The Venezuelan government's United Socialist party took the first steps towards seeking a referendum to enable President Hugo Chávez's re-election when his term expires in ... more

People's power normally elicits at least a frisson of sympathy. But the antics of the People's Alliance for Democracy - which neither represents the people ... more

A glowing Raúl Castro, Cuban president, strolled arm in arm with Dmitry Medvedev, his Russian counterpart, through the restored colonial district of Havana late...

Since the start of the year, the invincible aura surrounding the world's biggest emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India and China - has evaporated as ... more

Russia wants to show that it is prepared to meddle in Washington's backyard, in response to US support for governments such as Ukraine and Georgia ... more

Russia wants to show that it is prepared to meddle in Washington's backyard, in response to US support for governments such as Ukraine and Georgia ... more