August, 16 2017 (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday stressed the need to resolve the crisis in Venezuela peacefully and without external intervention. "We are united in the need to rapidly overcome the disagreements that exist in that country exclusively in a peaceful manner, through national dialogue without any kind [...]

August, 14 2017 (panampost) Emilio Lozoya Austin was the CEO of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) from 2012 to 2016, during which time he allegedly accepted a US $10 million bribe from Odebrecht in exchange for a $115 million contract to build a refinery in Tula, Hidalgo. (Mundo Ejecutivo) ESPAÑOLThe former CEO of Mexico’s state-owned oil company [...]

Auugust, 10 2017 (Huffpost) Lula da Silva and his Workers’ Party are an affront to the country’s traditional elite — which is itself mired in corruption — so they want to destroy him by any means necessary. “Former Brazil President Lula faces sixth trial for corruption,” ran the headline from Reuters last week. For almost [...]

August, 10 2017 (Huffpost) WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba said on Wednesday it was investigating allegations by the United States that unspecified “incidents” caused physical symptoms in Americans serving at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, after two Washington-based Cuban diplomats were expelled. “Cuba has never, nor would it ever, allow that the Cuban territory be used [...]

August, 15 2017 (Huffpost) CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday called for military exercises after U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of a possible armed intervention in the country, but Maduro insisted he still wanted to hold talks with the U.S. leader. As Maduro told supporters in Caracas to prepare for an “imperialist” [...]

August, 9 2017 (Panampost) Russian state oil company Rosneft has cut off credit to Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, according to Reuters. Rosneft recently made an advance payment of over US $1 billion to PDVSA in April, deemed by many in Venezuela’s local media as a “lifeline” for President Nicolás Maduro’s floundering regime. The two [...]

August, 9 2017 (Panampost) In the face of significant support from various sectors of the country, former peace negotiator Humberto de la Calle announced that he will be throwing his hat into the ring for the presidency of Colombia in 2018. This morning, on Wednesday, August 9, via his Twitter account, he made reference to [...]

August, 9 2017 (BBC) Venezuela's controversial constituent assembly has passed a law creating a "truth commission". The head of the assembly said the law was a "powerful instrument to stifle violence, hatred and intolerance". More than 120 people have been killed in the violence since anti-government protests began sweeping through the country on 1 April. [...]

August, 10 2017 (BBC) The Mexico national football team captain Rafa Márquez has denied US accusations that he has links with a drugs cartel. Mr Márquez said he would co-operate with investigations and has made a voluntary declaration to Mexico's attorney general. He was one of 21 people and 42 organisations singled out by the [...]

August, 7 2017 (CNN) ropical Storm Franklin is strengthening over the Caribbean Sea, menacing Mexico with storm warnings and a hurricane watch issued for the Yucatan peninsula. The government of Mexico has issued a hurricane watch for part of the eastern peninsula from Chetumal to Punta Allen. Track the storm here The National Hurricane Center [...]

August, 9 2017 (Huffpost) WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on eight more Venezuelan officials, including the brother of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, to punish them for their role in President Nicolas Maduro’s creation of a new legislative superbody, U.S. officials said. The United States targeted individual politicians [...]

August, 2 2017 (Panampost) The Chilean embassy in Venezuela is protecting two judges appointed by the Venezuelan opposition, who fear persecution from President Nicolás Maduro’s regime. Currently, the country’s embassy is hosting one other judge and a political opposition leader. Chilean Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñoz tweeted that the embassy took in the two justices who [...]