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Maduro: presiding over Venezuela’s crisis in shadow of Chavez

by Alexander MARTINEZ CARACAS , Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro owes his rule to his left-wing predecessor, the…

Venezuela enters critical stage in political crisis

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) - by Alexander Martinez Venezuela braced Monday for more upheaval as President Nicolas Maduro prepared to unveil the…

Maduro: presiding over Venezuela’s crisis in shadow of Chavez

by Alexander MARTINEZ CARACAS , Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro owes his rule to his leftwing predecessor, the…

Temer dives into tough new job: save Brazil in crisis

by Sebastian Smith BRASILIA , Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's interim president Michel Temer kicks off his new administration Friday, seeking…

Presidential air base briefly locked down after bomb threat

WASHINTON, United States (AFP) -- Joint Base Andrews, the military air base that is home to the US president's plane…

‘We must restore Brazil’s credibility’: acting president

BRASILIA , Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's acting president Michel Temer said Thursday his new cabinet must work to restore the…

Majority of Brazil senators back Rousseff impeachment

by Sebastian Smith BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff prepared Thursday to cede power to her vice president-turned-enemy,…

Embattled President Rousseff says it’s the ‘decisive’ moment for Brazilian democracy as she takes impeachment to Supreme Court

(REUTERS) -- Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday (May 10) that the country was going through a decisive moment…

Panama Papers database on shell companies goes online

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) by Paul Handley The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists on Monday published online detailed data from the…

Brazil impeachment drive against Rousseff tips into chaos

BRASILIA Brazil (AFP) - by Damian Wroclavsky The impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was thrown into confusion Monday when the…

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