Fragile Brazil collapse under weight of expectation
BELO HORIZONTE Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil rode a wave of emotion, patriotism and prayer to reach the World Cup semi-finals but Tuesday was the day when the weight of expectation...
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Arbitro que no vio mordida de uruguayo Suárez, en el foco deL duelo Brasil-Alemania
BELO HORIZONTE Brasil (Reuters) - El árbitro mexicano que no observó la acción en que Luis Suárez mordió a un defensor italiano en la Copa del Mundo recibió el beneplácito...
Maduro wards off ‘Venezuela Spring’ but troubles not over
CARACAS (Reuters) - A few weeks ago, Plaza Altamira in Caracas was teeming with thousands of highly-charged students baying for an end to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government. Now, barely...
Protesters fight police, burn Maduro puppets in Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) - Masked youths battled police, protesters burned and hung from lamp-posts effigies of President Nicolas Maduro and marchers demanded the "resurrection" of democracy on a volatile Easter Sunday...
Once-genteel Caracas plaza is ground zero for protests
CARACAS (Reuters) - An elegant 1940s square in an affluent area of the Venezuelan capital has become a charred battleground at the heart of violent protests against President Nicolas Maduro's...
Once-genteel Caracas plaza is ground zero for protests
CARACAS (Reuters) - An elegant 1940s square in an affluent area of the Venezuelan capital has become a charred battleground at the heart of violent protests against President Nicolas Maduro's...
Venezuela marks anniversary of Chavez’s death with pomp and protests
CARACAS (Reuters) - Followers of the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez will flood the nation's streets on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of his death, a sad but welcome distraction...
Venezuela protest leader ‘alone but firm’ in jail cell
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan protest leader Leopoldo Lopez is being held alone in a small cell at a military jail but remains strong and wants his supporters to stay in...
Venezuela’s Maduro holds rare dialogue with opponents
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro held a rare meeting with opponents on Wednesday, challenging them to collect signatures to oust him in 2016 if they wanted but to...
Crack a joke and stay cool: surviving Venezuela’s queues
CARACAS (Reuters) - It's Sunday morning. The sun is barely up, and already there are long lines outside a large state-run supermarket next to a hillside Caracas slum. Rumor has...