Inflation rate of 10,000,000%: Why this country's president is making headlines
When people cannot afford toilet paper and have to pay 1 million in local currency for a cup of coffee, the country's shattered economy is bound to grab the world's attention.
Jan 28, 2019, 08:52 AM IST
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro closes embassy in US, Pompeo pledges aid to Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday directed his country`s diplomats in the US to leave that country and ordered the embassy and consulates there closed, also reiterating that US diplomatic personnel must leave the South American nation within 72 hours.
Jan 25, 2019, 08:57 AM IST
Venezuelan President evacuated from event after 'assassination' attempt
The TV visuals showed scores of soldiers running before the transmission was cut.
Aug 05, 2018, 07:53 AM IST
Donald Trump pressed aides on Venezuela invasion: US official
As a meeting last August in the Oval Office to discuss sanctions on Venezuela was concluding, President Donald Trump turned to his top aides and asked an unsettling question: With a fast unravelling Venezuela threatening regional security, why can't the US just simply invade the troubled country?
Jul 05, 2018, 08:04 AM IST
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro to seek re-election in 2018
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will seek another term in next year`s election, Vice President Tareck El Aissami has said.
Nov 30, 2017, 09:40 AM IST
Hugo Chavez's cousin to lead Citgo, PDVSA`s arm in US
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday named Asdrubal Chavez -- a cousin of late leader Hugo Chavez -- to lead Citgo, the state oil company`s US affiliate.
Nov 23, 2017, 08:23 AM IST
Venezuela's unrest, food scarcity take psychological toll on children
Venezuelan siblings Jeremias, 8, and Victoria, 3, were in their pajamas and preparing to go to bed when a tear gas canister smashed through their family`s kitchen window in early July.
Oct 05, 2017, 18:22 PM IST
Venezuela's Maduro upbeat on talks, opposition fear ''show''
They want a date for the next presidential election, due by the end of 2018, with guarantees it will be free and fair, plus freedom for hundreds of jailed activists, a foreign humanitarian aid corridor, and respect for the opposition-led congress.
Sep 17, 2017, 12:54 PM IST
Venezuela Pres Maduro urges starving citizens to eat rabbits
Voracious inflation -- which the IMF said will climb to 720 percent this year -- means Venezuelans earning the minimum wage have to spend 10 percent of their income to buy a kilo of meat.
Sep 14, 2017, 20:32 PM IST
UN rights boss sees possible 'crimes against humanity' in Venezuela
Last month, Zeid`s office said that Venezuela`s security forces had committed extensive and apparently deliberate human rights violations in crushing anti-government protests and that democracy was "barely alive".
Sep 11, 2017, 14:07 PM IST
New Venezuelan assembly to try opposition leaders for treason
Venezuela`s all-powerful new constituent assembly said Tuesday it will hold treason trials for opposition leaders it said are promoting economic sanctions imposed by the United States.
Donald Trump slaps new sanctions on Venezuelan government, state oil firm
US President has signed an executive order that prohibits dealings in new debt from the Venezuelan government or its state oil company.
Aug 26, 2017, 03:19 AM IST
Venezuela`s sanctions-hit Maduro says he wants direct talk with Trump
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said Thursday he wants a one-to-one talk with US President Donald Trump, who has slapped him with sanctions, but stood defiant against "imperialist aggression."
Aug 11, 2017, 07:44 AM IST
'Terrorists' attack Venezuela military base: Maduro ally
In its first act on Saturday, the body, the Constituent Assembly, ordered the dismissal of the country's attorney general, Luisa Ortega, who became a vociferous critic after breaking ranks with Maduro.
Aug 06, 2017, 23:18 PM IST
Terror attack at military base in Valencia averted: Venezuela Govt
Venezuela is wracked by tension and violence, as the unpopular Maduro government seeks to hold on to power.On Saturday chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega was removed and replaced after her office was surrounded by soldiers.
Aug 06, 2017, 20:00 PM IST
Venezuela attorney general 'under siege' as new assembly sits
On Friday, the body took over an ornate chamber under a golden dome in the Legislative Palace in Caracas -- at the far end of a building shared with the opposition-run legislature, the National Assembly.
Aug 05, 2017, 20:48 PM IST
Controversial Venezuela assembly begins first session
The United States imposed direct sanctions on Maduro over its election and warned the assembly's members could also be targeted by punitive measures.
Aug 04, 2017, 23:14 PM IST
Venezuela opposition sets new showdown for assembly's inauguration
Venezuela's opposition is readying a new showdown with President Nicolas Maduro on Friday, rescheduling a massive protest to coincide with his inauguration of a powerful new assembly set to replace congress.
Aug 03, 2017, 21:32 PM IST
What we do and don`t know about Venezuela`s new Assembly
The Constituent Assembly will take over the chamber hitherto occupied by the opposition-controlled congress, the National Assembly.
Aug 03, 2017, 07:55 AM IST
Donald Trump holds Nicolas Maduro responsible for jailed opponents` health
US President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday, saying he holds him "personally responsible" for the health and safety of two jailed opposition leaders.
Aug 02, 2017, 06:36 AM IST