Venezuela

A new wave of cold water is about to hit Canada’s much-buffeted oilsands industry but whether it will be a perfect storm or a tempest in a teapot is yet to be seen. Tighter pollution rules by the International Maritime Organization are set to take effect Jan…

An elderly woman confronts security forces during a demonstration in Algiers, Algeria - AP It was 5pm and the tarmac was strewn with broken paving slabs and burning street  furniture when Eliacer Flores poked his head around the barricade to snatch a glimpse…

At first glance, the protests in Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia and most recently Colombia seem to have much in common. They were largely peaceful demonstrations, with occasional instances of violence and vandalism and security forces suppressing any mayhem with an …

"We are stumbling from one crisis to the next without anything getting better," Ghasem Shole Sadi, a former Iranian MP, told DW. "The political system is at a dead end. Democratic forces are not in a position to make the necessary decisions and lead us out of…

The year 2019 could have been a memorable one for Latin America, with new governments in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico promising change and a better future. It also looked like the year when Venezuelas dictator, Nicolás Maduro, would finally fall, ending the w…

This decade had its share of disaster, war, and unfortunate truths. But it was also filled with heartwarming moments and passionate people enacting change. Reuters recently compiled a list of its best photos from the 2010s, and the photo…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Tour operator Alejandro Palacios joined hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans protesting in the streets early this year, wanting to believe that things would finally change in the country as upstart opposition leader Juan Guaidó rallied…

Photo by Nathaniel St. Clair Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. So said George Santayana. It is difficult today to look at many, many situations in the world and not see some of the worst events in history being repeated, especia…

By Steve Brown – In June of this year we examined why the United States will not attack Iran subsequent to raised tensions in the region. Six months later on the cusp of 2020, the United States has not attacked Iran militarily … yet.  However, Defense Secreta…

In the face of a mountain of condemnation over how it provided a key role in helping Boris Johnson win last weeksUK general elections, BBC Director-General Baron Hall of Birkenheadhas called for the corporations critics to be purged from the internet. The co…