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With inequality framed as a key trigger for the worldwide unrest comes the circulation of literature breaking down the disparities between rich and poor — in Chile and Lebanon, they are frighteningly high. (Reuters/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez)
CARACAS

Rioting breaks out in Venezuela amid ‘attempted coup’

Venezuelan self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido said on Tuesday that troops had joined his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro

  • Agency
2 min read
HUGH CHAVEZ

Chávez makes diplomatic inroads in Africa

Hugo Chávez made diplomatic inroads in Africa on Sunday at a summit of South American and African leaders where he offered Venezuela’s help.

  • Ian James
5 min read
HUGH CHAVEZ

Chávez wins vote to allow re-election

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez won a referendum vote on Sunday that lets him stay in power for as long as he keeps beating his rivals.

  • Patrick Markey
4 min read
FIDEL CASTRO

Chávez says Fidel Castro ‘alive and kicking’

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro is "alive and kicking", Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said on Saturday.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
HUGH CHAVEZ

Venezuelans vote in election test for Chávez

Venezuelans voted into the night on Sunday in state elections that test President Hugo Chávez’s 10-year grip on power.

  • Brian Ellsworth
4 min read
HUGH CHAVEZ

US sanctions Chávez aides in growing crisis

The United States escalated a major diplomatic crisis with Venezuela on Friday, imposing sanctions on aides to President Hugo Chávez.

  • Frank Jack Daniel
  • Arshad Mohammed
1 min read
ALVARO URIBE

Govt: Colombia’s top Farc commander is dead

The founder and chief commander of Colombia’s Farc rebel force, Manuel Marulanda, has died after more than 40 years fighting the state from jungle and mountain camps. If…

  • Patrick Markey
3 min read