Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro Wins Election by Slim Margin
The BBC is reporting that acting president Nicolas Maduro won the Venezuelan election with 50.7% of the votes. His opponent, Henrique Capriles, was not...
BRICS Summit Takes Place in South Africa
Ben Tavener of The Rio Times is reporting that Brazil, along with Russia, India, China, and South Africa, took place in the fifth annual...
Pope Francis Publicly Addresses Sex Abuse in Catholic Church
According to the BBC, Pope Francis addressed for the first time in public the topic of sex abuse within the Church, urging the Congregation...
Argentina: Flooding Claims 54 Lives, Government Declares Mourning Period
The BBC is reporting that, after a heavy storm's flash floods killed 54 people in both La Plata and the capital city of Buenos...
FIFA Worried About Rio and Brasília Arenas
Robbie Blakeley of The Rio Times is reporting that FIFA's general secretary Jérôme Valcke is concerned that the football (soccer) arenas being built in...
Is Pope Bergoglio Really the First Latino Pope?
In an op-ed for the Los Angeles Weekly, writer Dennis Romero wonders aloud if the new pope, both of whose parents are Italian, is...
President Hugo Chavez Has Died: What Next?
The New York Times, CNN and Washington Post are reporting that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died. What does that mean for Venezuela?
According to...
Hugo Chavez: Venezuelan President Dies
The New York Times and CNN are reporting that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died. Vice President Nicolas Maduro just made the announcement. Chavez...
Hugo Chavez: Home to ‘Rule’ or Home to Die?
The blogosphere has been lit up this week with the return of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to Caracus. Chavez spent the last two months...
Hugo Chavez: Home to 'Rule' or Home to Die?
The blogosphere has been lit up this week with the return of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to Caracus. Chavez spent the last two months...
