Provides the latest RSS feeds for Venezuela News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Venezuela News.net http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/cat/262fd6adf564928c/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:20:52 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:20:52 -0400 30 Elephants, lions, bears, tigers, monkeys and other wild animals will no longer be permitted in circuses in Colombia under a bill approved by Congress. The legislation covers "native and exotic" animals, which account for a small percentage of the circus acts in the country. Circus industry executives, however, have expressed opposition to the bill, calling it unfair. "In Colombia, there are ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215263194/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:50:01 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215263194/scat/262fd6adf564928c US oil prices rose to a nine- month high, as the Syrian conflict bolstered concern of supplies from the Middle East.Traders worried that the level of confrontation and violence in Syria would increase. Middle East is a critical source of crude oil, conflicts which threat crude production in this area always drive oil price higher.Investors' eyes are all on the Fed's policy-setting ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215285006/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:58:17 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215285006/scat/262fd6adf564928c TYLER, Texas - Samuel L. Jackson would have been cursing up a storm. A Texas man has pleaded guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to the United States. During a court hearing Wednesday in Tyler, William Lamar pleaded guilty to importing wildlife taken in violation of foreign law. Prosecutors say the 63-year-old eco-tourism guide bought the seven live snakes in August ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215283492/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:29:29 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215283492/scat/262fd6adf564928c U.S. markets churned higher Tuesday after the Commerce Department said price inflation remained muted in May. The report by itself had negligible effect. But every report of late has been held up to the light to see how it might affect the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement expected Wednesday. Low inflation means the economy is not overheating. In turn, some investors have ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215284325/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:16 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215284325/scat/262fd6adf564928c A motorist pumps gas in Denver on April 15, 2011. Consumers paid an average price of $3.60 a gallon nationwide on Tuesday according to the travel group AAA. UPI/Gary C. ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215283974/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:16 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215283974/scat/262fd6adf564928c Venezuela will boost supplies of dollars to importers as it seeks to alleviate a shortage of goods that is fueling the fastest inflation in the region, central bank ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215282839/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:34:33 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215282839/scat/262fd6adf564928c Military forces of Colombia (Photo: Wikimedia) The House of Representatives adopted a controversial law on Monday 17th June which critics say will provide impunity for the army in cases of violence and human rights abuses. The law was adopted with a large majority after an eight hour debate. The law increases the scope of the military courts to includes cases of crimes against humanity, rape, ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215281466/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:37:25 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215281466/scat/262fd6adf564928c OIL prices have pushed higher for the fifth straight session chasing a surge in the euro against the dollar ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy announcement and as worries over the Syrian conflict ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215280501/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:20:32 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215280501/scat/262fd6adf564928c Bogota, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) More than 534.000 tourists, mostkly from the United States, Argentina, and Venezuela, visited Colombia from January to April, 2013, announced the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Tourism. According to the minister, Sergio Díaz-Granados, the amount of travelers exceeded 3.9 percent in relation with the same period of 2012. This increase, he said, demonstrates ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215279068/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:36:36 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215279068/scat/262fd6adf564928c BANGKOK--The price of U.S. benchmark oil fell slightly Tuesday, a day after briefly touching a nine-month high, as traders awaited the start of a Federal Reserve policy ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215278021/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:21:30 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215278021/scat/262fd6adf564928c (CNN) — Venezuelan lawmakers are weighing whether to ban the use of baby bottles as part of a push to promote breast-feeding, state media reported. The proposed measure will be up for debate in the South American country’s National Assembly on Tuesday, lawmaker Odalis Monzon said in an interview with state-run VTV. ';Every baby has the right to breast-feeding,'; said ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215278022/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:13:18 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215278022/scat/262fd6adf564928c Russia and the global economy Given the shaky global economic environment, Russia should revise its expectations of oil prices and start to plan its budgetary expenses on the basis of lower oil, the IMF said in its Tuesday report. Russia's budgetary rule "should be tightened starting next year--via a lower benchmark oil price and reduced net borrowing--to allow rebuilding of fiscal ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215276056/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:08:39 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215276056/scat/262fd6adf564928c CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says he'll meet soon with Iran's President-elect Hassan Rowhani to further strengthen already close relations. Maduro announced plans for a meeting through Twitter on Tuesday, saying that he recently spoke with Rowhani and they agreed to meet. He did not offer details. Venezuela deepened trade with Iran under the ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215276446/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:12 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215276446/scat/262fd6adf564928c