Venezuela

The protesters sang the national anthem and shouted 'we want elections'.

Divya Kishore May 07, 2017

The star conductor's comments came after an 18-year-old musician was killed at a rally in Caracas.

Divya Kishore May 05, 2017

Footage follows rumours that Lopez had been poisoned and taken to military hospital.

William Watkinson May 05, 2017

The Latin American nation is in a severe economic and political crisis as anti-government protests continue.

Romil Patel May 04, 2017

Venezuelan security forces battled protesters who lit fires and hurled stones and petrol bombs in Caracas.

David Sim May 04, 2017

Capriles said an early election is the only solution to end the crisis in the country.

Divya Kishore Apr 28, 2017

Juan Pablo Pernalete Llover died after receiving the impact of a tear gas canister in his chest. 

David Sim Apr 27, 2017

As state security forces lean more heavily on tear gas, protesters have begun gearing up with goggles, gas masks and vinegar-soaked rags.

David Sim Apr 26, 2017

Three people were killed during the demonstrations, as hundreds of thousands of protesters stormed the streets of Caracas and other Venezuelan cities to denounce President Nicholas Maduro.

Alex Wheeler Apr 20, 2017

Thousands take to the streets in protests against government of President Nicolas Maduro.

William Watkinson Apr 19, 2017

President Nicolas Maduro faces mounting pressure as approval ratings drop below 20%.

Nicole Rojas Apr 13, 2017

Demonstrators carried makeshift shields and wore improvised gas masks to protect themselves against the plumes of tear gas.

David Sim Apr 11, 2017

Dozens of protesters were reportedly injured in police crackdown during the demostrations in capital Caracas.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 11, 2017

The national comptroller ruling said the ban was due to 'administrative irregularities' in his role as governor.

Divya Kishore Apr 08, 2017

Jose Bayardi said if the OAS suspends Venezuela's membership, the whole region will be destabilised.

Nicole Rojas Apr 06, 2017

Clashes broke out after authorities cordoned off a square where opponents had planned their latest protest against the autocratic government.

Alex Wheeler Apr 05, 2017

The top court annulled the opposition-dominated National Assembly and later reversed its ruling.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Apr 03, 2017

The country's Medical Federation said that the hospitals had less than 5% of the drugs they needed.

Divya Kishore Mar 25, 2017

The six children are aged between six and 15 years old and are accused of stabbing two soldiers to death.

Divya Kishore Mar 23, 2017

Desperate people with dreams of getting rich find they are little more than slaves in a lawless underworld.

David Sim Mar 21, 2017

The spat deepened after Venezuela called Peru's president a coward and a dog, submissive to the US.

Divya Kishore Mar 07, 2017

The message comes days after the US Treasury imposed sanctions of Venezuelan Vice President Tarek El Aissami.

James Tennent Feb 16, 2017

El Aissami is accused of aiding drug trafficking through Venezuela.

Divya Kishore Feb 15, 2017

Venezuela's embassy in Baghdad accused of serious irregularities.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Feb 09, 2017

Venezuelans say that they cannot return to Nicolas Maduro's police state.

Elle Hardy Jan 19, 2017

President defends his move and says he is executing 'constitutional duties day after day'.

Divya Kishore Jan 16, 2017

Deaths by lynching have increase six times in the past year as the country struggles with widespread crime and hunger.

Sofia Lotto Persio Dec 29, 2016

The development follows President Maduro's drive to fight what he calls criminals hoarding 100-bolivar banknotes.

Divya Kishore Dec 16, 2016

Venezuela was suspended from the Mercosur trade bloc this month due to its poor human rights record.

Divya Kishore Dec 15, 2016

They were arrested on several accusations of instigating violence and plotting against the socialist government.

Divya Kishore Dec 14, 2016