Dec 03 Watch Venezuelan Voters Reject Chavez’s Bid to Widen Powers Venezuelans voted against expanding the power of President Hugo Chavez and imposing a socialist system in the country in a weekend referendum vote. A former Venezuelan trade minister and a professor of Latin American history assess the impact of the… Continue watching
Jul 27 Poverty and Crime Flourish in Oil-Rich Niger Delta By PBS News Hour Beset by poverty, corruption, violent political agitation and rampant lawlessness, the Niger Delta region continues to languish, despite being one of the most oil-rich regions in the world. Continue reading
Jul 03 Iraqis Move Step Closer to Approving Oil Law By PBS News Hour Iraq's cabinet unanimously approved a draft oil revenue-sharing law Tuesday, sending it to parliament for debate on Wednesday and moving toward a key political goal set by the United States. Continue reading
Jun 20 Nigerian Oil Workers Strike over Fuel Prices By PBS News Hour The Nigerian government, facing a potentially economically crippling work stoppage, agreed to hold negotiations with oil workers who went on strike Wednesday in response to an increase in fuel prices. Continue reading
May 29 Nigerian President Sworn In Following Controversial Election By PBS News Hour Even as opposition parties continued calls for a new election, Nigeria's new president Umaru Yar'Adua was inaugurated Tuesday following elections in April that international observers derided as being largely rigged. Continue reading
May 15 Sectarian Violence Slows U.S. Private Investments in Iraq By PBS News Hour Iraqi lawmaker Yunadem Kanna recently pleaded for international investors at Rebuild Iraq, an international trade fair being held in Jordan, but the waning interest from American companies was apparent among the attendees. Continue reading
May 02 Watch Colombian President Uribe Seeks Free-Trade Deal Colombian President Alvaro Uribe met with President Bush Wednesday for the first of three days of meetings with U.S. government officials over a proposed bilateral free trade agreement. Ray Suarez speaks with President Uribe about U.S. aid, trade and combating… Continue watching
May 01 Venezuela Takes Control of Final Privately Run Oil Fields By PBS News Hour In a move meant to advance and fund his nationalism agenda, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday nationalized the remaining privately operated oil fields valued at $30 billion. Continue reading
Apr 20 Militia Stages Attacks in Niger Delta Seeking Local Control of Oil By PBS News Hour The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, first emerged in January 2006 when it launched coordinated attacks on oil installations and kidnapped four oil workers to protest the Nigerian government and foreign oil companies. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch President Urges Automakers to Ramp Up Production of Ethanol-fueled Cars President Bush pressed major U.S. automakers Monday to increase production of vehicles capable of running on ethanol and other biofuel blends as part of his proposal to reduce gas use. Robert Dinneen of the Renewable Fuels Association and Energy Tribune's… Continue watching