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A group of college students ended a hunger strike after 17 days following a meeting Tuesday with Organization of American States representatives to air their concerns about human rights in Venezuela.
Miguel Olivo was the Royals' No. 1 catcher last year and led the club with 23 home runs.
The Red Sox lost another piece of their talented front office core when director of scouting Jason McLeod accepted the assistant general manager's position with the San Diego Padres on Dec. 2. The move comes weeks after new San Diego GM Jed Hoyer first attempted to woo Sox player development director Mike Hazen away from the Boston's Yawkey Way home offices.
The Mariners entered the winter meetings with a sizable shopping list.
Twenty-one Venezuelan students and supporters on Tuesday ended an 18-day hunger strike over the government's treatment of what protesters call political prisoners.
(AP:CARACAS, Venezuela) The president of Venezuela's securities commission was fired Tuesday, the second government official to lose his job amid a banking scandal that has put President Hugo Chavez on the defensive.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuela may boost bank deposit insurance to 25,000 bolivars ($11,627) from 10,000 as the South American country seeks to reassure depositors of the strength of its banking system.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Traveling across South America, John Chaney heard plenty of claims. Most turned out to be untrue, the player not quite as tall, fast or talented as advertised.
U.S. Battles for Influence in Latin America The U.S., used to have lots of influence in Latin America, but is now competing with China to call the shots in Brazil and Honduras. U.S. still remains the dominant player in Latin America, but its clout is curtailed by Brazil's rise to a regional power, the influence of anti-American nations led by oil-rich Venezuela, and the growing and evolving ...
Leaders of five key South American countries vowed Tuesday not to recognize last month's presidential election results in Honduras, which they condemned as "illegal."
A group of college students ended a hunger strike after 17 days following a meeting Tuesday with Organization of American States representatives to air their concerns about human rights in Venezuela.
