Defying Donald Trump threat, Venezuela to press controversial congress
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro`s government on Tuesday vowed to proceed with plans for a controversial new congress despite what it called a "brutal interventionist" threat by Washington to impose economic sanctions.
Jul 18, 2017, 22:10 PM IST7.1 million Venezuelans vote in opposition referendum
A 61-year-old woman was killed and four people wounded by gunfire that erupted after government supporters on motorcycles swarmed an opposition polling site in a church in the traditionally pro-government Catia neighborhood of western Caracas.
Jul 17, 2017, 10:59 AM ISTVenezuela vows to fend off 'coup' after grenade attack
The socialist president put the military on alert after the attack, a potentially dramatic escalation of the violence gripping the oil-rich South American country.
Jun 29, 2017, 11:35 AM IST