Michael Bloomberg says his White House campaign unknowingly used prison labour
Billionaire U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said his campaign had unknowingly used prison workers to make telephone calls on his behalf.
Angus Berwick
UPDATE 2-Venezuela releases six Citgo executives, detained in 2017, on house arrest -sources
CARACAS/MEXICO CITY, Dec 9 Venezuela has granted house arrest to six executives of U.S. refiner Citgo, a unit of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, who were jailed on corruption charges in Caracas in late 2017, three sources close to the case said on Monday.
'Missed his moment': opposition corruption scandal undermines Venezuela's Guaido
CARACAS/MARACAIBO, Venezuela Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido's faltering efforts to oust President Nicolas Maduro are facing a new challenge in the form of an influence-peddling scandal that has left disillusioned Venezuelans wondering if Guaido's moment has passed.
Special Report: Elite police force spreads terror in the barrios of Venezuela
CARACAS Before daybreak on January 8, several dozen police officers swept through the streets of Barrio Kennedy, a hillside slum outside Venezuela's capital.
Resignation of Morales, last of 'pink tide,' polarizes Latin America
CARACAS The resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales, the last serving member of the 'pink tide' of leftist leaders that swept Latin America two decades ago, polarized governments across the region on Sunday, with presidents from Venezuela to Argentina denouncing a "coup" and others cheering his exit.
Resignation of Morales, last of 'pink tide,' polarizes Latin America
CARACAS The resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales, the last serving member of the 'pink tide' of leftist leaders that swept Latin America two decades ago, polarized governments across the region on Sunday, with presidents from Venezuela to Argentina denouncing a "coup" and others cheering his exit.
UPDATE 3-Resignation of Morales, last of 'pink tide,' polarizes Latin America
CARACAS, Nov 10 The resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales, the last serving member of the 'pink tide' of leftist leaders that swept Latin America two decades ago, polarized governments across the region on Sunday, with presidents from Venezuela to Argentina denouncing a "coup" and others cheering his exit.
Special Report: How Cuba taught Venezuela to quash military dissent
CARACAS In December 2007, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez suffered his first defeat at the polls.
Disappointed Venezuelans lose patience with Guaido as Maduro hangs on
CARACAS/PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela Four days before Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido launched a military uprising in a bid to oust President Nicolas Maduro, he told supporters at a rally outside the capital, Caracas: "In the next few days, we'll decide our destiny."
Special Report: They fled Venezuela's crisis by boat - then vanished
GUIRIA, Venezuela A taxi dropped Maroly Bastardo and her two small children by a cemetery not far from the shore in northeast Venezuela. She still had time to change her mind. | Video
Exclusive: The thin evidence against a jailed Venezuela opposition official
CARACAS At about 2 a.m. on March 21, eight Venezuelan intelligence agents drove to the home of the top advisor to opposition leader Juan Guaido and broke down the door.