11 Jan 2012: Hugh O'Shaughnessy: Ahmadinejad's visit will get US myth-makers talking of Chávez's wily ways, but there are good reasons for the two to be allies
29 Dec 2011: Michael White: There have been plenty of leadership lessons on offer this week, from FW de Klerk and Gorbachev to Thatcher and Havel. Kim Jong-un (and Chávez) should take notes
Venezuelan police rescued Wilson Ramos and arrested six people in connection with his kidnap. The 24-year-old Washington Nationals catcher had been kidnapped outside his mother's home during an off-season visit to central Venezuela