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…
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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…
VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT FACES FIRST ELECTORAL TEST
By JOSHUA GOODMAN A member of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council tests a voting machine at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Venezuelans will vote in…
3 VENEZUELAN ENVOYS EXPELLED BY US IN RETALIATION
By FABIOLA SANCHEZ In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, right, raises his arm as he stands with National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello during an event…
VENEZUELA GOVT CLAIMS SABOTAGE IN DEADLY BLAST
By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Venezuela’s oil minister said Monday that…
MADURO VS. CORRUPTION: IN EARNEST OR POWER GRAB?
By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks at the inauguration of a new branch of the National Experimental Security University (UNES) in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. A…
VENEZUELA WRESTLES OVER TRUTH OF BOMBING CLAIMS
By VIVIAN SEQUERA and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN FILE – In this June 3, 2012 file photo, Iris Varela, Venezuela’s Minister of Prisons, right, speaks to Wilmer Apostol, Venezuela’s Director of Prisons,…
OFFICIALS SAY 7 DEAD IN VENEZUELA PROTESTS
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER Venezuela’s interim President Nicolas Maduro raises his fist as he holds up the official certificate declaring him winner of the presidential election at the…