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Electoral officials in Venezuela say turnout in the controversial election for a constituent assembly was 41.5%, a figure disputed by the opposition.

Venezuela planned a vote Sunday to elect a controversial new legislative body whose creation has triggered international alarm and deadly street protests against the nation's beleaguered President Nicolas Maduro.

As general strike begins, more than 100 have died and hundreds more arrested in anti-government protests since April

The most prominent name on the list of Venezuelans who could see their U.S. assets frozen and travel visas banned under the two Cuban-American senators’ list is Tibisay Lucena Ramírez, president of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council.

The singers of global hit Despacito have lashed out against the Venezuelan president, accusing him of using their song for political gains.

Several Latin American countries and the Catholic Church have criticized the move to draw up a new constitution

About 100 government supporters have burst into Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly ,where they beat up several lawmakers.

Venezuela's Supreme Court has been attacked by grenades dropped from a helicopter in what President Nicolás Maduro called a "terrorist attack".

A Venezuelan teenager taking part in an anti-government protest has been killed in Caracas, the chief prosecutor's office has confirmed.

Opposition leader Henrique Capriles said the violence was stoked by government agitators.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday urged officials to schedule an election to pick a new constituent assembly for July 30, but an emboldened opposition immediately called for a nationwide sit-in to protest against the move.

Rodriguez Torres said he sees little point in the street protests.

Lawmaker Angel Alvarado, a member of the National Assembly’s Finance Committee, said the letter has gone to banks including Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Bank of America Corp.

Obama was initially greeted with enthusiasm by leftist leaders in Latin America

More than 30 million of the latter.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says his abrupt decision to scrap the country's most-used banknote has allowed the country to triumph over its enemies.

The Venezuelan government has announced it will remove the country's highest-denomination banknote from circulation within 72 hours to combat contraband.

Hundreds of thousands of people have marched through the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, in rival demonstrations.

When I read this news report in the Venezuelan daily El Nacional, my first reaction was to wonder whether the figures were accurate.