Tag: Venezuela
UN calls on Venezuela to investigate deadly prison fire
The United Nations Human Rights office called on authorities in Venezuela on Thursday to carry out a speedy investigation into…
Venezuela postpones presidential election to late May
Venezuela’s presidential elections have been postponed from April 22 to the second half of May, the National Electoral Council (CNE)…
Nigeria, Venezuela signs MoU to promote strategic dialogue
Nigeria and Venezuela on Monday signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a mechanism for strategic dialogue, cooperation for the institution…
Colombia denies plans to attack Venezuela amid rising diplomatic tension
Colombia’s army chief of staff has denied claim that Colombia is planning to attack Venezuela, amid rising diplomatic tension between…
UN Appeals For Calm In Venezuela
appealed for calm ahead of Sunday’s elections for the new Constituent Assembly, urging the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro…
U.S. orders Venezuela embassy families out
The U.S. government ordered family members of employees at its embassy in Venezuela to leave by Thursday as a political…
Brazil beat Venezuela 2-0 to top South America World Cup qualifying table
Goals from Gabriel Jesus and Willian provided a comfortable 2-0 victory for Brazil over Venezuela in CONMEBOL qualifying for the…
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Suarez not fit for Venezuela clash
Luis Suarez will miss Uruguay’s second match of the Copa America Centenario against Venezuela after struggling to shake off his…
Venezuela buys cargoes of Nigerian crude
Reuters – Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has bought three new cargoes of Angolan and Nigerian crudes for delivery at…
Venezuela opposition leader Lopez jailed for nearly 14 years
CARACAS: Activists planned new protests in Venezuela on Friday (Sep 11) after jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was sentenced to…
Brazil beat Venezuela, advance to Copa quarters
Santiago (AFP) – Brazil shrugged off the absence of suspended captain Neymar to reach the Copa America quarter-finals with a…
Venezuelan authorities raid local FA amid FIFA scandal
Secret Service Agents on Thursday raided the headquarters of the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) in Caracas, in the wake of…
Woman throws mango at Venezuelan President, gets a home
A woman who bashed President Nicolas Maduro on the head with a mango has been promised a new house for…
Venezuela opposition leader fears vote will be scrapped
Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles says he fears President Nicolas Maduro’s crisis-hit government, fearing a humiliating loss, will cancel key…
Seven shot dead at Venezuelan funeral
Gunmen opened fire at mourners during a burial in Venezuela on Thursday, killing seven people and leaving five wounded, authorities…