Pentagon says Venezuela a ‘destabilising force’ - Daily Times
WASHINGTON: The chief of the US military’s Southern Command said on Thursday that Venezuela’s socialist government is a “destabilising force” in Latin America and continues to back leftist guerrillas in Colombia. General Douglas Fraser’s ...
The anti-Venezuela election campaign - The Guardian
A fascinating example of this occurred last week at when Senator John McCain tried to get General Doug Fraser of the US Southern ... this morning on the topic of linkages between the government of Venezuela and the Farc. There is zero daylight ...
Venezuela claims 23% increase in oil reserves - Oil & Gas Journal
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 19 -- Venezuela said its proved oil reserves rose by 23% to 211.17 billion bbl, due to the addition of 39.24 billion bbl mainly from the Orinoco Heavy Oil Belt. The new reserves were certified in the Barcelona, Maracaibo, Maturin ...
Venezuela repatriates 18 Spaniards; highlights "superb" relations... - Vheadline
El Universal: Venezuela has repatriated 18 Spanish people convicted of drug trafficking who will serve the rest of their sentences in Spain, in a move that "strengthens" judicial cooperation and "superb" relations between the two countries, said ...
Ex-leader won’t return to Venezuela, wife says - Las Vegas Sun
The wife of former Venezuelan leader Carlos Andres Perez ridiculed an attempt to extradite her husband from the United States, saying Friday that President Hugo Chavez is attempting to create a spectacle for political ends. Cecilia Matos said in a ...
Venezuela ?uncertain? over future of Curacao Island ... - Oil & Gas Journal
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 19 -- Venezuela’s state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), said to be uncertain over its equity standing, has yet to make a final decision over investing $1.5 billion in the 320,000 b/d Isla refinery on Curacao Island. “We ...
Ex-leader won’t return to Venezuela, wife says - WHEC TV-10
(AP) CARACAS, Venezuela - The wife of former Venezuelan leader Carlos Andres Perez ridiculed an attempt to extradite her husband from the United States, saying Friday that President Hugo Chavez is attempting to create a spectacle for political ends ...
Pentagon says Venezuela a 'destabilizing force' - Reuters India
... Venezuela's socialist government is a "destabilizing force" in Latin America and continues to back leftist guerrillas in Colombia. General Douglas ... Fraser said Venezuela continues to provide the FARC a safe haven and "financial logistical ...
Mayor vows to clean up Venezuela's filthy capital - San Francisco Chronicle
It's a dirty job, and now the government's gonna do it. A mayor loyal to President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that his office will take over two waste-collection companies the are responsible for picking up garbage in Caracas, where residents have long complained about inadequate trash collection
Venezuela's Supreme Court says OK to seek ex-president ... - Vheadline
Wire Services: Venezuela's Supreme Court has cleared the way for the government to seek former President Carlos Andres Perez' extradition from the United States. Perez is wanted for trial on charges stemming from violence during 1989 protests over ...
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World Blog: Corruption is Iraq's latest enemy
Skier, who is the first Ghanaian to ever compete in the Winter Olympics, becomes a sensation.
Web produces new generation of China activists
 There is a vibrant community of tech-savvy users who can easily hop over China's "Great Firewall" that blocks access to sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. They are a minority of the 384 million people online in China but among the most vocal.
Newsweek: How we're winning in Pakistan
President Obama gets much credit for changing America's image in the world. But if you asked even devoted fans to cite a specific foreign-policy achievement, they would probably hesitate. But in fact, there is a place where Barack Obama's foreign policy is working, and one that is crucial to U.S. national security—Pakistan.
Heavy rains swamp Haiti’s homeless camps
 One of the heaviest rainfalls since Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake swamps homeless camps, sweeping screaming residents into eddies of water and flooding latrines.
A child's hope for a new limb, new life
 Two months after the ground shook in Haiti, 4-year-old Schneily Similien still needs a new leg. His greatest hope is at a small hospital in the rural heart of Haiti, he just needs to get there. Msnbc.com is heading to Haiti track the story of Schneily and other amputees as they work to build new lives.
Nuke deal with Russia is close, says Clinton
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.
‘Lawyer’ to U.S. missionaries in Haiti arrested
A man who acted as a lawyer for U.S. missionaries who were detained in Haiti has now been arrested in the Dominican Republic on migrant-trafficking charges.
Minister: Sierre Leone hit by disaster hoax
A top official in Sierre Leone's government says a report that at least 200 people had been killed in a mining accident is a hoax.
Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban
The arrests of top Taliban figures in Pakistan abruptly halted secret U.N. contacts with the insurgency at a time when the efforts were gathering momentum, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said Friday.
Pope's Irish letter faces critical Catholics
 The pope addresses Ireland on Saturday in a letter apologizing for the sex abuse scandal — a message being watched by Catholics worldwide to see if it also acknowledges decades of Vatican-approved cover-ups.
Video: Iraq 'more peaceful,' but not stable yet
 "All the hard work we've done over the past few years has paid off," one U.S. soldier tells NBC News' Richard Engel in a discussion about the U.S. military's role in Iraq. He added that knowing his friends "didn't die in vain is a big pay off." (Nightly News)
World Blog: Unplugged in Urumqi
The predominantly Muslim province has been an Internet-free zone since riots broke out last July between the ethnic Han Chinese and the minority Uighurs.
Dutch: Gay troops not to blame for genocide
Dutch government officials reacted angrily to claims by a retired U.S. general that Dutch forces were overrun in Srebrenica in 1995 in part because of the presence of gay soldiers.
Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV
 Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, who banned television and barred women from appearing in public without an all-enveloping burqa, the Afghan government is fighting a losing battle to keep female flesh off TV.
Push on for Mideast talks despite Jerusalem flap
With pressure on from global mediators Friday, Israel and the Palestinians appeared likely to resume American-mediated indirect peace talks despite a flap over east Jerusalem construction.
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