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Violence engulfs another Venezuelan prison
May. 17, 2012 17:01 GMT
Shots rang out and smoke rose over a Caracas jail on Thursday in the latest outbreak of violence in one of Venezuela's notoriously violent and overcrowded jails.

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In Venezuela’s prisons, inmates are the wardens
May. 14, 2012 11:22 GMT
There’s always a party, everyone is armed, and prisoners sometimes engage in gladiatorial fights to the death.


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Imagining Cuba after Chávez
Apr. 17, 2012
Venezuela provides Cuba with up to $15 billion a year, which helps offset the US embargo. But there is the real possibility Chávez may not win or survive another six-year term as president.

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Apr. 16, 2012 19:30 GMT
It's the biggest company you've never heard of. In Congo and Colombia, Glencore stands accused of reckless greed.
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The pope in Cuba: a reporter's notebook
Mar. 29, 2012
Beyond the frustrations of reporting in Havana lies the real story: Cuba, for all its romance and beauty, remains an authoritarian state.
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Mar. 29, 2012
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With Caracas police again tonight. Already, 9pm, caught three guys with at least one illegal weapon. http://t.co/wEJ75q3e
Sun, 27 May 2012 01:52:32 GMT

RT @acarvin: There are times evil must be confronted head-on. Thank you, @guardiannews, for having the courage http://t.co/FwxGaPTT #syr ...
Sun, 27 May 2012 00:32:01 GMT

RT @jessradio: 1 of the most intense front pages you'll ever see. The Observer: "Massacre of the children as Syrian forces hit rebels" h ...
Sun, 27 May 2012 00:27:25 GMT

@JoeSheffer thanks. Stick this morning's email on your website. V good.
Sat, 26 May 2012 17:38:14 GMT

Not overly pleased with pics/video from last night with police in a Caracas slum. Will join them again tonight.
Sat, 26 May 2012 14:47:22 GMT

After a very long night with Caracas police patrolling one of its slums http://t.co/9IeeEpWq
Sat, 26 May 2012 07:39:03 GMT

Reading War by Sebastian Junger. Heading out with police to a Caracas slum tonight. Probably over-prepared therefore. Will likely tweet.
Fri, 25 May 2012 23:12:14 GMT

Behind pantheon is new mausoleum for Simon bolivar's remains http://t.co/NRVLWgYB
Wed, 23 May 2012 16:47:38 GMT

Just walked into national pantheon where lie remains of Latin American hero simon bolivar. was escorted out by v angry armed guard. Woops
Wed, 23 May 2012 16:33:34 GMT

Today marks 13 years of Alo Presidente in Chavez's Venezuela http://t.co/aC1jiKMC (Spanish)
Wed, 23 May 2012 13:52:50 GMT

Fantastic doodle from Google, celebrating Robert Moog https://t.co/8WAgLIof
Wed, 23 May 2012 01:31:05 GMT

Venezuela last year received just 0.8% of foreign tourists to Latin America (Spanish) http://t.co/DKpOvb57
Tue, 22 May 2012 12:16:49 GMT

@michaelkbusch slap bang in the middle of Caracas. Not far from Miraflores
Mon, 21 May 2012 21:10:22 GMT


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