Hugo Chavez, the gringo and the rest of us
A combination of Venezuelan oil wealth and the distraction to US interests caused by the 9/11 attacks left Hugo Chavez free to introduce a revolution in his country.
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North Korea is scrapping its non-aggression pact with South Korea and shutting a shared border point in response to UN sanctions, insisting it reserves the right to a “pre-emptive nuclear attack”.
As Syria’s civil war increases humanitarian suffering throughout the country, will the UK’s pledge of non-lethal help merely extend its conflict, asks Jonathan Miller.
A combination of Venezuelan oil wealth and the distraction to US interests caused by the 9/11 attacks left Hugo Chavez free to introduce a revolution in his country.
The Venezuelan president was a polarising figure – someone who could bait George W Bush on TV while championing the poor and presiding over a unique social experiment in the country he led.
As the foreign secretary announces the UK is to supply armoured vehicles to the Syrian opposition, the UN confirms that one million refugees, including 500,000 children, have fled the conflict.
As the Liberal Democrats mark a quarter of a century as a party, Channel 4 News looks at the highs and lows under four leaders and five general elections.
The US soldier accused of leaking thousands of secret documents to Wikileaks has for the first time admited the leak at a military hearing and pleaded guilty to some of the lesser charges he faces.
More than a million people are likely to have fled Syria within the next few weeks, exceeding the UN’s “worst-case scenario”, according to Oxfam.
As a comic and criminal enjoy successes in Italy’s national elections, Jon Snow asks if, across Europe, we should heed this warning about the state of democracy?
A document seen by Channel 4 News warns of a surge in complaints within the army this year, as MPs add their voices to calls for an independent armed forces ombudsman.
Wounded service personnel have welcomed a government move to guarantee leg amputees get the most up-to-date prosthetic limbs available.
Prince Harry’s flight instructor claims he suffered “gross mistreatment” at the hands of the army, as Labour calls for independent policing of the armed forces.
For all the talk of “mission creep” in north Africa and comparisons to Tony Blair, this Prime Minister does not have the stomach for foreign wars of any scale.
As the controversial new war film opens in Britain, a former Guantanamo guard tells Channel 4 News that he fears Zero Dark Thirty will encourage future young soldiers to “throw the rulebook out”.
As thousands of Syrian refugees cross the Jordanian border fleeing extreme violence and bombing, Jordan’s foreign minister tells Channel 4 News there is a lack of funds to cope with the influx.