opposition says fight not over Christian Science Monitor - Wed, 12 Jun, 2013
After nearly two tumultuous months, Venezuela's electoral council officially ratified Nicolás Maduro’s presidential victory yesterday. In announcing the results of an … More »Venezuela's Maduro victory upheld in audit - but opposition says fight not over
After nearly two tumultuous months, Venezuela's electoral council officially ratified Nicolás Maduro’s presidential victory yesterday. In announcing the results of an audit of April’s razor thin election results, council head Tibisay Lucena said the vote "accurately reflects the will of the [Venezuelan] people."
- Column: Rumors of democracy's death have been greatly exaggerated Reuters - Wed, 12 Jun, 2013
By John Lloyd (Reuters) - "The End of History and the Last Man" is 21 years old this year. The book of that name, by Francis Fukuyama, has, in the view of many, matured … More »Column: Rumors of democracy's death have been greatly exaggerated
By John Lloyd (Reuters) - "The End of History and the Last Man" is 21 years old this year. The book of that name, by Francis Fukuyama, has, in the view of many, matured badly. Published in 1992, it was much lauded for its view that, with the collapse of communism in the Soviet bloc, liberal democracy and free markets were …
- Sound advice? Assange advises Snowden to seek refuge in Latin America. Christian Science Monitor - Wed, 12 Jun, 2013
Edward Snowden might be looking for some advice right now on where to head next – and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is dishing. More »Sound advice? Assange advises Snowden to seek refuge in Latin America.
Edward Snowden might be looking for some advice right now on where to head next – and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is dishing.
Venezuela vote council says audit confirms Maduro victory Reuters - Tue, 11 Jun, 2013By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's election council said on Tuesday an audit of the results of presidential elections in April confirmed President Nicolas … More »Venezuela vote council says audit confirms Maduro victory
By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's election council said on Tuesday an audit of the results of presidential elections in April confirmed President Nicolas Maduro did win by 1.5 percentage points, despite opposition claims that the vote was stolen. The widely expected announcement by the National Electoral …
- Russia would consider asylum for U.S. cyber leaker Reuters - Tue, 11 Jun, 2013
By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia would consider granting asylum to the American who has exposed top-secret U.S. surveillance programmes, if he were to ask … More »Russia would consider asylum for U.S. cyber leaker
By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia would consider granting asylum to the American who has exposed top-secret U.S. surveillance programmes, if he were to ask for it, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said on Tuesday. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stopped short of saying Moscow would accept Edward Snowden, but pro-Kremlin …
Kerry to push for OAS reform, broad debate on drug policy Reuters - Mon, 10 Jun, 2013By Lesley Wroughton and Mike McDonald ANTIGUA, Guatemala (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will press for reform of the 35-nation Organization of American … More »Kerry to push for OAS reform, broad debate on drug policy
By Lesley Wroughton and Mike McDonald ANTIGUA, Guatemala (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will press for reform of the 35-nation Organization of American States and back a broad approach to tackling drug-related violence at OAS meetings this week, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. Kerry, who arrived …
Venezuela proposes ending detention of judge who says she was raped Reuters - Fri, 7 Jun, 2013By Daniel Wallis CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's attorney general proposed on Friday to end the house arrest of a female judge who was detained on corruption charges … More »Venezuela proposes ending detention of judge who says she was raped
By Daniel Wallis CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's attorney general proposed on Friday to end the house arrest of a female judge who was detained on corruption charges in 2009 and alleged that she was raped in prison. Maria Lourdes Afiuni's detention for the past three years and alleged mistreatment behind bars has made her …
Vladimir Putin and 8 other world leaders who got divorced in office The Week - Thu, 6 Jun, 2013Sometimes, love and politics don't mix More »Vladimir Putin and 8 other world leaders who got divorced in office
Sometimes, love and politics don't mix
US filmmaker held by Venezuela on espionage allegations freed from jail and expelled to US The Canadian Press - Thu, 6 Jun, 2013CARACAS, Venezuela - A U.S. filmmaker jailed for alleged espionage in Venezuela was expelled from the country and returned to the United States in a gesture that could … More »US filmmaker held by Venezuela on espionage allegations freed from jail and expelled to US
CARACAS, Venezuela - A U.S. filmmaker jailed for alleged espionage in Venezuela was expelled from the country and returned to the United States in a gesture that could signal a thaw in tense relations between the two countries.
