WASHINGTON: The United States is preparing a “series of actions” in the coming days to increase pressure on the Venezuelan government, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on Friday.…
BEIJING: China is willing to provide Venezuela with what help it can, Premier Li Keqiang told Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Friday, but there was no mention in state media of China…
CARACAS: Uncertainty reigned in Venezuela on Saturday after President Nicolas Maduro unveiled a major economic reform plan aimed at halting the spiraling hyperinflation that has thrown the oil-rich, cash-poor South American country…
CARACAS: Six “terrorists and hired killers” have been arrested in Venezuela accused of trying to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro in an alleged drone attack, the government said on Sunday. Interior and Justice…
GENEVA: Led by Peru, more than 50 countries urged Venezuela on Thursday to restore the rule of law and open its doors to humanitarian assistance, as an economic crisis causes shortages of…
CARACAS: The United Nations human rights chief called Friday for an international investigation of atrocities in Venezuela, blasting the government’s chronic refusal to probe security officers over the alleged killings of civilians.…
CARACAS: Polio has been reported in Venezuela, a crisis-wracked country where the disease had been eradicated decades ago, the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) reports. The organisation said the child had no history…
CARACAS: Two Venezuelan generals were among a group of people arrested last week for allegedly plotting against the country’s President Nicolas Maduro, their lawyer said Sunday. The generals are accused of leading…
CARACAS: Helen Blandin, a 44-year-old single mother, has seen her life crumble in tandem with Venezuela’s devastated economy. The state employee earns the minimum wage, equivalent to around $2 a month due…
CUCUTA: When Colombian police caught Victor Colmenares selling coffee without a work permit on the dusty streets of Cucuta, they ordered him to get inside a truck filled with Venezuelan migrants being…
GUATEMALA CITY: Sweden looked to Guatemala for an explanation on Friday after the Central American country asked both the European nation and Venezuela to remove their ambassadors and accused them of interfering…
WASHINGTON: The United States and a group of other nations have agreed to boost cooperation to deny “corrupt” Venezuelan officials and their support networks access to the international financial system, US Treasury…
Venezuelan and Colombian scientists have identified a new species of frog in the Perija mountain range shared by both countries that is home to unusual species like this small amphibian. With multi-colored…
CARACAS: Venezuelan socialist President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday the United Nations human rights chief was a puppet of the United States who had implanted himself like a “tumour” and had no…
CARACAS: Cash-strapped Venezuela on Tuesday became the first country to launch its own version of bitcoin, a move President Nicolas Maduro celebrated as putting his country on the world’s technological forefront. In…
CUCUTA: Venezuelan accusations that Colombia has been eyeing military action against its crisis-hit neighbour were “ridiculous,” the head of Colombia’s military forces said on Tuesday, during a visit to the border area.…
LIMA: The “Lima Group” of Latin American nations plus Canada on Tuesday criticised the Venezuelan government’s decision to hold a presidential election on April 22 without reaching an agreement with an opposition…
