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Venezuela arrested the brother of one of President Hugo Chavez's senior ministers on Saturday, the latest move in a clean-up of the financial system that has closed banks and pointed to corruption close to the government. Police arrested Arne Chacon...

Venezuela — Venezuelan authorities have asked a court to order 10 more people detained in a scandal involving four banks shut down by the government due to irregularities, the attorney general said today. Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz also asked...

President Hugo Chavez struck a softer tone to reassure jittery investors on Thursday over the health of Venezuela's banks, and markets began to stabilize after a sharp sell-off of bonds and the bolivar currency. With rumors swirling about stability after...

The Colorado Rockies announced today that the club has offered salary arbitration to two of its free agents: right-handed pitchers Rafael Betancourt and Jason Marquis. Additionally, the club has declined to offer arbitration to two other free agents: left-handed pitcher...

Two of the banks, Canarias and ProVivienda, will be permanently closed and their assets auctioned off, Ali Rodriguez, the finance minister, said on Monday. "The damage caused has been so great that it has severely compromised the solvency of these institutions...

Venezuelan Prez threatens to nationalize banks Updated on Monday, November 30, 2009, 09:53 IST Caracas: President Hugo Chavez has threatened to nationalize banks that violate regulations, saying he'll do whatever is necessary to prevent irregularities amid a scandal that already...

Bud Selig, 75, wants time for other projects When Bruce Springsteen played the Bradley Center in Milwaukee earlier this month, he led into his encore with "No Surrender," sending its haunting refrain of "no retreat, no surrender" echoing around the...

Geoff Baker covers the Mariners for The Seattle Times...He spoke to Marco Scutaro down there and the 34-year-old veteran infielder, who posted a .789 OPS with Toronto last season, confirmed the Mariners are one of four teams that have approached...

ET The Associated Press Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas receives a replica of Venezuelan independence hero Simon Bolivar's sword from Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas on Friday. (Ariana Cubillos/Associated Press) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has dismissed as insufficient...

Apparently the Colombian paramilitaries are equal opportunity employers since the leader Janeth Vega is a woman! Although the Colombian govt. hailed her arrest and asked for her extradition to face charges in Colombia there is little likelihood of that happening....