5 REASONS WHY WE SHOULD CARE ABOUT THE CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

The late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez infamously bashed former President George W. Bush at the United Nations in 2006... READ MORE›

THINGS ARE SO BAD IN VENEZUELA THAT PEOPLE ARE RATIONING TOOTHPASTE

Ana Margarita Rangel earns minimum wage working in a cosmetics factory in the Caracas suburb of Guarenas... READ MORE›

LEVERAGING LOANS TO CARACAS MOSCOW SNAPS UP OIL ASSETS

Rosneft currently owns substantial portions of five major Venezuelan oil projects... READ MORE›

MILITARY BASE IN VENEZUELA ATTACKED BY MEN 'LAUNCHING A COUP'

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is resisting opposition efforts to hold a vote on removing him from office... READ MORE›

'WHY ARE THEY SANCTIONING ME?'

Maduro's comments came hours after Venezuela's attorney general lambasted the election... READ MORE›

AFTER MONTHS OF FATAL PROTESTS, VENEZUELA BRACES FOR CONTROVERSIAL VOTE SUNDAY

Clashes with police continued in parts of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on the eve of a controversial election... READ MORE›

TRUMP THREATENS 'MILITARY OPTION' IN VENEZUELA AS CRISIS ESCALATES

We have many options for Venezuela and by the way, I'm not going to rule out a military option, he said... READ MORE›

VENEZUELA DEFENSE CHIEF CALLS TRUMP INTERVENTION THREAT 'CRAZY'

As a soldier, I stand with the Venezuelan armed forces, and with the people... READ MORE›

The only major United States antagonist not hurt by the drop in oil prices is North Korea, which imports all of its petroleum... READ MORE›

LEOPOLDO LOPEZ AND ANTONIO LEDEZMA, VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADERS, TAKEN FROM HOMES

Post to Facebook Venezuelan opposition leaders taken from their homes by state security agents President Nicolas Maduro has tightened his grip on the South American nation... READ MORE›

WOMAN SHOT DEAD IN VENEZUELA VOTING QUEUE

They also fear that the constituent assembly would further weaken the National Assembly, Venezuela's opposition-controlled legislative body... READ MORE›

MADURO: POLICE HELICOPTER ATTACKED VENEZUELA'S SUPREME COURT

Doctors rallied in Venezuela in the latest street protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro... READ MORE›

TOP VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADERS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AMID FEARS OF WIDER CRACKDOWNS

Placards depicting Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez during a rally against President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas on July 9... READ MORE›

MILITARY BASE IN VENEZUELA ATTACKED BY MEN 'LAUNCHING A COUP'

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is resisting opposition efforts to hold a vote on removing him from office... READ MORE›

VENEZUELA CRISIS: WHY SUNDAY'S VOTE MATTERS

Doctors rallied in Venezuela in the latest street protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro... READ MORE›

VENEZUELA ELECTION RESULTS 'MANIPULATED' BY AT LEAST 1 MILLION VOTES, POLLING COMPANY SAYS

The announcement added to widespread allegations of fraud in the election that handed sweeping controls to the government... READ MORE›

VENEZUELA'S CHIEF PROSECUTOR, A LEADING CRITIC OF PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO, IS OUSTED

Ortega Diaz was the most prominent senior administration official in Venezuela who is a vocal critic of the Maduro government... READ MORE›

MILITARY BASE ATTACKED IN VENEZUELA AS VIDEO CALLS FOR REBELLION

He added that military maintained its unconditional support of Mr. Maduro... READ MORE›

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. SANCTIONS VENEZUELAN OFFICIALS TO PRESSURE MADURO - SOURCES

Exclusive U.S. sanctions Venezuelan officials to pressure Maduro - sources... READ MORE›

U.S. STOCKS SLIP AS OIL RALLY EASES WITH BOND ROUT; GOLD CLIMBS

A gauge of small-cap companies retreated by more than 1 percent as benchmark indexes in the U.S. fell from record highs, even as blue-chip shares advanced... READ MORE›

RESIDENTS TALK OF EXODUS FROM THIS CASH-STARVED VENEZUELAN PORT

Although it was never a tourist hotbed the likes of Venezuela's famed Margarita Island, Rojas would still see visitors from across the world... READ MORE›

FUGITIVE VENEZUELAN PILOT APPEARS AT OPPOSITION RALLY

Perez spoke briefly to journalists at a Thursday night vigil to honour the more than 90 people killed during three months of demonstrations against Venezuela's government... READ MORE›

NICOLAS MADURO PUTS VENEZUELA'S ARMY ON ALERT

We have heard the government and the president accusing students protesters and those who attacked military bases last weekend of terrorism... READ MORE›

VENEZUELANS PROTEST MADURO'S BID TO AMEND CONSTITUTION

The opposition coalition launched protests in early April against Maduro whom they accuse of turning Venezuela into a dictatorship and wrecking its economy... READ MORE›

MADURO CLAIMS CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTION VICTORY

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has claimed victory in an election to pick a controversial new constitution-writing body that prompted deadly violence and international condemnation... READ MORE›

DEADLY CLASHES AS MILLIONS JOIN STRIKE

Colombia, France, Spain, the US and the EU have urged the Venezuelan government to cancel the vote for a new constituent assembly on 30 July... READ MORE›

CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY VOTES TO REMOVE LUISA ORTEGA

Venezuela's controversial new assembly has voted to remove the country's dissident attorney general, Luisa Ortega, after security forces surrounded the entrance to her office in Caracas... READ MORE›

TRUMP DOES NOT RULE OUT MILITARY RESPONSE TO VENEZUELA CRISIS

President Nicolas Maduro's new constituent assembly has been widely criticised as anti-democratic... READ MORE›

OPPOSITION LEADERS LOPEZ AND LEDEZMA SENT TO JAIL

The opposition has accused Maduro of corruption and economic mismanagement for Venezuela's woes... READ MORE›

AMID VENEZUELA'S CHAOS, PROTESTERS ASK

Fernando Llano AP Opposition groups and demonstrators have been outraged by the Maduro government's attempts to dissolve the National Assembly and change the constitution... READ MORE›