In a home with bare brick walls and a zinc roof, a 58-year-old seamstress with short, curly hair is sewing shirts for a young politician who she thinks has a good shot at unseating Hugo Chavez as

Venezuela's military has recently bombed and destroyed 36 clandestine airstrips in the country as part of an effort to shut down air routes used by drug smugglers, a government official said

Venezuela's military says it bombed 36 clandestine airstrips in the South American country's southern plains during May as part of a broader government effort to deny air routes used by drug