Venezuela
Venezuela issues new currency, amid hyperinflation and social turmoil
World
August 23, 2018
Venezuela issues new currency, amid hyperinflation and social turmoil
(CNN) – Venezuela issued a new currency Monday in an attempt to bolster its crumbling economy as the International Monetary…
Venezuelan migrants’ dreams of new life dashed by Ecuador passport rule
World
August 19, 2018
Venezuelan migrants’ dreams of new life dashed by Ecuador passport rule
Tears welled up in Gabriel Malavolta’s eyes on Saturday as he realized his dream of a new life in…
Two Venezuela officers detained in alleged plot on Maduro
World
August 16, 2018
Two Venezuela officers detained in alleged plot on Maduro
(CNN) – Venezuela’s attorney general said Tuesday that two high-ranking military officers have been detained in the investigation into an…
Venezuela’s Maduro says would take FBI help over ‘murder plot’
World
August 12, 2018
Venezuela’s Maduro says would take FBI help over ‘murder plot’
President Nicolas Maduro has said he would allow FBI agents come to Venezuela to help investigate a recent alleged…
Brazil closes, then reopens border to Venezuelan migrants
World
August 7, 2018
Brazil closes, then reopens border to Venezuelan migrants
Brazil briefly closed then reopened its northern border to Venezuelans on Monday as it struggled to contain mass migration…
Venezuela arrests ‘terrorists’ over Maduro attack as opposition fears reprisals
World
August 6, 2018
Venezuela arrests ‘terrorists’ over Maduro attack as opposition fears reprisals
Six “terrorists and hired killers” have been arrested in Venezuela accused of trying to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro in…
Venezuela’s Maduro says drone blast was bid to kill him, blames Colombia
World
August 5, 2018
Venezuela’s Maduro says drone blast was bid to kill him, blames Colombia
At least one explosion rocked a military event where Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was giving a speech on Saturday…
Under military rule, Venezuela oil workers quit in a stampede
World
April 17, 2018
Under military rule, Venezuela oil workers quit in a stampede
Chauffeured around in a sleek black pick-up, the head of Venezuela’s oil industry, Major General Manuel Quevedo, last month toured…
Relatives demand answers after Venezuela jail fire kills 68
World
March 30, 2018
Relatives demand answers after Venezuela jail fire kills 68
It wasn’t long after Daniel Marquez’s family showed up at the Venezuelan police station jail where he’d been locked up…
UN human rights chief paints bleak picture of violations around the globe
World
March 7, 2018
UN human rights chief paints bleak picture of violations around the globe
From Syria to Yemen and the US, the UN human rights body has delivered a scathing annual report on violations…