CARACAS – President Nicolás Maduro has hailed the controversial election for a constituent assembly as a “vote for the revolution” in Venezuela. Electoral officials in Venezuela say turnout in the controversial election for a constituent […]
CARACAS – Clashes with police continued in parts of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas Saturday on the eve of a controversial election that has deepened the political crisis gripping the South American nation. Opponents of […]
CARACAS – Colombia’s Avianca Holdings SA will suspend flights to Venezuela next month, joining other major carriers that have cut off access to the South American nation engulfed in violent political protests and economic chaos. […]
CARACAS – Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has insisted that the first issue of the National Constituent Assembly (ANC) will be to guarantee peace, justice and truth in this South American nation. During an interview on […]
LA PAZ – President Evo Morales has highlighted the total Bolivian independence from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB), which have carried out “devastating economic policies for many years” in this […]
MENDOZA – The members of Mercosur trade bloc called for an end to violence in Venezuela in a joint statement on Friday. However again opinions were divided: while Brazil and Argentina sponsored a more explicit […]
CARACAS – Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has appointed 33 alternative judges to the Supreme Court, prompting accusations of an attempted power grab. The assembly says it has the right to name and fire justices under […]
SANTIAGO – Chile and Colombia have advanced to the Group A of Semi-Finals of the FIBA South American U17 Championship 2017 after securing victories in the fourth day of the regional championship. Ecuador and Uruguay […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose “strong and swift” economic sanctions on Venezuela if President Nicolas Maduro goes ahead with plans to create a super-legislature known as a Constituent Assembly in […]
CARACAS – Venezuela has declared former presidents Jorge Quiroga (Bolivia), Andres Pastrana (Colombia) and Laura Chinchilla and Miguel Angel Rodriguez (Costa Rica) as persona non grata, according to the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry. In a series […]
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