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Mexico rescues 49 migrants kidnapped from bus

May 19, 2023

Forty-nine migrants from Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela, El Salvador, Brazil and Cuba who had been kidnapped from a commercial bus in central Mexico have been found, Mexico's defense minister said on Thursday.

At least 100 may have been killed as floods ravage Venezuelan city

October 12, 2022

Hundreds of Venezuelans roamed the streets of the small town of Las Tejerias on Tuesday, digging and searching for missing relatives amid a rising death toll from devastating weekend floods that swept through the town about 67km southwest of the capital Caracas, leaving many wondering where they will live.

Opec chief Barkindo says oil and gas industry under siege

WEDNESDAY, JULY 06, 2022

The oil and gas industry is "under siege" due to years of under-investment, the Opec Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo said on Tuesday, adding the resulting supply shortage could be eased if extra supplies from Iran and Venezuela were allowed to flow.

Under U.S. sanctions, Iran and Venezuela sign 20-year cooperation plan

SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022

Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year cooperation plan in Tehran on Saturday as the two countries, among the world's top oil producers, grapple with U.S. sanctions that are crippling their exports.

Deadly standoff in Venezuela leaves over 20 dead, officials say, in latest escalation of gang violence

SUNDAY, JULY 11, 2021

Three days of intense fighting between state security forces and armed criminal groups in the most populous district of Venezuelas capital has left more than 20 people dead and dozens displaced in the nations latest escalation of gang violence, officials said Saturday.

Venezuela announces price controls as food shortages worsen

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2020

Venezuela's government set new price controls for more than two dozen products and announced the takeover of a cooking oil producer as food shortages in the countryside lead to protests and rioting.

Venezuela's last democratic institution falls as Maduro attempts de facto takeover of National Assem

MONDAY, JANUARY 06, 2020

CARACAS, Venezuela - The government of President Nicolás Maduro attempted a de facto takeover of Venezuela's legislature on Sunday, swearing in its own candidate as head of the National Assembly in a move apparently orchestrated to rob international credibility from Juan Guaidó, who had led the body and has staked a rival claim as head of state.

A look inside socialist Venezuela's chaotic embrace of the free market

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019

CARACAS, Venezuela - Last Christmas, devastated Venezuela saw shortages of everything from tinsel to toilet paper. This year, the socialist government has given a weary nation an unexpected holiday gift.

Paris ties Singapore, Hong Kong as world's priciest cities

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2019

Paris has climbed to the top of the world's priciest city for expatriates, tied first with Singapore and Hong Kong according to a survey Tuesday that named the capital of strife-torn Venezuela as the cheapest.

US sanctions against Venezuela scaring off banks

SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2019

As the United States has quickly ratcheted up sanctions against Venezuela to pressure Nicolas Maduro, bankers say they are shying away from doing even legitimate business with the crisis-wracked oil-producing country for fear of getting caught in the crossfire.

Venezuela's Guaido calls for nationwide march on Caracas