Venezuela

Venezuela’s Supreme Court takes over legislative functions of parliament

Mar 31, 2017 08:34

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has taken over the legislative functions of the country’s parliament after ruling that the legislature is in contempt of court.
Venezuela asks UN help in boosting medicine supplies

Mar 25, 2017 08:41

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday he has asked the United Nations to help the South American nation alleviate medicine shortages, which have become increasingly severe as the oil-producing nation’s economic crisis accelerates.
Maduro calls regional body chief ‘garbage’

Mar 16, 2017 11:22

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has called the head of the Organization of American States (OAS) “garbage” for highlighting the crisis in the Latin American country.
Peru president ‘coward’ subservient to US: Venezuela

Mar 07, 2017 08:12

The Caracas government has censured Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski as a “coward” and “dog” subservient to Washington after he called Venezuela a “big problem” and insulted its late leader Hugo Chavez during a speech in the US.
Venezuela shuts down CNN, calling it 'instrument of war'

Feb 16, 2017 05:27

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says CNN is an “instrument of war” after his country pulls the network’s Spanish-language channel off the air.
NAM nations must unite against unilateralism: Iranian president

Feb 08, 2017 08:16

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has called for closer ties between Iran and Latin American states, especially Venezuela, saying independent nations should stand united in the face of unilateralism and extremism in the world.
Maduro claims is committed to dialog with opposition

Jan 16, 2017 04:50

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro says he remains committed to dialog and is ready to resume talks with the opposition to resolve matters in the country.
Venzuelan government raises minimum wage by 50 percent

Jan 09, 2017 04:32

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered a 50-percent raise in the minimum wage and pensions with the declared objective of helping workers amid an intense economic crisis and soaring inflation.
Venezuela reopens Colombia border ahead of schedule

Dec 21, 2016 01:56

Venezuela has started to reopen its border with Colombia, days ahead of schedule as people on both sides of the frontier continued to defy the closure.
Three dead in weekend of cash unrest in Venezuela

Dec 20, 2016 10:58

Officials in Venezuela say three people have lost their lives in violence related to cash shortages caused by a government decision to eliminate the largest denomination currency bill in the Latin American country.