A former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist was sentenced to five and a half years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty in trying to help Venezuela develop a nuclear weapon.
On Saturday, thousands of Venezuelans protested in the capital city of Caracas. On Saturday, thousands of Venezuelans protested in the capital city of Caracas.
In a regulatory filing on Friday, Ford announced it will record an $800 million pretax accounting charge in the fourth quarter after the Detroit-based car company decided to remove all Venezuelan operations from its consolidated earnings. The charge will effectively lower its 2014 fourth-quarter net income results by $700 million. Ford, the No. 2 U.S. automaker, is set to report its quarterly earnings this coming Thursday.
Turmoil is looming over Venezuela while President Nicolas Maduro is abroad. One of the opposition’s leaders, Miranda Gov. Henrique Capriles, has called for new protests against the government to call attention to the country’s current troubles.
Amid shortages in the OPEC country often blamed for oil price declines, Venezuela ran out of McDonald's French fries and now serves a side of yuca instead.
A joint oil company owned by Bolivia and Venezuela started to drill oil Tuesday from its first well in the northern part of La Paz province, Fox News Latino reported.
A dairy shortage in Venezuela caused a famous ice cream shop to close down on Christmas Eve. A dairy shortage in Venezuela caused a famous ice cream shop to close down on Christmas Eve, Fox News Latino reported.
Venezuela's murder rate increased again this year, a Venezuelan NGO reports. Despite the low estimates from the government, violence in the South American nation continues, including the murders of high profile victims like a legislator and an LGBT rights activist.
Latin America’s economy has been symbiotically linked to China’s consumption of its natural resources for decades, and now that China is slowing down its purchases, Latin America’s economy must brace itself for the upcoming blow.
On Monday, the U.S. Senate approved legislation to impose sanctions on the Venezuelan government, and President Barack Obama has signaled he would sign the legislation into law.
Leopoldo Lopez, the 43-year-old Venezuelan opposition leader who is accused of inciting violent anti-government protests in early 2014, is standing firm to his convictions even as he stands behind bars.
A new phenomena in Venezuela is leading girls as young as 12 to get cosmetic surgeries like butt lifts and nose jobs under their parents' supervision in order to look more like beauty queens.
On Monday, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that directs President Barack Obama to levy sanctions against Venezuelan government officials who are found to have violated the rights of anti-government protesters.
At least 35 inmates from a Venezuelan jail have died from a mass drug overdose, and 20 are in comas. Meanwhile, Venezuela's government is investigating the incident.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will be formally charged on Dec. 3rd for her alleged involvement to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.
Chile and Venezuela are schedule to face each other in an international friendly. These two South American countries are separated by nearly 2,000 miles, but this soccer CONMEBOL matchup is a big rivalry. Latin Post.com previews the game and predicts who will win.
