Venezuelan Authorities

Fuel shipped from Iran began arriving at Venezuela's gasoline stations on Saturday, just hours before President Nicolas Maduro announced higher prices at the pump that are set to end more than two decades of almost-free gasoline. As authorities in the country with the world's cheapest gasoline got ready to expand retail sales under a system combini...

Venezuelan authorities have detained two U.S. citizens working with a U.S. military veteran who has claimed responsibility for a failed armed incursion into the oil producing country, President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday.

Venezuelan lawmakers loyal to President Nicolas Maduro stripped opposition leader Juan Guaido's immunity Tuesday -- and authorized the high court to criminally prosecute him for proclaiming himself the crisis-hit country's ruler.

Venezuela's electoral authority on Wednesday ruled out a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro this year, a major blow to efforts by opponents to oust him.

The Venezuelan opposition's push for a vote to remove President Nicolas Maduro ran into a roadblock Thursday when authorities announced a delay in setting the date for the final stage in the process.

Venezuelan authorities say an Egyptian visitor has been killed during what appears to be a botched robbery at Caracas' international airport.

A suspected Mexican drug gang leader linked to the killings of a Jalisco state official and a Venezuelan model was arrested on a boat off the Caribbean coast, authorities said on Tuesday.

Gunmen opened fire at mourners during a burial in Venezuela on Thursday, killing seven people and leaving five wounded, authorities and local media said.

Gunmen opened fire during a burial at a Venezuelan cemetery on Thursday, leaving seven people dead and five wounded, authorities said.

A Venezuelan ex-military intelligence chief arrested at the United States' request on drug trafficking charges by Aruba was freed from jail Sunday and returned home, authorities said.

Venezuelan authorities on Tuesday began moving residents out of the Tower of David, a Caracas skyscraper so notorious as a haven for squatters and gangs it was depicted in the US TV series "Homeland."

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro urged opposition leaders on Friday to return to political talks intended to stem unrest around the country or face the "repudiation" of the nation.

Venezuelan authorities demolished four protest camps and detained 243 people early Thursday, striking at the remaining bastions of a months-long and at times deadly anti-government movement.

A bomb threat that forced the evacuation of an Air France jet in Caracas was a false alarm, Venezuelan authorities said today.

Venezuelan authorities took passengers off an Air France flight that was due to depart to Paris on Saturday after French officials warned of a possible bomb threat, Venezuela's interior minister said.

Fuel shipped from Iran began arriving at Venezuela's gasoline stations on Saturday, just hours before President Nicolas Maduro announced higher prices at the pump that are set to end more than two decades of almost-free gasoline. As authorities in the country with the world's cheapest gasoline got ready to expand retail sales under a system combini...

Venezuelan authorities have detained two U.S. citizens working with a U.S. military veteran who has claimed responsibility for a failed armed incursion into the oil producing country, President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday.

Venezuelan lawmakers loyal to President Nicolas Maduro stripped opposition leader Juan Guaido's immunity Tuesday -- and authorized the high court to criminally prosecute him for proclaiming himself the crisis-hit country's ruler.

Venezuela's electoral authority on Wednesday ruled out a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro this year, a major blow to efforts by opponents to oust him.

The Venezuelan opposition's push for a vote to remove President Nicolas Maduro ran into a roadblock Thursday when authorities announced a delay in setting the date for the final stage in the process.

Venezuelan authorities say an Egyptian visitor has been killed during what appears to be a botched robbery at Caracas' international airport.

A suspected Mexican drug gang leader linked to the killings of a Jalisco state official and a Venezuelan model was arrested on a boat off the Caribbean coast, authorities said on Tuesday.

Gunmen opened fire at mourners during a burial in Venezuela on Thursday, killing seven people and leaving five wounded, authorities and local media said.

Gunmen opened fire during a burial at a Venezuelan cemetery on Thursday, leaving seven people dead and five wounded, authorities said.

A Venezuelan ex-military intelligence chief arrested at the United States' request on drug trafficking charges by Aruba was freed from jail Sunday and returned home, authorities said.

Venezuelan authorities on Tuesday began moving residents out of the Tower of David, a Caracas skyscraper so notorious as a haven for squatters and gangs it was depicted in the US TV series "Homeland."

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro urged opposition leaders on Friday to return to political talks intended to stem unrest around the country or face the "repudiation" of the nation.

Venezuelan authorities demolished four protest camps and detained 243 people early Thursday, striking at the remaining bastions of a months-long and at times deadly anti-government movement.

A bomb threat that forced the evacuation of an Air France jet in Caracas was a false alarm, Venezuelan authorities said today.

Venezuelan authorities took passengers off an Air France flight that was due to depart to Paris on Saturday after French officials warned of a possible bomb threat, Venezuela's interior minister said.