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US military action in Venezuela 'possible': Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the administration of President Donald Trump is prepared to take military action to stem the crisis in Venezuela.
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Guaido faces test with call for 'largest march' in Venezuela history
Opposition leader Juan Guaido faces a key test of support after calling for the "largest march" in Venezuela's history to try to dislodge President Nicolas Maduro, even as the military has so far resisted calls to help remove him.
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Venezuela's Dutch disease syndrome
The political and economic situation of Venezuela has been dominating world media for quite some time now. What happened to this petro-state with the largest oil reserve in the world?
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Venezuela buckles under massive power outage
Venezuela’s worst power and communications outage deepens a sense of isolation and decay, endangering hospital patients, forcing schools and businesses to close and cutting people off from their families, friends and the outside world.
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Maduro opponents boost military rhetoric in Venezuela crisis
Opposition leader Juan Guaido has called on the international community to consider “all options” to resolve Venezuela’s crisis, a dramatic escalation in rhetoric that echoes comments from the Trump administration hinting at potential US military involvement.
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Maduro defies self-named 'president'
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declares himself interim president, winning the backing of Washington and many Latin American nations and prompting socialist Nicolas Maduro, who has led the oil-rich nation since 2013, to break relations with the United States.
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Venezuela’s Guaido declares himself president amid protests
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has declared himself interim president in a defiant speech before masses of anti-government demonstrators who took to the streets Wednesday to demand President Nicolas Maduro’s resignation.
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Ex-Venezuela Supreme Court judge flees to US, denounces Maduro
Former Venezuelan Supreme Court Justice Christian Zerpa has fled to the United States to protest President Nicolas Maduro's second term that will begin with his inauguration this week, the onetime Maduro backer told a Miami broadcaster on Sunday.
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US sanctions on Venezuela 'to stay'
Despite the recent release of a US prisoner and his wife on Saturday, sanctions will continue to exist on Venezuela, US Vice President Mike Pence says.
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NKorea, Venezuela among 8 countries on new US travel ban
US President Donald Trump issues a new open-ended travel ban that includes North Korea, Venezuela and Chad among a list of eight countries cited for poor security and lack of cooperation with US authorities.
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Latin America rejects Trump's military threat against Venezuela
After months of attacking Venezuela's unpopular President Nicolas Maduro, Latin America came out strongly against US threats of military action against the crisis-hit nation.
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Maduro urges 'peaceful' opposition vote in Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday urged citizens taking part in a vote organized by the opposition the next day to do so "peacefully," as concerns simmered of worsening political violence.
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US earns 1-1 draw with Venezuela
Christian Pulisic score the equalizer in the 61st minute as the United States rally to earn a 1-1 draw with Venezuela in a World Cup qualifying tune-up game.
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Ex-Venezuela football official to plead guilty in US bribe case
The former president of Venezuela's football federation is expected to plead guilty to U.S. charges stemming from a bribery investigation involving FIFA, the sport's world governing body, according to court records filed on Tuesday.
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Argentina dig deep to take draw
Argentina stage a great escape to come away from Merida with a share of the points, as they battle back from two goals down to take a 2-2 draw against Venezuela.
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[WATCH] Messi equals record as Argentina, Chile advance
Argentina and Chile advance to the semi-finals of the Copa America with Chile beating Mexico 7-0 and Lionel Messi getting a goal in Argentina's 4-1 win over Venezuela to equal his country's all-time scoring record.
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Corona propels Mexico into last 8
Jesus Manuel "Tecatito" Corona scores a superb individual goal as Mexico snatch a 1-1 draw with Venezuela to qualify for the Copa America Centenario quarter-finals
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Venezuela KO Uruguay
Uruguay are sent crashing out of the Copa America Centenario on Thursday as Venezuela and Mexico march into the quarterfinals.
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Venezuela eliminate Uruguay
Salomon Rondon's first-half effort put Venezuela into the Copa America quarterfinals after a 1-0 win over Uruguay in Philadelphia.
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Cuba will never rejoin OAS, says Castro
Cuban President Raul Castro says the country will not return to the Organization of American States (OAS) in a show of solidarity with Venezuela.
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11 gunned down in Venezuela
Gunmen have killed 11 people, including three teenagers and a Colombian national, in Venezuela, officials say.
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Sugar shortage hits Coke in Venezuela
A sugar shortage forces Coca-Cola to stop producing soft drinks in Venezuela amid an escalating food and energy shortage.
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Venezuela leader threatens seizure of factories
The Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, threatens the seizure of factories that have stopped production and the jailing of their owners.
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Venezuela to ration electricity
Recession-wracked Venezuela is to ration electricity in 10 of its most populous and industrialized states, including metropolitan Caracas, the socialist government says.
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Four oil producers to freeze output
Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar and Venezuela have agreed to freeze their oil output at January levels if other producers follow suit.
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3 dead in Venezuela after contracting Zika: President
Three people dies in Venezuela from complications linked to Zika, says President Nicolas Maduro.
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2,100 pregnant Colombian women infected with Zika virus
More than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's national health institute says, as the disease continues its spread across the Americas.
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Venezuela opposition wins parliamentary majority
The opposition in Venezuela has won a majority of seats in the National Assembly, overturning nearly two decades of dominance by the Socialists of President Nicolas Maduro.
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‘Maradona recovering well after gastric bypass’
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona underwent a gastric bypass in the western Venezuelan city of Maracaibo over the weekend and is recovering well, doctors said on Sunday.
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15 hurt after plane engine catches fire in Florida
Fifteen people are injured when a plane's engine caught fire as it taxied for take-off from an airport in Florida.