The nation that crashed to earth

Roaring crime gave Venezuela the horrific title of being one of the most violent countries on earth.Inflation ran into tens of thousands per cent, impoverishing nearly all of the country's 31......

When Venezuela's star stopped shining

In the '70s, when other Latin American nations were crumbling under ruinous debt, Venezuela remained economically solvent and politically stable.Not only was it a democracy in a continent plagued......

14 dead as plane crashes in eastern Venezuela

An aircraft carrying 51 passengers and crew crashed shortly after take-off in eastern Venezuela, killing at least 14 people, the officials informed on Monday. "A total of 33 people are being cared......

PHOTOS: The week that was!

Catch up on all the big news of the week gone by, in images.  Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca,......

Here, 1 kilogram carrot costs Rs 1,166!

Image: A kilogram of raw carrots with an price tag of $19.05 (US dollars), that it costs on average to purchase in Caracas at the official exchange rate of 6.3 bolivars per dollar. Photograph:......

India eyes oil-for-drugs deal with Venezuela to recoup pharma cash

Like pharmaceutical companies globally - which used to enjoy a preferential exchange rate in Venezuela - Indian producers have been left badly stung by the collapse of the bolivar currency Indian......

Why you must invest in gold

'Invest a part of your portfolio in a global currency that can't be printed, or meddled with -- gold,' suggests Chirag Mehta. Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters Investors often ask us for our......

3-day bank holidays add to people's cash woes

The demonetisation camp remains devided, while some feel the exercise is a total flop, others feel the government should be given some more time As the banks remained shut for the third......

Football: 'Aguero out for up to 10 days due to quarantine'

IMAGE: Manchester City's Sergio Aguero has played nine games in all competitions this season after missing the start of the campaign following knee surgery. Photograph: Jason......

It takes more than gold to make a hero

When fencer Ruben Limardo set off for the London Olympics, he little imagined that he would be cheered through the streets of the Venezuelan capital Caracas on top of a truck on his return, and......

Beckham picks Miami for new Major League Soccer team?

Retired England soccer star David Beckham has chosen Miami for a new U.S. Major League Soccer expansion team, a source familiar with the negotiations said on Tuesday. The former England captain who......