Immortal Chavez may not be enough for Venezuela
Writing from Caracas Matt Frei reveals how in 1998 he was given one of the most bizarre and memorable assignments he has ever been on – spending a week with Imelda Marcos.
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Edward Snowden, the fugitive former US intelligence contractor, is likely to accept asylum in Venezuela, the journalist who first published his leaked security secrets has said.
Venezuelans are used to shortages of food staples and medicines. Now they are desperately scouring supermarket shelves for another of life’s essentials.
Post-election tension leads to a brawl in the Venezuelan national assembly, leaving opposition MP Julio Borges bruised and bleeding.
Venezuela’s presidency will be decided in an election to take place on 14 April, officials say, as opinion polls heavily favour Hugo Chavez’s anointed successor Nicolas Maduro.
Writing from Caracas Matt Frei reveals how in 1998 he was given one of the most bizarre and memorable assignments he has ever been on – spending a week with Imelda Marcos.
Hundreds of thousands of grieving Venezuelans queue in the streets of Caracas to file past the open coffin of the country’s former president, Hugo Chavez. Washington Correspondent Matt Frei reports.
Hugo Chavez was in power in Venezuela for nearly 14 years – and was one of the most visible and controversial leaders from day one. But how did his country change in the years since he took power?
The streets of the Venezuelan capital Caracas becomes a sea of humanity as tens of thousands come to join in scenes of public grief at the passing of their former leader, Hugo Chavez.
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has died aged 58 after battling cancer for almost two years.
Rather like my experience in one of Venezuela’s jails, it has often been hard with Hugo Chavez to tell how much was comedy, how much deadly serious, Foreign Affairs correspondent Jonathan Rugman reflects on the president’s legacy.
Jubilant supporters of Venzuela’s Hugo Chavez take to the streets as the country’s socialist leader wins his fourth term as president.
As Venezuelans vote in their general election, is the result a foregone conclusion for the incumbent Hugo Chavez or could challenger Henrique Capriles sneak a shock win?
In the decades since Pablo Escobar’s death, the city of Medellin has transformed into a global tourism hot-spot and is now Colombia’s Sin City.
Democracy is under attack across the western world – from external powers like Russia, China and Iran, and from inside: the rise of populism, disinformation and organised crime.
Acute medical shortages are affecting Venezuela, but President Nicolas Maduro won’t accept aid from the United States, which has said it plans to oust him from power.