MiamiHerald.com: Venezuela http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Venezuela http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2008 MiamiHerald.com Venezuela 60 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:06:47 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com U.S. official: Cautious hope for improved relations with Venezuela http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/610609.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/610609.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:39 EDT Text of Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas A. Shannon's July 17 testimony on Venezuela before the Western Hemisphere subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee: Spain's king to meet Chávez for first time since `shut up' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/609586.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/609586.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:56 EDT The Spanish government says King Juan Carlos will meet Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez next week. It is the first meeting planned between the two since Spain's head of state told Chávez to ''shut up'' at a summit in Chile in November. Venezuela confirms investigation of ex-defense minister http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/608812.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/608812.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:33 EDT Venezuela's top military prosecutor urged a former defense minister Thursday to cooperate in a corruption probe, but denied the case is retaliation for his criticisms of President Hugo Chávez's government Colombia cuts off foreign mediation with rebels http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/colombia/story/608109.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/colombia/story/608109.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:34 EDT Prospects for peace negotiations with Latin America's last major rebel army have all but disappeared after Colombia tricked the guerrillas into handing over their most prized captives without firing a shot. U.S. official: Cautious hope for improved relations with Venezuela http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/610609.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/610609.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:39 EDT Text of Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas A. Shannon's July 17 testimony on Venezuela before the Western Hemisphere subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee: Latin America's Money Man http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/special/story/406087.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/special/story/406087.html Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:41 EST With oil enriching Venezuela's coffers, President Hugo Chávez is lavishing billions on other countries, boosting his socialist-tinged image. Colombia: Red Cross symbol wrongly used in rescue http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/colombia/story/606712.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/colombia/story/606712.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:00 EDT A member of the military mission that tricked Colombian rebels into freeing 15 hostages wore the insignia of the International Red Cross during the operation, President Alvaro Uribe said Wednesday. His government apologized to the Red Cross for the incident, which Uribe called an unauthorized error by a nervous soldier. For many in Colombia, hostage nightmare goes on http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/colombia/story/607053.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/colombia/story/607053.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:12 EDT Patricia Nieto fears that the predicament of husband Sigifredo López and other hostages will be forgotten now that more famous captives have been rescued. While the nation celebrates the recent rescue of 15 captives, families of 700 others taken by the same rebel group are left waiting. <br> Venezuela, US may renew drug cooperation http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/608515.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/608515.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:13 EDT The United States and Venezuela may renew anti-drug cooperation that has been stalled for three years amid deteriorating relations, top officials from both nations said Thursday. CITGO hands out energy efficient light bulbs in US http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/608097.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/608097.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:13 EDT Venezuela's CITGO Petroleum Corp. is handing out energy efficient light bulbs across the U.S., despite political tensions between the two nations. Ex-Venezuelan defense minister says government persecuting him http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/607807.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/607807.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:34 EDT A former defense minister who has emerged as a leading critic of President Hugo Chávez warned on Wednesday that Venezuela's military is bringing trumped-up criminal charges against him. Chavez party seeks changes for third term http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/608879.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/venezuela/story/608879.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:14 EDT Venezuela's ruling party pledged Thursday to seek to reform the nation's constitution to let President Hugo Chavez seek indefinite re-election.