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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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At least two dozen heads of state are attending Hugo Chavez’s funeral during an outpouring of grief for the charismatic but divisive Venezuelan leader.
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.
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has died aged 58 after battling cancer for almost two years.
Britain’s most senior Catholic cleric resigns, hours after the Vatican announces plans to investigate claims of inappropriate behaviour.
A call for priests to be allowed to wed by the UK’s most senior Roman Catholic will “raise some eyebrows” in the Vatican in the run-up to the election of the next Pope.
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.
Critics say it is hate speech: now a coalition minister has called for Observer columnist Julie Burchill to be sacked, accusing her of a “disgusting rant” against transsexuals.
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner calls on Britain to relinquish control of the Falklands Islands in an open letter copied to the UN secretary general. Falkland Island leaders have rejected her demand.
With concern growing over the health of Venezuela’s president, does his cult of ‘Chavista’ personality mean the country is doomed to political instability if he dies?
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg claims Britain is losing the war against drugs on an industrial scale and insists laws need to be reformed – a position at odds with the prime minister.
The US now wants Britain to extradite Maxim Bakiyev on allegations of fraud. He fled his homeland after a 2010 revolt that left at least 80 people dead and toppled the government.
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?
The WikiLeaks founder calls for the US to end its ‘war on whistleblowers’ but gives no hint as to how his extradition deadlock will be resolved.
Few journalists would deny that WikiLeaks has proved a force for freedom of information. Many US legislators have argued that that freedom has come at a terrible cost to US national security.
The government is under fire today for a 20 per cent cut to the armed forces, but Iraq hero Tim Collins says the “best has been done with a bad situation”.