Reuters
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 00:00
In an already tense election campaign, where the opposition senses it has its best chance to end the socialist leader's 13-year grip on the South American nation, Chavez implied that the plot had come from within the opposition's own ranks.
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 00:00
EU trade ministers agreed on Friday to approve a free trade pact with Colombia and Peru that could boost European car and chemical exports and lift food and mineral exports.
Friday, March 16, 2012 - 00:00
Chevron filed to temporarily halt production operations in Brazil on Thursday after it detected a "small new seep" of oil in the same offshore field where it suffered a high-profile leak.
Friday, March 16, 2012 - 00:00
The dispute has undermined relations between free-trade disciple Mexico and Brazil, which is increasingly resorting to protectionist measures.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 00:00
Support has fallen for the favorite to be Mexico's next president, Enrique Pena Nieto, of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), even though his main rival is struggling to gain ground.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 00:00
Cardenas Vela is the nephew of Osiel Cardenas, the former leader of the brutal Gulf cartel, who was extradited to the United States in 2007 and is currently serving a 25-year sentence.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 00:00
An undocumented-immigrant day laborer hit the jackpot Thursday, when a jury declared him the owner of a winning lottery ticket in a dispute with a Georgia businessman.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 00:00
The most explosive scenario could be if Chavez's heath rapidly spirals downward, or if he dies.
Monday, March 12, 2012 - 00:00
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday he will be home from Cuba in a week and start radiation therapy for cancer that could leave him weakened ahead of his re-election bid.
Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 00:00
Chavez still faces the tricky prospect of radiation treatment as he heads into the campaign for an October 7 presidential vote.