Venezuela

Dissident ex-general released in Venezuela

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Dissident ex-general released in Venezuela

Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums

1 day ago

With some 15,000 killings a year, Venezuela's homicide rate is the fifth highest in the world, according to U.N. statistics.

Now Venezuela is running out of toilet paper

2 days ago

"Economists say Venezuela's shortages stem from price controls meant to make basic goods available to the poorest parts of society and the government's controls on foreign currency.

Venezuela food maker denies blame for shortages

5 days ago

Venezuela's biggest food company on Monday hit back at President Nicolas Maduro's claims that it's to blame for the country's persistent food shortages.

Venezuela's 'Carlos the Jackal' seeks repatriation

5 days ago

A lawyer representing the convicted terrorist known as "Carlos the Jackal" is urging Venezuela's government to demand that France return her Venezuelan-born client to his homeland.

ICC asked to investigate alleged Venezuela abuse

7 days ago

Tensions are high in Venezuela, with President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Henrique Capriles trading bitter accusations after Maduro's narrow election win on April 14.

Venezuela: US officials get access to American

9 days ago

An Embassy spokesperson said Thursday that officials have been permitted to meet with Timothy Tracy, who was arrested by intelligence agents following Venezuela's April 14 presidential election.

Venezuela leader, rivals take battle on the road

10 days ago

Venezuelan opposition lawmakers also met with their counterparts in Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Colombia, lamenting together the lack of criticism from the region's presidents.

Venezuela to tap military to fight crime

13 days ago

A recently released study by the U.N. Development Program showed Venezuela had the world's fifth highest homicide rate last year, trailing Honduras, El Salvador, the Ivory Coast and Jamaica.

Venezuela's government condemns Obama's comments

13 days ago

In the interview that aired Friday, Obama wouldn't say if the United States recognizes Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's new president following elections that have been disputed by the opposition.

Guyana to send rice to Venezuela under Petrocaribe

14 days ago

Guyanese rice farmers produced more than 408,000 metric tons (450,000 tons) of rice last year, with Venezuela paying $640 per ton, higher than any buyer in Europe or the Caribbean.

Outlook grim in Venezuela's essential oil industry

14 days ago

Venezuela has the world's largest oil reserves but PDVSA's production, earnings and income all appear to be on a downward slide and its debts to suppliers rose 35 percent.

Venezuela opposition wants probe of violence

16 days ago

Venezuela's opposition on Thursday asked prosecutors to investigate a fight on the floor of congress that injured several opposition lawmakers and forced at least one of them to undergo surgery.

Venezuela lawmakers brawl amid election tensions

18 days ago

Members of Venezuela's National Assembly say postelection tensions set off a brawl between lawmakers that left one opposition assembly member badly bruised and bleeding.

Venezuela to create new foreign exchange system

60 days ago

Acting President Nicolas Maduro says Venezuela will launch a "complementary" foreign exchange system to facilitate the supply of U.S. dollars to priority sectors of the economy.

US denies it's targeting Venezuela candidate

61 days ago

The U.S. government has rejected charges from Venezuela's acting leader that former U.S. officials are planning to assassinate opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles and foment a coup.

Presidential candidates spar in Venezuela

63 days ago

Capriles spoke to a massive crowd Saturday in the town of Calvario in western Venezuela.

Venezuela govt: Chavez will not be embalmed

63 days ago

Venezuela's information minister says the government has decided that the body of Hugo Chavez will not be embalmed for permanent display, as officials had said it would be.

Meet Venezuela's new political boss

64 days ago

None of this bodes well for the expressed U.S. desire to have a more productive relationship with Venezuela, the fourth largest supplier of U.S. oil imports.

Venezuela's opposition ground down by Chavistas

64 days ago

"Here in Venezuela, it is basically a crime to do opposition politics," he said.

Venezuela's political divisions spill into streets

68 days ago

Venezuela's political divisions spill into streets

Candidates to register for Venezuelan vote

68 days ago

Meanwhile, the Obama administration on Monday expelled two Venezuelan diplomats in retaliation for Venezuela's expulsion of two American military attaches after Chavez died last week.

Hugo Chavez's final resting site draws mixed reviews in Venezuela

68 days ago

But many of Chávez's supporters have called for their leader to be buried in the National Pantheon, where Venezuelan independence hero Simon Bolivar is buried.