The request for consultations formally initiates a dispute in the WTO. Consultations give the parties an opportunity to discuss the matter and to find a satisfactory solution without proceeding further with litigation. After 60 days, if consultations have failed to resolve the dispute, the complainant may request adjudication by a ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215273255/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:13:19 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215273255/scat/262fd6adf564928c Supermarket staff work next to partially empty shelves of toilet paper in Caracas on May 16, 2013. The government announced this week it is importing 50 million rolls to compensate for "over-demand due to nervous buying." (JORGE ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215273538/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:10:53 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215273538/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:48am EDT (Corrects currency to bolivars not dollars, and name of manager to Cahen not Cohen) CARACAS, June 18 (Reuters) - Kimberly-Clark Corp is planning a 234 million bolivar ($37.1 mln) investment to expand operations in Venezuela, the state news agency said, in a move that should help ease an embarrassing national shortage of toilet paper. Scarcity of some food items, ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215273838/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:48:28 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215273838/scat/262fd6adf564928c The price of oil climbed back above $98 a barrel Tuesday, a day after briefly touching a nine-month high, as traders awaited the start of a Federal Reserve policy ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215270916/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:55:47 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215270916/scat/262fd6adf564928c The price for a barrel of crude oil slid under $98 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Tuesday morning. World leaders in Northern Ireland, meeting for a Group of Eight summit, have been discussing the crisis in Syria, which has raised concern of a possible disruption in crude oil supplies from the region. Traders are also waiting for the results of a two-day monetary policy meeting ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215270917/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:19 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215270917/scat/262fd6adf564928c During the meeting, which was held in an atmosphere of cordiality, they discussed the progress of the Perla super-giant field project, one of the largest gas fields discovered in the world in recent years, and Junn-5 oil field project. Eni has been present in Venezuela since ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215269584/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:49:29 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215269584/scat/262fd6adf564928c Italian energy company Eni said it was coordinating with Venezuelan officials on the progress at one of the largest offshore oil fields in the world. Eni Chief Executive ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215269384/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:17:45 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215269384/scat/262fd6adf564928c In addition to banning bottle-feeding, the proposed revisions to Venezuela's Law of Promotion and Protection of Breastfeeding also include plans to penalize those who advertise baby formula, she ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215268435/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:29:58 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215268435/scat/262fd6adf564928c A strike begun June 5 by workers at Venezuela's state-owned Ferrominera Orinoco (FMO) iron mine was ended June 14 after National Guard troops occupied the facility. It was the fourth strike at FMO this year. The workers, members of the Sintraferrominera union, struck over a number of longstanding issues, including delays in the payment of the remaining 50 percent of Sunday wages dating from ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215262752/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:31:36 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215262752/scat/262fd6adf564928c Texas Rangers outlast Oakland 8-7. Cruz finished 3-for-4, belting a solo homer in the fourth and a go-ahead two-run shot in the seventh. He added a run-scoring double in the seventh for an 8-6 lead, which turned out to be the decisive tally. Pierzynski, meanwhile, launched a two-run shot in the second inning to open the scoring and supplied a game-tying two-bagger for the Rangers, who took the ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215263043/scat/262fd6adf564928c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:52:34 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215263043/scat/262fd6adf564928c LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Futures prices for U.S. crude oil rose Tuesday, ahead of weekly data expected to show a decline in ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215261601/scat/262fd6adf564928c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:59:20 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215261601/scat/262fd6adf564928c Venezuela is awaiting the arrival of 760.000 tons of food from different associated countries and which are destined to build a national reserve of food, according to Food Minister Felix Osorio. The announcement follows strong suggestions that rationing of certain food and toiletry items was in the ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215260899/scat/262fd6adf564928c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:51:06 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215260899/scat/262fd6adf564928c "The people will win on April 14 in the state of Zulia, Venezuela and achieve rhe biggest victory in the political history of the country," vowed United Battle Command. Hugo Chavez commands the election campaign of the candidate Nicolás Maduro in state of Zulia. "Comandante Chavez, the people of Zulia swear that you will not fail, and that will lead to a win for ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215260140/scat/262fd6adf564928c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:34:26 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215260140/scat/262fd6adf564928c By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India cut its Iranian oil imports by more than 40 percent in the first five months of the year, replacing the crude with shipments from Venezuela, Iraq and Oman, and pushing Iran down four places to seventh among its suppliers. India's imports of Iranian oil for May dropped 12.2 percent from a year ago to 213,500 barrels per day (bpd), tanker arrival ... http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215257428/scat/262fd6adf564928c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:48:11 -0400 http://www.venezuelanews.net/index.php/sid/215257428/scat/262fd6adf564928c