In a move that is bound to raise alarm bells in Washington, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hosts the second Africa-South America summit this weekend in what he called a bid to build “a multi-polar world” to oppose US global hegemony.
Brazil is lobbying regional neighbours to adopt the Japanese digital television standard. With Argentina onboard, and Venezuela close to an agreement, Latin America’s next-generation TV market is slipping away from the competing US model.
A dozen South American leaders meeting in Argentina for a regional summit on Friday denounced US plans to establish military bases in Colombia, issuing a statement warning "foreign military forces" against threatening their national sovereignty.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has fiercely criticised US plans to send troops to Colombia to help fight drug trafficking, but his outrage may be an attempt to divert attention from controversial anti-democratic measures at home.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denied claims he had supplied FARC rebels on Wednesday, saying rocket launchers and automatic rifles found in a Colombian FARC base had been stolen from Venezuela fourteen years ago.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned regional leaders on Wednesday that a build-up of US troops in neighbouring Colombia, a move backed by his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe, could lead to conflict in Latin America.
The Organization of American States warned that Honduras would face expulsion if it did not reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya, as the Honduran Supreme Court told a regional envoy that Zelaya's removal was irreversible.
Honduras’ interim government, led by Roberto Micheletti (pictured), has said it is open to early elections to resolve the impasse over ousted President Manuel Zelaya, as the Organisation of American States pushes for Zelaya's reinstatement.
