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Hugo Chavez: 10 outrageous things he said about the US
Hugo Chavez, whose death was announced Tuesday, will be remembered worldwide as much for what he said as for what he did during his 14-year rule of Venezuela. From the vitriolic to bizarre, here is a list of 10 outrageous comments he made about the “Yankee empire” and its leaders.
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What's Ahmadinejad getting out of his Latin America tour?
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Latin America trip, a whirlwind four-nation tour that began in Venezuela on Jan. 8, is now taking him to the inauguration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. The trip is his fifth visit to the region since 2007 and has prompted alarm in some corners of the United States that Iran is using the region as a staging ground to attack US interests.However, many who study Iran’s relationship with Latin America, in particular Venezuela, say fear of an Iranian threat in the Americas is overblown, at least at this point. Here are four reasons why:
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Global News Blog Why is Israel's Shimon Peres in Brazil and Argentina? Iran.
For the first time in 40 years, an Israeli president is paying a state visit to Brazil. Israel President Shimon Peres began a week-long visit to Brazil and Argentina today. A key reason: Iran's growing influence in Latin America.
11/10/2009 12:00 am -
Brazil vows Olympic security after Rio violence
At least 14 people were killed in Rio de Janeiro this weekend, including two policemen who died when their helicopter was brought down by warring drug gangs.
10/18/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Brazil: Former 'terrorist' gets US travel visa, praises Obama
A Brazilian who, as a student in 1969, helped kidnap the US ambassador to Brazil was granted a visa. Paulo de Tarso Venceslau is now an economist.
10/15/2009 01:00 am -
Latin America's worst wage gap for women and minorities? Powerhouse Brazil.
Men earn 30 percent more than women in Brazil, according to a new report from the Inter-American Development Bank. That gap is almost zero in Guatemala and Bolivia.
10/13/2009 01:00 am -
Rio wins 2016 Olympics: Samba and joyous spontaneity hint at what's in store
Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Games victory unleashes a carnival at Copacabana beach.
10/02/2009 01:00 am -
Rio de Janeiro wins out as host of 2016 Olympics
Rio will be the first South American city to host the Games. Chicago's loss is a disappointment to President Obama, who traveled to Copenhagen to promote the US bid.
10/02/2009 01:00 am -
Honduras hardliner Micheletti softens his stance
Interim Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti dramatically dialed back his tough rhetoric on Monday, one day after issuing a draconian decree to curb civil liberties.
09/30/2009 01:00 am -
Could Honduras media crackdown backfire?
Roberto Micheletti's interim government shut down two media outlets today after it issued a new decree to suspend freedom of speech if it 'disturbs the peace.'
09/28/2009 01:00 am -
Olympics: Obama vs. Lula? Chicago vs. Rio? Which would you choose?
President Obama will go to Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday to counter Brazil's attempt to win bid to host 2016 Olympics. Lula says Latin America deserves a shot.
09/28/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Obama to fly to Copenhagen in bid for Chicago to host 2016 Olympics
President Obama and Michelle Obama will go to Copenhagen to lobby the IOC to give Chicago the 2016 Summer Olympics.
09/28/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Chávez, Qaddafi get chummy at 'South-South' summit
The Africa-South America summit’s big personalities dominated the show. But some concrete proposals, like the plan for a Bank of the South, also came from it.
09/28/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Brazil's President Lula: The G-20's role after economic crisis
The group weathered this challenge, but the developing world needs more say in heading off future ones.
09/23/2009 01:00 am -
Honduras crisis: Brazil grabs leadership role
By allowing ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to hole up in its embassy, Brazil has thrust itself into the middle of Latin America's most volatile political crisis.
09/22/2009 01:00 am -
Honduras crisis: Did Zelaya snub Hugo Chávez for Brazil?
Ousted President Manuel Zelaya chose to hole up in Brazil's embassy out of concern that his ties to Venezuela's Hugo Chávez would diminish his support in Honduras.
09/22/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog France's Sarkozy wins trade deal in Brazil, support at home
After years of political discontent, the French president is pumping up his poll numbers and winning trade deals.
09/07/2009 01:00 am -
Why Chavez is wooing autocrats abroad
Less popular among Latin leaders, the Venezuelan president is on an 11-day trip to visit allies including Libya's Qaddafi and Iran's Ahmadinejad.
09/04/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Brazil's new oil framework: following in Chávez's footsteps?
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hailed today as an 'Independence Day' for Brazil. Why? A controversial new plan to would give the government a 30-percent minimum stake in all future offshore oil projects.
08/31/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Brazil: Pay the poor to see a movie?
08/21/2009 01:00 am -
Chávez stirs anxiety over US military deal in Colombia
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez sought a region-wide censure of the pending agreement at a summit Monday in Quito, Ecuador. But other leaders were declined to condemn it outright.
08/10/2009 01:00 am -
Brazil oil giant, Petrobras, in corruption spotlight
A congressional inquiry could taint not only the state-owned company but Brazil's president and the woman he hopes will succeed him.
08/07/2009 01:00 am -
China's big move into Latin America
Brazil's largest trading partner is no longer the US – it's China. Beijing is investing billions of dollars and filling a vacuum left by the United States.
07/12/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Air France pilots urge change in air-speed sensors
Clues to Flight 447's failure may lie in Airbus tail section found Monday. Some airlines are starting to replace the instruments, known as Pitot tubes.
06/09/2009 01:00 am -
Colombia's Uribe now closer to a third term
Lawmakers passed a measure late Tuesday calling for a referendum on whether to allow the popular President Álvaro Uribe to run for a third term. Critics say that would be bad for democracy.
05/20/2009 01:00 am -
Ecuador's populist leader still strong
President Rafael Correa is expected to win big in today's vote. He talks like a leftist, but many say he doesn't act like one.
04/26/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Brazil stimulus does double duty
New housing replaces slums while creating jobs.
04/22/2009 01:00 am
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