Tag: Venezuela

CARACAS- Students opposed to Venezuela's government returned to the streets to protest against President Nicolas Maduro after a week of violence that saw three people...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said he had decided to offer asylum to former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden who is believed to be waiting in...

Venezuelans are preparing to vote in presidential elections on Sunday, called after the death of Hugo Chavez. Acting President Nicolas Maduro, chosen by Mr Chavez...

The council's announcement on Saturday came a day after Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's handpicked successor, was sworn in as acting president in a ceremony largely...

Venezuela's new acting president, Nicolas Maduro, held talks with a Chinese delegation on Saturday and the two sides vowed to deepen strategic relations in...

Leaders from Latin America and beyond have started arriving in Venezuela’s capital for the state funeral of late president Hugo Chavez. Hundreds of thousands...

Venezuela's vice president has said that Hugo Chavez is fighting for his health in a televised address. Chavez recently returned from cancer treatment in...

After Hugo Chavez spent two months out of the public eye for cancer surgery in Cuba, the Venezuelan government hailed his homecoming on Monday...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return from Cuba on Monday more than two months after surgery for cancer that has jeopardized his...

Venezuela on Saturday ordered opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez and his mother to show up at the prosecutor’s office to face charges for “presumed irregularities”...

The health of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has evolved in a “favourable” way in recent days, though he still requires treatment for respiratory failure,...

Venezuela will postpone the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez for a new term due to health problems, the government has confirmed. Nicolas Maduro, the...

Worsening health condition of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has prevented him to return home in time for his inauguration, which will now be delayed....

Venezuelan authorities intensified their search for a small plane that disappeared off the coast of Venezuela with six people on board. The National Guard, assisted...

Venezuelan lawmakers re-elected a staunch ally of Hugo Chavez to head the National Assembly, putting him in line to be caretaker president if the...

Venezuela has signaled that cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez will be unable to be sworn in to a new term next week, laying out a...

Venezuela's vice-president has said that President Hugo Chavez, who underwent surgery for cancer in Cuba for a fourth time, is "completely conscious of the...