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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.

The agreement Thursday by presidents Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela and Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia called for the border to be opened 15 hours a day.

MORE than 100,000 Venezuelans, some of whom drove through the night in caravans, crossed into Colombia over the weekend to hunt for food and medicine that are in short supply at home.

Venezuela has opened its border with Colombia for the second time this month to allow people to cross over to shop for basic foods and medicines.

Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) has ruled that 1.3 million people who signed a petition for a referendum to oust President Nicolas Maduro will need to turn up at regional electoral offices to confirm their identity.

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Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica says embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is "crazy as a goat."

The head of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, has accused the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of being "a traitor".

Venezuela’s descent into socialist hell continues apace — even as top officials live high off the hog.

The opposition says it has collected 1.8 million signatures backing a referendum to remove Maduro f-rom power.