Simon Romero
Friday, January 23, 2009 - 00:00
Mr. Urs said he was protesting assertions by Mr. Morales that the United States had improperly interfered in domestic affairs
Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 00:00
Embracing the Western companies may be the only way to shore up Petroleos de Venezuela and the raft of social welfare programs, like health care and higher education for the poor, that have been made possible by oil proceeds
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuela’s national oil company is suspending a program that provides discounted heating oil to poor communities in the United States, as officials here struggle to find ways of preserving hard currency reserves
Monday, December 1, 2008 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that he would seek changes to the Constitution that would lift his term limits
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 00:00
From the hardened slums of this city to some of Venezuela’s most populous and economically important states, many of President Hugo Chavez’s supporters deserted him
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 00:00
Some 200 leftist thinkers from around the world convened in the Caracas for a few days to discuss transitions toward socialism.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 00:00
The commander of Colombia’s army resigned Tuesday after an investigation tied dozens of military personnel under his command to an intensifying scandal over the killing of civilians by the armed forces
Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 00:00
The deaths have called into question the depth of recent strides against the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, and have begun to haunt the military hierarchy.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 00:00
As the price of oil roared to ever higher levels in recent years, the leaders of Venezuela, Iran and Russia muscled their way onto the world stage, using checkbook diplomacy and, on occasion, intimidation.
Monday, October 20, 2008 - 00:00
Into that violence, which has since ebbed, Mr. Soriano ventured with his donkeys, taking with him a few reading textbooks, encyclopedia volumes and novels from his small personal library