Abducted major leaguer Wilson Ramos rescued

CARACAS, Venezuela -- The kidnapping ordeal of Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos ended after two days when Venezuelan police commandos swooped in to rescue him in a flurry of gunfire and arrested...

Democracy? Not for Third World

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" The revenant (many would say ersatz) Egyptian, Mohamed ElBaradei, self-appointed and self-imputed leader of the "democracy" movement in his ...

Confidential Wikileak on Honduras. Coup or Counter Revolution?

Wikileaks has weighed in on the removal of President Manuel Zelaya in releasing a confidential communication from Ambassador Hugo Llorens to the White House.This document makes the determination that the Congress...

Chavez expropriates Owens-Illinois

Caracas, Venezuela, 25 October 2010. Venezuelan President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias has ordered the expropriation of American company Owens-Illinois today. During a televised message to the nation, Chavez commented that an American owned company  Owens-Illinois has...

33 Plane Crash Survivors in Venezuela

A plane carrying 51 people from a Caribbean island crashed Monday in eastern Venezuela, and officials said 33 survived. The other passengers were killed or are still missing. Governor Francisco Rangel Gomez told...

Hugo Chavez Muzzles TV Stations

In a move that has many in Venezuela protesting, Hugo Chavez has forced cable networks to drop TV stations unfriendly to his regime, muzzling criticism. "Venezuela's cable industry organisation said that RCTV,...

Hugo Chavez: Haiti Earthquake Caused by U.S. Tectonic Weapon Test

Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chavez has reportedly said the Haiti earthquake was caused by a U.S. tectonic weapons test, also being dubbed The Earthquake Weapon. Hugo Chavez told Spanish newspaper ABC that  a...

Venezuela Struck By 5.6-Magntitude Earthquake: No Damages

As Haiti relief work continues in the aftermath of an earthquake that has caused massive loss of life and destruction, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake has struck the Sucre state in the east of Venezuela. The earthquake...

Heavy Fire heard on Honduran island as Military aircraft circle

UTILA September 9, 2009 At 12:50am local time this reporter was woken by heavy gunfire coming from the direction of the secluded airport area on the small island of Utila located within The Bay Islands of...

Venezuela president's revolution begins shut down of 34 radio ...

Unfortunately, President Hugo Chavev continues to face resistance to his inclusive social policies by those who want to exercise an exploitative agendas. The media, as everywhere, only serves those who can afford to pay for advertising.EXCERPT: Chavez defended the closures,...

Hugo Chavez and the Cowardly World

A chain of events have started that could convert the wonderful country of Honduras into a place similar to the Gaza Strip.  The actions of the International Community, that within hours of the alleged Coup...

Spanish bishops apologise for silence over killings

It has taken a rather long time for the Spanish Catholic Church to acknowledge these unfortunate deaths during Franco´s dictatorship. " Spanish bishops broke decades of silence at the weekend to apologise for...

Ousted President Zelaya took plane to Honduras but could not land

Updates: After a meeting with Presidents from Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay at El Salvador, the ousted Honduran Head of State Manuel Zelaya asked the army to stop inflicting violence on his countrymen. In...

OAS expels Honduras over coup against Zelaya

Caracas, Venezuela, 4 July 2009. Tonight, the Organization of America States (OAS) consulted its member on the expulsion of Honuduras over the coup against President Zelaya. After 33 member countries voted in...

OAS Insulza: There was a military coup against President Zelaya.

Updates: " About 10,000 supporters of the president ousted in a military coup June 28 again marched in his support Saturday, blocking traffic close to the presidential palace, which is occupied by a caretaker...

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