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First couple: Maduro faces a narco-terrorism conspiracy charge. He and his wife were both charged with cocaine importation conspiracy and weapons offenses. Photo: Screen grab WRAL

The Caracas Rupture bleeds world order

This is not diplomacy; it is an eviction notice served by Delta Force

President Donald Trump. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Trump orders freeze on all Venezuelan govt assets in US

Trump took the step "in light of the continued usurpation of power by Nicolas Maduro and persons affiliated with him, as well as human rights abuses"

Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido. (Federico Parra/AFP)

Backers ‘failed to follow through’ in abortive uprising — Venezuelan opp leader

Juan Guaido said it was "obvious today, there is widespread discontent from which the armed forces aren’t immune."

With inequality framed as a key trigger for the worldwide unrest comes the circulation of literature breaking down the disparities between rich and poor — in Chile and Lebanon, they are frighteningly high.  (Reuters/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez)

Rioting breaks out in Venezuela amid ‘attempted coup’

Venezuelan self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido said on Tuesday that troops had joined his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro

Luz Alban places an image of her brother Fernando Alban over his coffin during a ceremony at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela. (Reuters/Marco Bello)

Venezuela faces calls for probe after opposition activist dies in custody

Fernando Alban was in pretrial detention Monday at the time of his death, which the government presented as a suicide

Once-suave Caracas to enchant again

Venezuela’s crime-ridden capital was once a thriving metropolis and residents hope the Hugo Chávez park signals a return to better times.

Conservative politician ­Henrique Capriles is portraying himself as a defender of the ­working class in his ­campaign to ­become ­president.

Venezuela’s right makes a left turn

In today’s Venezuela, to be a rightist is out of fashion and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has found his inner socialist.

Young upstart sets his sights on Venezuelan presidency

Young upstart sets his sights on Venezuelan presidency

Hugo Chavez to face stiff competition from youthful presidential hopeful.

Twitter’s heady rise has Chávez in spin

A jailed judge tweets to her followers from prison. The director of an opposition TV station uses Twitter to denounce a conspiracy to oust him.

Thousands march against Chávez re-election

Thousands marched in the Venezuelan capital on Saturday to oppose President Hugo Chávez’s plans to allow unlimited re-election for officials.

Chávez raises Venezuelan minimum wage by 30%

President Hugo Chávez is raising Venezuela’s minimum wage by 30% as inflation continues to soar in the oil-producing nation. The socialist leader has signed a decree that will…

Chávez accuses Colombia of war crimes

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez accused his Colombian counterpart of war crimes as Venezuela and Ecuador turned up the heat on Bogotá over its military strike on an insurgent…

Venezuela mobilises forces to Colombia border

Venezuela deployed tanks and its air and sea forces toward the Colombian border in its first major military mobilisation in a crisis with Colombia, the country’s defence minister…

Venezuelan helicopters fly to free hostages

Two Venezuelan helicopters flew into Colombia on Wednesday to pick up four lawmakers held hostage for years in jungle camps by Marxist rebels, in a diplomatic victory for…

‘No survivors’ in Venezuelan plane crash, say officials

A domestic passenger plane carrying 46 people was ”practically pulverised” when it crashed into Venezuela’s western Andes Mountains overnight and the chances of finding survivors…

Plane carrying 46 believed crashed in Venezuela

A Venezuelan passenger plane with 46 people aboard went missing and likely crashed in a remote mountain region soon after taking off from an Andean city just before dusk on…

Venezuela halts oil supplies to Exxon Mobil

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez stopped oil exports to Exxon Mobil on Tuesday, escalating a multibillion-dollar fight with the United States company two days after threatening…

‘Touch my muscles,’ Chávez tells Naomi Campbell

Venezuela President Hugo Chávez, in an interview with supermodel Naomi Campbell, predicted that the United States ”empire” is about to fall, called Jesus Christ history’s number…

Chávez vows to put ‘revolution’ back on track

Venezuela President Hugo Chávez promised on Saturday to tackle poor garbage collection and high crime in a bid to win back support for his socialist ”revolution”, which was hurt…

Venezuela on alert to receive rebels’ hostages

Venezuelan authorities are standing by to receive three hostages Colombia’s Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebels have said could be released as early as this weekend…