• Benedict Mander // Is Venezuela's debt worth the risk?
  
• Colombia's new Vice-President undergoes emergency heart surgery
  
• USA says Venezuela has not officially reported on disapproval of Palmer
  
• Washington expects Caracas to endorse Palmer as ambassador
  
• Who cares how many 'camel drivers' are being massacred in Iraq...?
  
• Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Tweets: "Chavez is a coward"
  
• Venezuelan newspaper group attacked for the second time in two months
  
• Details of US$3 billion bond sale to be offered by Venezuela today
  
• Will Chavez and Santos be able to mend Venezuelan-Colombian ties?
  
• Chavez accepts offer to hold talks to end diplomatic rift with Colombia
  
• Colombia's new reformist President seeks to avoid war with Venezuela
  
• Human Events // Hugo Chavez is destroying Venezuela's economy
  
• Divide and conquer? Washington tries to pit Colombia against Venezuela