Brazilian soccer team’s plane crashes in Colombia; 75 dead
By LUIS BENAVIDES and JOSHUA GOODMAN A chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team to the biggest match of its history crashed into a Colombian hillside and broke into pieces,…
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Protesters march for end of ‘dictatorship’ amid standoff
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and HANNAH DREIER Masses of protesters jammed the streets of Venezuela’s capital on Wednesday on the heels of a move by congress to open a political trial…
Venezuela braces for turbulence after recall is stalled
By HANNAH DREIER Venezuela is bracing for turbulence after the socialist government blocked a presidential recall referendum in a move opposition leaders are calling a coup. The opposition is urging…
The Latest: Venezuelan media not covering opposition events
Here’s the latest on developments following Sunday’s historic opposition victory in Venezuela’s congressional elections (all times local): TIME 7:10 p.m. Opposition leaders spent the day in front of cameras giving…
Venezuela’s Maduro vows to extend Colombian border crackdown
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro vowed to extend a crackdown on illegal migrants from neighboring Colombia he blames for rampant crime and widespread shortages, while authorities across the…
Arrest of Caracas mayor sign of broader Venezuela crackdown
By HANNAH DREIER Opposition leaders in Venezuela are calling for a rally to protest the surprise arrest of Caracas’ mayor. The arrest of Antonio Ledezma late Thursday has enraged opponents…
Tape: Scientist offers to build nuke bomb targeting New York
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS A former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist told an undercover FBI agent he could build 40 nuclear weapons for Venezuela in 10 years and design a bomb…
Venezuela’s No. 2 distances himself from defecting bodyguard
The powerful head of Venezuela’s congress moved Wednesday to distance himself from a bodyguard who defected to the United States and reportedly has implicated his former boss as head of…