Venezuela
Venezuela opposition charges congress and swears in leader
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó pushed through rows of national guardsmen blocking congress to retake his seat on Tuesday, and in a darkened building with no power he pledged to press forward in his bid to topple the country's socialist president.
Venezuela's Guaidó faces key test in leadership vote
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó faces an internal test of his authority in a key vote Sunday as he campaigns to oust President Nicolás Maduro and end Venezuela's economic and humanitarian crisis.
Venezuela reduces crime by 36.3 percent in eight categories in 2019
The crime rate in Venezuela fell 36.3 percent this year in the eight main criminal categories, Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said Saturday.
Venezuelan official: 9 killed in private plane crash
Authorities in Venezuela said Friday that nine people have died in a plane crash outside the capital of Caracas.
Venezuela charges 4 anti-Maduro lawmakers with rebellion
Venezuela's Supreme Court opened criminal cases Monday against four National Assembly lawmakers opposed to President Nicolas Maduro, accusing them of rebellion and treason for their part in a failed military uprising.
Maduro's foes balk at UN-backed deal to rebuild power grid
A proposal to rebuild Venezuela's collapsed power grid with the help of the United Nations is proving a political hot potato for Nicolás Maduro's opponents.
El Salvador orders expulsion of Venezuelan diplomats
El Salvador has ordered the expulsion of Venezuelan government diplomats, joining the U.S. and more than 50 other countries that have said opposition leader Juan Guaido is Venezuela's rightful president.
Venezuelans buy gas with cigarettes to battle inflation
Caracas, Oct 21 (AP/UNB) — Motorists in socialist Venezuela have long enjoyed the world's cheapest gasoline, with fuel so heavily subsidized that a full tank these days costs a tiny fraction of a U.S. penny.
Fishermen live in stain of Venezuela's broken oil industry
Cabimas, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) — Nobody lives as closely with the environmental fallout of Venezuela's collapsing oil industry as the fishermen who scratch out an existence on the blackened, sticky shores of Lake Maracaibo.