Venezuela

Venezuela reopens Colombia, Brazil border crossings

by Sonia Vivas, with Esteban Rojas in Caracas Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Thousands of Venezuelans crossed into…

Venezuela bank note chaos prompts looting

Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) - Desperate Venezuelans looted delivery trucks and clashed with police Friday as protests broke out…

Venezuela opposition figure denies talks agreed with govt

  CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- A top Venezuelan opposition leader Monday dismissed the government's claim that it was ready for talks…

Venezuelan assembly declares ‘coup’ by Maduro govt

by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's opposition-majority legislature declared Sunday that President Nicolas Maduro's government had committed…

Rival demos fill Venezuela streets in test of power

  CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) - by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators crowded the streets of volatile Venezuela Thursday…

Venezuela to sack officials who backed Maduro recall

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) - Venezuelan civil servants who signed a petition for a referendum on removing President Nicolas Maduro from…

Citibank to close key Venezuela payment account: Maduro

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) by Alexander MARTINEZ Citibank plans to close the account Venezuela uses to make international payments, President Nicolas…

Massive food imports arrive in Venezuela from Trinidad and Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (AFP) -- Trinidad and Tobago sent approximately 68 tonnes of food and commodities to…

Kids, teachers ditch school as crisis engulfs Venezuela

(Reuters) Mariangel Caceres' teachers, whose salaries do not buy enough food to live on, stopped showing up for classes early…

Venezuela opposition courts international pressure on Maduro

CARACAS Venezuela (AFP) - by Maria Isabel Sanchez and Marc Burleigh Venezuela's opposition leader met with foreign mediators in Caracas…

Venezuela enters critical stage in political crisis

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) - by Alexander Martinez Venezuela braced Monday for more upheaval as President Nicolas Maduro prepared to unveil the…

Venezuela to ration electricity in power crisis

CARACAS,Venezuela (AFP) -- Recession-wracked Venezuela is to ration electricity in 10 of its most populous and industrialized states, including metropolitan…

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