Caracas (Venezuela) - Venezuela’s capital Caracas was once one of the world’s wealthiest cities. Today the country is deep in recession. It has the world’s highest inflation and there are widespread food shortages.

The US has taken the strongest action in years against long standing ally Israel.

Caracas (Venezuela) - Venezuela’s National Assembly has taken a symbolic step by backing a motion blaming the country’s leftist president for the country’s political and economic crisis.

"Politics chiude in anticipo. Purtroppo è stato un fallimento e la colpa è soprattutto mia". Così Gianluca Semprini al termine della puntata andata in onda ieri sera su Rai3. Il giornalista ha ringraziato tutta la redazione e la squadra del programma ed ha parlato delle critiche ricevute, "alcune giuste, legittime, altre ingenerose, altre vergognose".

Passions went into overdrive in Taiwan’s parliament when an amendment was passed to reduce public holidays by seven days.

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to be the US ambassador to the United Nations.

President Barack Obama has debriefed the press along with Germany’s Angela Merkel following a day of talks on the US president’s farewell to Europe trip.

US President Barack Obama visiting Athens on Tuesday has backed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ call for a restructuring of Greek debt.

Caracas (Venezuela) - Despite a hostile opening Venezuela’s political rivals appear to have made some progress in Vatican backed talks to bring stability to country that is spiralling out control.

Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega appeared to have a clear path to a third consecutive term in office after securing more than 70% of the vote in partial results for Sunday’s election.