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  Venezuelan military to support Maduro against US sanctions

  World | August 02, 2017 8:49 IST

  The Venezuelan armed forces said they consider the sanctions to be a violation of international law.

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  US sanctions Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, calls him a ‘dictator’

  World | August 01, 2017 8:24 IST

  “Sunday’s illegitimate elections confirm that Maduro is a dictator who disregards the will of the Venezuelan people," US Treasury Secretary Steven T Mnuchin said.

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  10 killed as protests against Venezuela assembly election turn violent

  World | July 31, 2017 9:32 IST

  A wave of bloodshed swept Venezuela as troops cracked down on violent protests against elections to choose the members of a powerful assembly that President Nicolas Maduro has tasked with writing a new constitution

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  Helicopter dropped grenade on Venezuela's Supreme Court in a 'terror attack': President Maduro

  World | June 28, 2017 7:55 IST

  President Nicolas Maduro said a helicopter fired on Venezuela’s Supreme Court Tuesday in a confusing incident that he claimed was part of a conspiracy to destabilise his socialist government

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  Protests continue in Venezuela after death toll reaches 37

  World | May 07, 2017 10:13 IST

  Female supporters of both the government and the opposition called for major protests in Venezuela, continuing weeks of demonstrations that have left 37 dead since April 1.

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  US calls Venezuelan Vice President an ‘international drug trafficker’, slaps severe sanctions

  World | February 14, 2017 17:11 IST

  US authorities called Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami an ‘international drug trafficker’ and slapped severe sanctions on him. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said on Monday that El Aissami had

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  After India, Venezuela demonetises its highest currency notes

  World | December 12, 2016 9:34 IST

  Facing the world's highest Inflation, the Venezuelan government has decided to replace its largest banknote, the 100 bolivar bill with coins within 72 hours. Notedly, Venezuela's move to outlaw its highest currency came 33 days

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  PM Modi most likely to skip NAM Summit; Venezuela extends invitation to Sushma Swaraj

  National | August 19, 2016 7:32 IST

  Amid reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit to be held in Venezuela next month, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was extended an invitation to attend the event by her Venezuelan co

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  Messi scores in Argentina’s win; Chile routs Mexico 7-0

  Football | June 19, 2016 20:03 IST

  Foxborough (United States): Lionel Messi made his first start of the Copa America tournament and tied a national record with his 54th international goal as Argentina defeated Venezuela 4-1 on Saturday to set up a

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  Venezuela orders military exercises to counter foreign threats

  World | May 15, 2016 10:28 IST

  Caracas: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the military to hold military exercises within a week to counter foreign threats. The decision came after former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe in an interview urged Venezuela's armed forces

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  Venezuela collects signatures against US decree

  World | April 10, 2015 11:00 IST

  Caracas: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said over 10 million people have signed a petition against a US decree that labels the South American country a national security threat.On March 9, Obama signed a decree stating

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  Indians rank 16th on leaked HSBC list

  India | February 09, 2015 17:32 IST

  New Delhi: With total funds of USD 4.1 billion, Indians rank 16th on the new leaked HSBC list of Swiss bank account holders from over 200 countries, while people from Switzerland itself are on the

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  33 break out of Venezuelan jail

  World | January 01, 2015 8:22 IST

  Caracas: Thirty-three suspects in custody at a police station in the capital municipality of Chacao escaped through a hole in the wall, Venezuelan authorities said Wednesday.Guards noticed the hole around 2:00 a.m. and soon realised

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  Maradona says he's a 'soldier of Venezuela

  Football | December 11, 2014 13:01 IST

  Caracas: Argentina football legend Diego Armando Maradona said he's a "soldier" of Venezuela after a short meeting with President Nicolas Maduro. Minutes before departing from the capital's airport Wednesday, Maradona said to the press he has

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  Venezuela cooks world's largest Christmas hallaca

  World | November 16, 2014 11:20 IST

  Venezuela: Venezuelans may be struggling with shortages of basic food items, but Christmas treats were in abundant supply on Saturday.With some help from the Ministry of Nutrition, some cooks set a record for making the

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  Venezuela blames US for global oil price slump

  World | October 17, 2014 12:55 IST

  Caracas: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has blamed Washington for the slump in global oil prices.Washington was "flooding" the market with cheaper shale oil to bring down prices and ultimately impact Russia and other oil-producing nations,

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  Angola, Malaysia, Venezuela, New Zealand elected to Security Council

  World | October 17, 2014 7:07 IST

  United Nations: The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Angola, Malaysia, Venezuela and New Zealand as new non-permanent members to the Security Council.The four countries won the required two-thirds of votes during the election at

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  Venezuela's Maduro calls for shakeup at UN

  World | September 25, 2014 9:32 IST

  UNITED NATIONS: Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is calling for a “re-founding” of the United Nations in his debut at the annual General Assembly of world leaders.The socialist president took the podium late Wednesday to demand

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  Venezuela extending night time border closure

  World | September 12, 2014 8:35 IST

  CARACAS, Venezuela: Venezuela's president says the nighttime closure of the border with Colombia will continue for three more months as part of the government's campaign to combat smuggling of oil and food.President Nicolas Maduro announced

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  Venezuela's oldest newspaper shuts down

  World | September 11, 2014 7:16 IST

  CARACAS, Venezuela: Venezuela's oldest newspaper is shutting down because of a lack of newsprint and a difficult economic climate as the country grapples with chronic shortages.El Impulso announced on Wednesday that it will stop circulation