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  • Venezuela in rare diplomatic overture to America

    CARACAS - Venezuela on Sunday made a rare diplomatic overture to the United States, suggesting it could be time for better ties."We are going to remain open to normalizing relations with the United States," Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said on Televen television Sunday."The first thing would be to resume diplomatic representation at the highest level," he said.The ...

  • Colombia Hit man targeting high-profile journalists

    By Helen Murphy, Reuters BOGOTA - Colombia's government warned on Tuesday of a plot by a criminal group to kill several high-profile journalists just weeks after the attempted assassination of an investigative reporter boosted concerns over threats to a free press in the violence-plagued Andean nation.President Juan Manuel Santos also announced that 90 journalists are being given protection ...

  • How a toilet paper shortage may temper Chavismo in Venezuela

    People wait in line as they buy toilet paper in a super market in Caracas May 17. Supplies of food and other basic products have been patchy in recent months, with long queues forming at supermarkets and rushes occurring when there is news of a new stock arrival. The situation has spawned jokes among Venezuelans, particularly over the lack of toilet ...

  • Venezuelan Government Takes Justice to Communities

    Caracas, May 19 (Prensa Latina) The programs for people''s safety that the Venezuelan government is carrying out have a new component after the activation of the mobile itinerant courts, with the objective of speeding the attention to court cases. President of the Supreme Court of Justice, (TSJ) Gladys Gutierrez, led today the official opening of that mechanism, as part of the plan ...

  • Chavez Scores As Earthquakes Draw With Rapids 1-1

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Marvin Chavez scored his first goal of the season to help the San Jose Earthquakes pull out a 1-1 tie against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday ...

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  • Guyana legislators oppose crucial anti-money laundering bill

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Legislators in Guyana say they won't approve a crucial anti-money laundering bill until more safeguards against corruption are added to the measure. The two parties that together have a one-seat majority in Parliament say they are seeking the creation of a commission to oversee contracts and tenders, as well as an expansion of the state's financial intelligence ...

  • Venezuela releases ex-general jailed in post-election crackdown on opposition

    CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan authorities have released a dissent ex-general who was jailed on charges of inciting unrest after the country's disputed presidential election. Retired Gen. Antonio Rivero said he would "take care of my health" as he was freed late Friday. Opposition leaders said he was hospitalized Saturday with a respiratory infection and digestive problems ...

  • Dissident ex-general released in Venezuela

    CARACAS, Venezuela -; Venezuelan authorities have released a dissent ex-general who was jailed on charges of inciting unrest after the country's disputed presidential ...

  • WikiLeaks Evidence that the U.S. planned to overthrow President Chavez

    The documents were released by WikiLeaks on their Twitter accountAround 73 emails available on Wikileaks Global Intelligence Files online, show how Stratfor and Canvas set the routes that the right-wing would follow in order to topple Hugo ...

  • Venezuela troops fight crime in violent neighborhoods

    PETARE, Venezuela – Since Monday, in the socialist government's latest attempt to control Venezuela's pandemic of violence, President Nicols Maduro has sent the military into slums to frisk local residents and man dozens of military checkpoints. Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of ...

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