Venezuela releases recordings of purported plot

" © AP 2008-09-19 05:13:04 - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan state television broadcast new recordings Thursday of what the government says are current and former military officers discussing a plot to...

Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay and Argentina: threatened by one and the same enemy

"  by Guillermo Almeyra. Things have reached boiling point in Bolivia, where right-wingers emboldened and encouraged by Washington have set out on an upsurge in violence likely to culminate in civil war....

Chavez to visit Chile, China, Russia, and Portugal

Caracas, Venezuela, 13 September 2008. Venezuelan President announce today that after attending an UNASUR summit in Chile on Monday to discuss the current Bolivian crisis, he would continue to...

Evo restrained despite US-backed havoc

As Bolivian President Evo Morales continues to show restraing in confronting unrest fuelled by right-wing regional governments and US-backed-opposition movements. After expelling the US Ambassador to...

Chavez expels US Ambassador to Caracas Patrick Duddy (Updated II)

UPDATES: Last night, a crowd of followers of President Chavez gathered at the government palace Miraflores to express support to their political leader. In reaction to Chavez´s decision to expel the...

Venezuelan gov unveils new coup plan (Updated III)

UPDATES: It was reported that three military plotters scaped to Bonaire in the Caribbean later today. Few other military men involved in the coup -José Labarca Soto, Sánchez Ruperto...

Bolivia: President Morales renews concernc over coup and asks to people be un...

As a decision on the national referendum remains pending at the Bolivian Parliament, President Morales renews concerns over a right wing coup. Morales blames US Embassy at la Paz for promoting recent opposition...

The Winds Are Holy

Harvesting the wind for energy has been tauted a favoured source of green power by the eco-industrialists.  Not only does the wind turbine leave a relatively small ecological footprint, but it also champions a valid and accessible technology for small communities as a source...

Taiwan says Paraguay ties remain secure

Despite the Paraguayan President announcement on an imminent change of its policy favouring Taiwan admission into UN, Taipei says otherwise.  It says "diplomatic ties with Paraguay will remain unchanged". This statement and their impact on bilateral...

Paraguay president alleges coup conspiracy

There are reports of  a possible military coup against the newly formed government. In the meantime beleagured President has also got support from some group. " Paraguay's president warned of a...

Uprising in Thailand

Protesters have descended onto the streets of Bangkok demanding the resignation of prime minister Samak Sundorave. The protestors have occupied government offices as well as local media buildings. ...

UNSC condemns Mauritania coup

"Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:18:08 GMT The UN Security Council has censured the army-led coup in Mauritania, demanding the country's ousted president be immediately released. In a nonbinding statement, the 15-member...

OPINION: Pakistan National Assembly accepts Musharraf's resignation (you wat...

"Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf has until now stubbornly resisted pressure to quit. Musharraf formally submitted his resignation hours earlier after a televised address announcing that he would step down -- nearly nine years after he seized power in a...

AU Suspends Mauritania

Following the military coup that took place earlier this week, the African Union has suspended Mauritania's membership. The coup was orchestrated by General Muhammad Ould Abdel Aziz, who also staged the coup that...

Rigoberta Menchu warns that oligarchy threats Morales’ term of office

Just hours before the Recall Referendum in Bolivia, Nobel Prize winner Rigoberta Manchu warns Bolivian Oligarchy at all costs seeks to finish with President Evo Morales’ term of office. "Menchu warns that...

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