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Venezuela says 3 drug-ferrying planes seized

CARACAS – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday (Friday Manila time) his country had intercepted three planes allegedly used for drug trafficking, in operations...

Venezuela rallies volunteers in response to US ‘threat’

CARACAS – Civil servants, housewives and retirees alike lined up in Venezuela’s capital Caracas on Saturday (Sunday Manila time) as thousands volunteered to join...

Venezuela arrests 2 Americans, 5 Colombians, 3 ‘mercenaries’

CARACAS—Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) announced the arrest of seven foreigners—including two Americans—whom he accused of being “mercenaries” trying to...

Defiant opposition

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro (center) waves next to his wife Cilia Flores (left) during a celebration with the Three Kings in Miraflores presidential palace...

Game over? Venezuelan opposition looks cornered as Maduro digs in

“Other opposition figures have been arrested and Maduro is firmly in charge of the oil-rich nation -- showing no sign of yielding” CARACAS – Venezuela’s...

Maduro moves Christmas to October amid post-election turmoil

Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has declared that Christmas will come early this year, on October 1, as he seeks to impart some...

Maduro election rival Urrutia faces arrest if he ignores third summons

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia faces an arrest warrant if he ignores a third demand to appear before prosecutors over...

Get-tough policy

Handout photo released by Miraflores presidential palace press office shows Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro during a Cabinet meeting with the National Defense Council and...

Maduro opponent defies Venezuela high court summons over poll results

CARACAS – Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who claims to be the rightful winner of the country’s presidential election, on Wednesday (Thursday Manila...

Venezuela opposition urges army to side with ‘people,’ criminal probe launched

CARACAS – Venezuela’s opposition leaders on Monday (Tuesday Manila time) appealed to the army, the main pillar of support for President Nicolas Maduro, to...

Opposition declares ‘we have never been so strong’

CARACAS—Venezuela’s opposition leader emerged from hiding on Saturday (Sunday Manila time), declaring “We have never been so strong,” as President Nicolas Maduro slammed what...

As Maduro asserts win: Venezuelans asked to ‘mobilize’

CARACAS – Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) for supporters to “mobilize” after President Nicolas Maduro vowed to hold...

Venezuelans rally to support opposition after hostile vote

CARACAS – Thousands of Venezuelans gathered Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time) in a peaceful show of opposition support a day after 11 people died and...

Venezuela protesters tear-gassed, 1 dead

CARACAS—At least one person died Monday (Tuesday Manila time) in Venezuela as security forces tried to break up protests triggered by a hotly disputed...
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