Girish Gupta
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 07:07
Five members of Venezuela's military, including some high-ranking officers, are on trial in Venezuela for allegedly allowing drug planes to use the country's airspace, the state prosecutor said in a statement on Thursday.
Friday, September 18, 2015 - 06:21
A Venezuelan fighter jet with two people on board crashed near the Colombian border late on Thursday evening after an "illicit aircraft" believed to be Colombian was found violating airspace, according to the Venezuelan government.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 00:00
San Cristobal, the capital of Tachira state, is a city under siege - by its own residents. The city of about 600,000 people is the birthplace of a protest movement begun a month ago.
Friday, March 7, 2014 - 00:00
Protests continue across the country. While they do not look to be losing momentum, there is little evidence, as Mendez told me, that they will lead to much if any change.
Monday, March 3, 2014 - 00:00
Inflation and food shortages continue to spark violence in Venezuela. Dozens of people have been arrested, and protests renewed on Saturday.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 00:00
The USSD expelled 3 Venezuelan officials after President Nicolas Maduro ordered 3 American diplomats leave his country. Now Maduro is proposing a new Venezuelan ambassador to the U.S. after years without an official representative.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 00:00
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles returned to the fore this weekend, leading a rally of thousands and offering up a unified opposition as violent protests continue across the country.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 00:00
"Calypso is stifled in Guyana because it speaks the truth."
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 00:00
One person described the move as "government-sanctioned looting."
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:00
Brazilians are sensitive to rapid price increases, having suffered hyperinflation during the 1980s and early 1990s. They are also sensitive to police brutality, with memories lingering of a two-decade military dictatorship