Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday his cash-strapped country would seek to "free" itself from the U.S. dollar next week, using the weakest of two official foreign exchange regimes and a basket of currencies. More »
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that prohibits dealings in new debt from the Venezuelan government or its state oil company on Friday in an effort to halt financing that the White House said fuels President Nicolas Maduro's "dictatorship.... More »
Jose Manuel Olivares (R), a lawmaker from the Venezuelan coalition of opposition parties (MUD), shouts slogans in front of an Air Force base during a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas, Venezuela June 23, 2017. Picture ta... More »
Opposition supporters clash with police during protests against unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro in San Cristobal, Venezuela April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez Two Venezuelan students and a National Guard sergeant died on Wednesday after ... More »
The GM logo is seen in Warren, Michigan, U.S. on October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo General Motors (GM.N) said on Wednesday that Venezuelan authorities had illegally seized its plant in the industrial hub of Valencia and vowed to “take all legal... More »
Carlos Paparoni (R, in yellow), deputy of the Venezuelan coalition of opposition parties (MUD), clashes with Venezuelan National Guards during a protest outside the food ministry in Caracas, Venezuela March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins A dozen activi... More »
People walk past a graffitti that reads ‘Stop the fraud of the MUD’ in Caracas, Venezuela February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Marco Bello Venezuela’s government is pushing forward with measures that could exclude some opposition political parties from future elections, ... More »
CARACAS A dispute has been tee’d off between Switzerland’s ambassador to Venezuela and a neighboring elite golf club, after a banner appeared at the diplomat’s residence warning that golf balls injuring or killing anyone inside would violate the Vienna Convent... More »
CARACAS (Reuters) – A woman who bashed President Nicolas Maduro on the head with a mango has been promised a new house for her troubles in a surreal tropical tale that has gone viral in Venezuela. The 52-year-old president was driving a bus through a crowd las... More »
