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In January, leader of the opposition Juan Guaido declared himself to be the country’s president.
Amanda Coakley interviews Venezuelans in Cali, Colombia
The US has imposed tough sanctions against Venezuela.
The opposition leader is continuing his calls for public protests on the streets of Venezuela.
Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido claims to have military backing to oust Maduro.
Tensions in the South American country have grown since 23 January when Guaidó declared himself president.
The Venezuelan government has said seven soldiers were wounded in the incident.
A brawl prompted someone to throw a tear gas canister, sending hundreds rushing for the exits.
At least 10 people died amid violent protests disputing Sunday’s election in the South American country.
Nicolas Maduro told the opposition to “not go crazy” with the results of its vote.
President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the country’s entire armed forces to respond.
One young woman was shot in the head.
Inflation and food shortages have been getting worse and worse in the country.
Demonstrators dressed in white marched in the east of the capital, yelling “Venezuela is hungry” and “This government is going to fall”.
Criminal activity is widespread in Venezuela’s capital city, causing insecurity among both rich and poor.
Foreign journalists were among 41 arrested as clashes intensified in the capital Caracas.
Sometimes the lines outside the Irish consulate in Caracas are 200 people deep, forcing a rotating cadre of self-appointed leaders to maintain a 24-hour vigil to stop queue jumpers.
Snowden has been scrambling to evade espionage charges after disclosing a vast US surveillance program to collect phone and internet data.
Expectations are that the government will hold elections within the next month as Venezuela faces uncertainty following the death of the leftist leader.
At least one US military official has been expelled from Venezuela amid accusations of a conspiracy, the Pentagon has confirmed.
The government said the riot was set off after inmates at the Uribana prison rebelled against prison authorities who had launched a sweep of the facility in search of illicit weapons.
The Venezuelan president has developed new complications from an infection after undergoing his latest round of cancer-related surgery.
The Venezuelan president said he was very happy to be back but did not elaborate on his health.
Facing his sternest test yet, the socialist leader saw off the challenge of Henrique Capriles in yesterday’s election and could now complete 20 years in office.
The death occurred after a suspected drug-smuggling attempt went wrong.
The Venezualan’s wonder strike came in a recent encounter between Caracas and Aragua.
The Venezuelan leader says he will still run in October’s presidential election despite the recurrence of his illness.
Wilson Ramos, a 24-year-old who just finished his rookie season with the Washington Nationals, was taken away in an SUV by four armed men.
Venezuela’s capital is choked with traffic – so they came up with a silent solution…
The Venezuelan president appeared in public in his home country for the first time since his cancer battle was announced.