Venezuela

Lopez, a firebrand politician and Guaido’s mentor, was arrested during a protest movement in 2014 and transferred to house arrest in 2017. (AP) Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez, evading arrest in a Spanish diplomatic residence, on Thursday dis…

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro appears to have seen off an attempt to oust him after American claims that key allies were about to defect failed to materialise.  John Bolton, the White House national security adviser, went public with the names three se…

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has attempted to present a unified front with the army as pressure increases on him to resign. Following two days of political unrest and violent protests, Mr Maduro visited an army base in Caracas, where he appeared surro…

Toilet paper featuring an image of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduros face has sparked amusement on social media. The product, available to buy online, features Maduros face on each sheet. He is currently facing heavy international criticism over the viol…

Juan Guaidó, who is recognised as interim president of Venezuela by many democracies, appeared outside an air-force base in Caracas and urged the armed forces to overthrow the socialist dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro. Leopoldo López, an opposition figure kept…

Demonstrator killed and dozens injured in Venezuela clashes as opposition protests fizzle out

KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) -- Unrest in Venezuela is making it challenging for one local woman to stay in contact with her family. Empanada Madness serves a variety of South American foods with Venezuelan food being a best seller. It's owner Andrea Penaloza liv…

Everyone makes a bad tweet now and then. And sometimes a tweet is so bad, that the user has to delete it forever. But the internet never forgets. On Monday, Chase deleted a tweet that blamed the average persons financial troubles on buying coffee rather than…

“We have been facing various modes of aggression and coups d’etat like has never happened before in the history of Venezuela,” Maduro declared, in a speech flanked by his top military commanders. He blamed “the Venezuelan far right, the Colombian oligarchy fr…

Image copyrightAFP/GettyImage caption Mass protests are expected on Wednesday after violent clashes the day before Venezuelans are expected to gather for mass protests on Wednesday after opposition leader Juan Guaidó called for fresh demonstrations. It c…