Venezuela
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 00:10:00 GMTMaduro associate extradited from Cape Verde to face criminal charges in Miami; Venezuela claims "kidnapping"
The Venezuelan government walked out of negotiations with the opposition following on the extradition of Colombian businessman Alex Saab from Cape Verde to the United States where he faces trial on money laundering and corrupti...
Sun, 17 Oct 2021 08:29:00 GMTSpain agrees to extradite former Venezuelan treasurer to the US
Spain's Judiciary Friday gave the green light for the extradition to the United States of Venezuelan national Claudia Patricia Díaz Guillén, to account for crimes of money laundering and criminal organization.
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:50:00 GMTDeath of Venezuelan political prisoner rattles Washington DC
Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis Almagro Thursday pledged he would ask the United Nations to request the exhumation and autopsy of the late Venezuelan General Raúl Baduel, who died of COVID-19 while...
Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:30:00 GMTVenezuelan political prisoner and former Chávez aide dies of COVID-19
Venezuelan General Raúl Baduel, a former ally of President Hugo Chávez who later became one of the country's most notorious political prisoners, has died Tuesday of COVID-19 at the age of 66 and while still incarcerated.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:50:00 GMTDuque remain distrusting of Maduro as reopening of borders not going so smoothly
Colombian President Iván Duque was sceptical of the offer from Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who asked investors to return to that country.
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 09:00:00 GMTThe bridge linking Venezuela and Colombia cleared for resumption of bilateral ties
The land crossing between Venezuela and Colombia through the Simón Bolívar international bridge has been reopened Monday after 32 months, following the removal of the three containers which blocked the way, it was announced.
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:33:00 GMTFear reigns among Venezuelans as six more zeros are to be removed from local currency
Unrest reigned Thursday among Venezuelans as Friday's monetary reconversion which will remove six zeros from “sovereign bolivars” loomed over, prompting the exchange rate with the US dollar to skyrocket.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:39:00 GMTInternational community concerned over xenophobia in Chile
The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) Saturday asked the Chilean Government to guarantee and protect the rights of migrant children, following violent incidents involving foreign citizens in the city port Iquique, which h...
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:14:00 GMTForeign offenders expelled from Chile as deportation of irregular migrants set to resume
Chilean migration authorities Thursday expelled 49 migrants who were found guilty of human trafficking in addition to carrying weapons illegally, the Department of Migration and International Police of Tarapacá reported.
Sat, 18 Sep 2021 09:24:00 GMTLatin America viewing Celac as a substitute for OAS during Summit starting in Mexico City
The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) Summit will start Saturday in Mexico City as the body seeks to replace the Organization of American States (OAS) in regional matters.