In scenes reminiscent of the waves of migrants fleeing the Middle East,Venezuelans are crossing the border into Brazil in the hundreds of thousands.
The US,Mexico and Canada have set themselves a tight deadline to redraw the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Five state police officials have been arrested over a riot and fire that killed 68 people in an overcrowded police station cell in Venezuela.
Family members said police,trying to control the inmates,set mattresses alight,and the fire turned the jail into an inferno.
Colombia and Brazil tightened border controls with Venezuela on Thursday as they grapple with a mounting influx of hundreds of thousands of desperate migrants.
Venezuela's President ordered a temporary shutdown of air and maritime traffic with three neighbours.
Venezuela's leftist government prepared to release some 80 jailed anti-government activists.
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Flights from Venezuela to nearby countries are packed with travellers clutching credit cards and looking to make fast bucks under rules leftist President Hugo Chavez introduced to prevent capital flight.