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Venezuela rallies Maduro supporters after thwarted attack

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VENEZUELA, August 7: Pro-government factions mobilized thousands of Venezuelans dressed in red — the color of the ruling socialist party — onto the streets of

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Gunman kills head of Venezuela’s opposition party

CARACAS: A gunman riding on the back of a motorcycle has killed a Venezuelan opposition leader in the home state of the late President Hugo Chavez. A colleague says Pablo

Venezuela frees US spy

Venezuela: A U.S. filmmaker jailed for alleged espionage in Venezuela was expelled from the country and returned to the United States in a gesture that could signal a thaw in

Maduro sworn in, Venezuela to review disputed vote

CARACAS (Reuters) – Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as Venezuela’s president on Friday at a ceremony attended by leaders from Iran to Brazil after a decision to widen an electronic

Venezuela accuses opposition of plotting coup, seven dead

CARACAS: Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro accused the opposition on Tuesday of planning a coup against him after seven government supporters were killed in clashes over his disputed election victory. Opposition

Nicilas Maduro, Chavez heir chosen President of Venezuela

Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan electoral officials say voters have narrowly elected Hugo Chavez’s hand-picked successor as president in a razor-close special election Sunday. Winner Nicolas Maduro campaigned on a promise to carry on Chavez’s self-styled socialist

Tensions up in Venezuela after polls close

CARACAS, Venezuela: Voters chose Sunday between the hand-picked successor who campaigned to carry on Hugo Chavez’s self-styled socialist revolution and an emboldened second-time challenger who warned that the late president’s

Nicolas Maduro sworn in as Venezuelan president

CARACAS, Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday as Venezuela’s acting president, using the occasion to launch blistering attacks on the U.S. as well as the political opposition, which objected

Venezuela sharply devalues its currency

CARACAS, Venezuela: Venezuela’s government announced Friday that it is devaluing the country’s currency, a long-anticipated change expected to push up prices in the heavily import-reliant economy. Officials said the fixed

At least 50 killed in Venezuela prison riot

At least 50 people have been killed in a prison riot in western Venezuela, hospital staff say. The riot was triggered when local media broadcast news that soldiers had been