Venezuela and Cuba have accused the United States of harboring a terrorist after a U.S. federal judge dropped immigration fraud charges against Cuban-born former CIA operative Luis Posada Carriles.
Get the full story...
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Wednesday the populist economic policies of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez are not sustainable and eventually will fail. Negroponte begins a four-nation Latin American trip next week. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.
Get the full story...
Venezuela deprived the world's biggest oil companies of operational control over massive Orinoco Belt crude projects on Tuesday.
Get the full story...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will pull his country out of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Mr. Chavez accused the two Washington-based lenders Sunday of being tools of what he calls American "imperialism."
Get the full story...
Venezuela has signed agreements with international oil companies to take majority control of four oil fields along the Orinoco River. Under the agreements, the oil companies will hand over operations at the sites on May 1 to Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PDVSA.
Get the full story...
Chile's President Michelle Bachelet and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez have agreed to ease political tensions between their countries. After talks in Caracas Wednesday, Ms. Bachelet said her country wants the best possible relations with Venezuela, while Mr. Chavez stressed the need for the two sides to resolve their differences.
Get the full story...
The number of Venezuelans settling in the United States is growing. Experts say the reelection in December of leftist President Hugo Chavez has triggered a wave of migration from the oil-rich South American country. Many of those leaving are wealthy and fear the government's socialist policies. Steve Mort reports from the U.S. state of Florida, which has seen a large influx of Venezuelan residents.
Get the full story...
With oil prices hovering above $55 a barrel, petroleum-rich Venezuela is awash with money. The windfall allows President Hugo Chavez to fund numerous social programs for the country's poor as well as gain influence throughout Latin America and the Caribbean by selling oil at concessionary prices. But the oil spigot may be running dry. Simon Marks reports from Lake Maracaibo, the center of Venezuela's oil patch.
Read the full story
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is at odds with U.S. President George W. Bush, straining relations between their two countries. But opinion polls show Mr. Chavez has the support of most Venezuelans. It is backing he has received in large part because of his government's social programs. Simon Marks visited a Caracas slum recently to see how these programs are working and has this report.
Read the full story
Venezuela says two major foreign oil companies have agreed to discuss handing over their multibillion-dollar operations to the government in time for a May first deadline.
Read the full story
The U.S. State Department's 2006 Human Rights Report cites Venezuela and Cuba for violating citizens' rights and harassing non-governmental organizations.
Read the full story
The U.S. State Department's annual report on illicit drug trade worldwide, issued Thursday, said Afghanistan's opium production hit a record high last year while there was backsliding on anti-drug efforts in Venezuela and Bolivia. Iran's counter-narcotics efforts were commended.
Read the full story
