From AMERICAS SOCIETY Jan 20, 2013

Colombian rebels kidnap five mine workers

Victims of ELN guerrillas include a Canadian and two Peruvians

Jan 17, 2013

UN ruling boosts Bolivian coca growers

Morales policies aimed at reducing cocaine production

Jan 16, 2013

Maduro gives Chavez’s national address

Vice-president deputises at state of the nation speech

Jan 14, 2013

Colombia peace talks resume in Cuba

Negotiator seeks to push pace of negotiations

Jan 11, 2013

Unease grows for Venezuela’s generosity

Region concerned at economic impact without Chávez

Chavez supporters ©AFP Jan 10, 2013

Absent Chávez wins show of solidarity

Leaders in Caracas to mark start of presidential term

James Buchanan, winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science, smiles during a news conference ©AP From COMMENT Jan 10, 2013

Economist and enemy of privilege

Jan 10, 2013

Caracas to host leaders without Chávez

Government organises event to show solidarity with ailing president

Jan 10, 2013

Argentine naval frigate returns home

Libertad greeted by fanfare after seizure over debt claim

Jan 9, 2013

Court clears Chávez ceremony delay

Opponents claim judiciary is controlled by politicians

Jan 9, 2013

Colombia reopens Uribe inquiry

Probe into ex-president’s link to brutal paramilitaries

Jan 8, 2013

Chávez will miss inauguration, say officials

Vice-president Maduro acts to dispel impression of power vacuum

Jan 8, 2013

Chávez cancer sparks leadership fears

Venezuelan government says president is in ‘stable’ condition

From COMMENT Jan 7, 2013

Brazil’s instalments culture spurs indebtedness

As more people are encouraged to buy beyond their means, household debt levels threaten growth

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 6, 2013

Bankruptcy regime for nations urged

Argentina legal battle highlights weakness of system

Jan 6, 2013

Venezuelans contemplate life after Chávez

Jostling for power evident during week of inauguration

Jan 4, 2013

Chávez battles ‘severe’ lung infection

Government statement vague on extent of illness

From UK Jan 3, 2013

Cameron vows to protect Falklanders

Argentine president’s open letter urges UK to give up islands

Jan 2, 2013

Fears grow over Chávez inauguration

Venezuela braced for constitutional crisis

Jan 2, 2013

Venezuelans on edge over Chávez health

Shifting signals from government about leader’s condition

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