First milk, butter, coffee and cornmeal ran short. Now Venezuela is running out of the most basic of necessities - toilet paper.
Blaming political opponents for the shortfall, the embattled socialist government says it will import 50 million rolls.
That was little comfort to consumers who...
Senior Iranian clerics have criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for consoling Hugo Chavez's mother with a hug - a physical contact considered a sin under the country's strict Islamic codes.
The controversy follows a widely published photo showing Ahmadinejad embracing Chavez's mother at...
Hugo Chavez defends his plan for Internet regulations
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez defended plans for a law that would impose broadcast-type regulations on the Internet, saying Sunday that his government should protect citizens against online crimes.