Benedict Mander
Monday, November 16, 2009 - 00:00
Although many dismiss Mr Chavez's belligerence as mere rhetoric, it marks a low in relations between Venezuela and Colombia
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuela arrested two Colombians on Tuesday night near the border and alleged they were intelligence agents
Friday, October 9, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuela's leftist government stopped short of more dramatic measures - such as a devaluation, or the elimination of petrol subsidies - which independent analysts insisted were necessary
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 00:00
Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's president, warned on Monday that the 'winds of war are blowing' in the region
Monday, August 3, 2009 - 00:00
Human rights groups have condemned a forthcoming law in Venezuela under which anyone guilty of 'media crimes' could be jailed for up to four years.
Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 00:00
After recalling his ambassador from Bogota on Tuesday, Mr Chavez threatened to expropriate the assets of Colombian businesses in Venezuela, should such 'aggressions' continue
Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 00:00
Honduras was braced for violence today as trade unions, farmers, student groups and social movements prepared for a two-day general strike in protest against the recent military coup
Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 00:00
A spiralling drug trafficking problem in Venezuela has been made worse by official corruption and a refusal to co-operate with the US, according to a forthcoming US Congress report
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
The Obama administration yesterday welcomed Venezuela's announcement that it is sending an ambassador to Washington amid efforts to show a common front at the end of the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 00:00
President Barack Obama will seek to forge a new relationship with Latin America that overcomes the antagonism of the Bush years when he travels to Trinidad and Tobago for a continent-wide summit on Friday.