Elections to renew the National Assembly, the only branch of government under opposition control, are set for December 2020.
14 Aug 2019 9:24 AM
Venezuela has suffered collapse of its vital crude production and runaway inflation that the IMF projects at 10 million per cent this year.
18 Jun 2019 1:11 PM
Shortly after the announcement, Maduro took to his Twitter handle to express gratitude to the Norway government for providing a platform.
26 May 2019 12:55 PM
"It seemed there was a massacre of these children in the police station," 50-year-old Zuleyma Ponte said.
26 May 2019 9:26 AM
An internal police report, quoted by the NGO, said several officers were wounded by shrapnel.
25 May 2019 8:57 AM
The opposition won a majority in the National Assembly in 2015 and the next congressional elections are currently scheduled for late 2020.
21 May 2019 10:33 AM
Ramon Rangel, an air force general, said the Venezuelan government is controlled by 'communist dictatorship' in Cuba - a key Maduro ally.
13 May 2019 12:08 PM
Guaido said on Twitter: 'The regime has kidnapped the first vice president.'
09 May 2019 4:17 PM
Incumbent President Maduro is backed by Russia, China, Iran and Turkey. More than 50 countries including the US have rallied behind Guaido.
01 May 2019 10:20 AM
An apparently carefully planned attempt by Guaido to demonstrate growing military support disintegrated into rioting.
01 May 2019 8:59 AM
A new blackout across large parts of crisis-hit Venezuela, including the capital Caracas, forced many to spend another night in the dark.
10 Apr 2019 12:52 PM
The court had been investigating Guaido for usurping Maduro's powers by declaring himself interim president on January 23.
03 Apr 2019 11:12 AM
Two Russian air force planes landed at Venezuela's main airport on Saturday carrying a Russian defense official and nearly 100 troops.
25 Mar 2019 12:52 PM
Venezuela's government struggled to cope with a massive electricity blackout that paralyzed much of the country.
09 Mar 2019 8:38 AM
A high-risk operation to get humanitarian aid into Venezuela descended into deadly chaos on Saturday.
24 Feb 2019 10:15 AM
Venezuela's oil exports have tapered off and shifted toward India since new US sanctions began on January 28.
13 Feb 2019 11:03 AM
The country's economy in meltdown, an estimated 300,000 fortune hunters have descended on a mineral-rich jungle area to earn a living.
11 Feb 2019 10:35 AM
The Venezuelan President made the comments after Trump said last week that military action in the South American nation 'was an option'.
05 Feb 2019 12:25 PM
Tens of thousands of protesters were set to pour onto the streets of Caracas on Saturday to back opposition leader Juan Guaido.
02 Feb 2019 12:47 PM
The President's announcement comes amid raging protests in the South American country.
24 Jan 2019 10:34 AM