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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.
President Hugo Chavez said Monday that Venezuela has received thousands of Russian-made missiles and rocket launchers as part of his government's military preparations for a possible armed conflict with neighboring Colombia.
Venezuelan court orders arrest of 30 bank executives in growing scandal at 7 banks
CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his science and technology minister will resign in the wake of a banking scandal involving his brother.
In the early stages of economic recoveries, three stock-market sectors usually do well: energy, materials and industrials.
The real issue in Honduras is not who becomes president but whether the supporters of ousted leader Manuel Zelaya can come out from under his shadow into the political mainstream.
The United States on Monday congratulated Bolivian President Evo Morales for his landslide reelection victory, and said it hoped to continue the "bilateral dialogue" recently begun with Bolivia.
On a slow ascent to the surface of the water from 60 feet down, the divemaster spots something thrilling along the reef and extends her hand with all five fingers wiggling excitedly. It's a signal that can only mean one thing: Octopus!
Albertville Mayor Lindsey Lyons said he felt Monday’s mayor’s forum was a “step backward” in building relationships with the Hispanic community and he was still looking for ways to bridge the gap between the two cultures.
Humberto “Zorrita” Soto (49-7-2, 32 KOs) is training in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico for his fight on December 19 in Ciudad Obregon, Mexico.
The yield on Venezuela’s 9.25 percent bonds due in 2027 plunged 63 basis points, or 0.63 percentage point, to 13.81 percent at 1:20 p.m. New York time, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. That was the biggest drop since April 6. The bond’s price rose 3 cents on the dollar to 70 cents after sinking to a four- month-low on Dec. 3 amid concern Chavez was seeking to nationalize the financial system.
