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Colombia protests at Chavez war talk

09.11.09
Colombia says it will appeal to the UN Security Council and the Organisation of American States after Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez ordered his army to prepare for war in order to assure peace... more

I'll take that Hilton, says Chavez

15.10.09
President Hugo Chavez has taken control of a landmark hotel managed by Hilton on Margarita island, Venezuela... more

Contenders for the top prize at Venice Film Festival

11.09.09
A-list stars and A-grade films have distinguished this year’s Venice festival. Lee Marshall looks at who is in the running for the big prize tomorrow... more

Why Obama needs to find his fairway to heaven

10.09.09
The final and decisive round of the PGA Championship last month unfolded in a manner few had predicted... more

George Clooney in the wars at Venice Film Festival

08.09.09
A bandaged George Clooney arrived by speedboat at the Venice Film Festival with girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis, 30... more

Fogle and Cracknell are just the chaps to tackle the Moon

22.07.09
Everyone's gone to the Moon. Well, not everyone. And not "gone", exactly, more "going". There seems to be a huge roll-call of countries expressing renewed interest in exploring space, starting with a return to Luna... more

Curfew imposed as troops topple Honduras president

29.06.09
Leaders from across Latin America were meeting today in response to the political crisis in Honduras after clashes between the military and protesters. ... more

Chavez cans the sale of Coke Zero in Venezuela

11.06.09
Renowned anti-capitalist Hugo Chavez has struck at the core of US commercial imperialism and banned a Coca-Cola brand ... more

It's better to be friendly to our enemies, says Obama

20.04.09
Barack Obama has been forced to defend his brand of world politics as he faced criticism for seeking to improve relations with countries that are sworn enemies of the US... more

Venezuelans grab UK company's land

06.03.09
UK corrugated cardboard firm Smurfit Kappa has had a large tract of land in Venezuela seized by President Hugo Chavez... more

Chávez poll victory makes him 'President Unstoppable'

16.02.09
Venezuela has paved the way for Hugo Chávez to stand for re-election as president after voting to lift limits on terms in office for elected officials... more

Europe hails new era of relations

21.01.09
Barack Obama received a tidal wave of goodwill from around the world but many leaders warned that he comes to power in a time of unprecedented crisis... more

Opec signals output cuts to lift oil prices

20.10.08
Energy: Oil cartel Opec has indicated it will cut output to firm up prices, possibly as early as Friday when members meet in Vienna... more

Venezuela, Russia to get together on oil

26.09.08
Venezuela and Russia plan to create a giant oil consortium to invest in joint ventures, as Moscow plans to challenge the dominance of Opec in influencing world energy markets... more

Boris hands back £7m from Ken's oil deal to Chavez

05.08.08
Boris Johnson will return £7million to Venezuela after scrapping an oil deal made by Ken Livingstone... more

Flashing the cash the Livingstone way

30.04.08
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Who's the real joker - Boris or the Mayor?

17.04.08
The Mayoralty has a vast budget and the power to affect Londoners' lives. But Ken has spent too much time on PR stunts and issues over which he has no control... more

Boris faces barrage of boos

10.04.08
Boris Johnson's mayoral campaign was dealt a blow last night as he was booed and heckled at the biggest hustings of the race so far... more

Chavez bids to grab new crude windfall

25.03.08
Venezuela's maverick President Hugo Chavez plans to slap a new tax on oil producers... more

Will it be all right on the night?

25.02.08
Votes for the City Hall elections will be counted electronically - with a Spanish company that has been at the centre of previous controversies in charge of the process... more

Will it be all right on the night?

22.02.08
Votes for the City Hall elections will be counted electronically - with a Spanish company that has been at the centre of previous controversies in charge of the process... more

DVDs of the week

05.02.08
World War II romance in Atonement, Jamie Bell as a creepy misfit in Hallam Foe and Richard Gere stars in The Hoax.... more

Sean Penn's American dream

27.09.07
One-time bad boy Sean Penn had to struggle for 10 years to bring his masterpiece, Into the Wild, to the screen.... more

Screaming at Uncle Sam

14.06.07
War on Democracy is John Pilger's murky history of conspiracy. It's extremely watchable, even though we have been through most of it before.... more

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