Venezuela

Venezuela TV host steps down over alleged recording

2013-05-21 09:43:00

BOGOTA, Colombia -- A popular pro-government Venezuelan talk show host took a leave of absence Monday night hours after the leak of an alleged conversation he had with a Cuban intelligence official about President Nicolas Maduro's battle with political...

Mexico president fires agency head over restaurant scandal

2013-05-15 16:48:00

MEXICO CITY -- He’s got to be wishing that� his daughter had just ordered takeout and gone home. The head of Mexico's consumer protection agency, Humberto Benitez Trevi�o, was fired Wednesday by President Enrique Pe�a Nieto, nearly three weeks...

Venezuela's last major opposition TV station is sold

2013-05-14 18:04:00

CARACAS, Venezuela — The sale of Globovision, Venezuela's last major television station critical of the government, raised concern Tuesday that no mass media platform may remain on which to challenge the Chavista administration of President...

Venezuela lawmakers trade blame for Congress brawl

2013-05-01 12:07:00

CARACAS -- Political tensions that have boiled steadily in Venezuela since last month’s presidential election exploded on the floor of Congress, with lawmakers slugging it out in a brawl that left several injured. Pro- and anti-government...

Brazil's Rousseff takes nuanced approach to foreign policy

2013-04-25 17:45:00

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Shortly before Venezuela's presidential election, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva recorded a video supporting Nicolas Maduro, saying he had "stood out brilliantly in the struggle" for a more democratic...

Letters: How we pay for healthcare

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Re "Open the books on medical care prices," Column, April 19 I appreciate David Lazarus' column blasting inflated and mysterious hospital fees. But I feel compelled to comment on his statement, "I can't think of any other business that's permitted to...

Letters: The Constitution applies to everyone

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Re "Legal debate swirls around treatment of suspect," April 21 I am glad the Boston bombing suspect has been caught. But however despicable his alleged crimes are, do we want to deny a U.S. citizen his right to a trial, as guaranteed by our...

Letters: Boy Scouts' decision doubted

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Re "Scout officials endorse dual tack on gays," April 20 Aside from being annoying and insulting, the recommendation of top Boy Scouts of America officials to allow gay boys to become members while continuing to bar gay men from being leaders is...

Letters: Venezuela's vision

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Re "A Venezuela score card," Opinion, April 19 Former U.S Ambassador to Venezuela Charles Shapiro's predictable assault on Venezuelan democracy failed to mention that about 79% of eligible Venezuelans actually turned out to vote in their presidential...

Winners and losers in Venezuela's presidential election

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Venezuela's National Electoral Council declared Nicolas Maduro, the handpicked successor of the late President Hugo Chavez, the winner in the presidential election Sunday. But it was a victory in a compromised system that tilted the table in his favor....

Protests and clashes as Bahrain prepares for Grand Prix

2013-04-20 03:00:00

Chanting protesters reportedly clashed with police Friday in Bahrain even as race cars began looping the tracks before the Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday. Reuters reported that dozens of young men skirmished with police firing tear gas as an...

Venezuela's Maduro is sworn in as president

2013-04-19 12:51:00

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Nicolas Maduro, the handpicked successor of the late President Hugo Chavez, was sworn in to Venezuela's highest office Friday, despite refusal by a newly empowered opposition to accept defeat in a hotly contested election....

Venezuelan opposition lawmaker Ismael Garcia speaks during a news conference in Caracas on Monday.

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles, seen at a news conference this week, says his movement will boycott an audit of election results that saw Nicolas Maduro win by a narrow margin

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Nicolas Maduro waves to supporters before is swearing-in Friday as Venezuela's president.

2013-04-22 16:24:13