- Venezuela deports U.S. filmmaker accused of being spy Reuters - Wed, 5 Jun, 2013
By Kevin Gray and Daniel Wallis MIAMI/CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Wednesday deported an American filmmaker who was arrested in April on accusations of spying for Washington and plotting with opposition student groups to destabilize the South American OPEC nation. "The gringo Timothy Hallet Tracy, who was captured while …
- Was Venezuela's release of US filmmaker Timothy Tracy an olive branch? Christian Science Monitor - Wed, 5 Jun, 2013
After more than a decade of tough talk and frigid foreign relations, the Maduro administration may have shown the first sign that Venezuela could be warming up to the United States. Timothy Tracy, an American documentary filmmaker, was released after spending more than a month in government detention for allegedly spying …
- U.S., Venezuela to find ways to forge positive relations - Kerry Reuters - Wed, 5 Jun, 2013
By Lesley Wroughton ANTIGUA, Guatemala (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday he and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua had agreed to find new ways to forge positive relations between their two countries, long at political loggerheads. Kerry welcomed as a "positive development" Venezuela's …
- Venezuelan state considers system to limit food purchases Reuters - Tue, 4 Jun, 2013
CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan state is testing a system to limit purchases of food and other staples, local media reported on Tuesday, in a move that officials defended as necessary to stop contraband trade but opposition critics slammed as Cuban-style rationing. The OPEC nation's consumers have for months had to endure …
- CA-NEWS Summary Reuters - Sun, 2 Jun, 2013
Thousands take to streets in Turkey, clash with police ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Turkey's four biggest cities on Sunday and clashed with riot police firing tear gas on the third day of the fiercest anti-government demonstrations in years. The din of car horns and residents …
- Venezuela's Capriles says Maduro government will fall Reuters - Sun, 2 Jun, 2013
By Andrew Cawthorne and Diego Ore SAN FRANCISCO DE YARE, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles says President Nicolas Maduro's government will "cave in" under the pressure of growing economic troubles, in-fighting and a belief by many Venezuelans that it stole the April election. Capriles …
- Colombia's Santos calls Venezuela plot accusations "crazy" Reuters - Fri, 31 May, 2013
By Eduardo Garcia BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday dismissed as "crazy" accusations made by his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro that Santos is involved in a plot to overthrow him, and called for a diplomatic solution to the dispute. Santos met with Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique …
- Biden says U.S. and Brazil ready for deeper relationship Reuters - Fri, 31 May, 2013
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden wound up a visit to Brazil on Friday saying it was high time the two largest economies in the Americas became closer partners in trade, investment and energy. "We're ready for a deeper, broader relationship across the board on everything from the military …
- Venezuela's Maduro slams Colombia's Santos for 'betrayal' Reuters - Thu, 30 May, 2013
By Eyanir Chinea and Enrique Andres Pretel CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused his Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, of "betrayal" on Thursday, saying he had lost faith in him for meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles. Maduro said he was putting bilateral relations, …
- Church wine runs low in latest Venezuelan shortage Reuters - Thu, 30 May, 2013
By Andrew Cawthorne CARACAS (Reuters) - With no miracle in sight, Roman Catholic churches are being asked to ration wine in the latest shortage to illustrate Venezuela's economic troubles. "We're asking the priests and bishops to ration wine and look for alternatives during this emergency," said Jose Antonio Da Conceicao, …
- Venezuela furious at Colombia's meeting with opposition leader Reuters - Wed, 29 May, 2013
By Enrique Andres Pretel and Luis Jaime Acosta CARACAS/BOGOTA (Reuters) - Venezuela reacted with fury to Wednesday's talks between Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles, saying it was a "bomb" in ties and recalling an envoy to Colombia's peace process. Capriles met Santos …
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