Jorge Rueda
Monday, March 16, 2015 - 06:50
Soldiers rolled out shoulder-fired missiles, fighter planes and armored trucks Saturday for the first of 10 days of military exercises that the president of socialist-governed Venezuela says are needed to protect against a looming threat from the U.S.
Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 07:52
As the country's dry season extends longer than normal, the water level at one of the three reservoirs ringing Caracas has fallen to near record lows.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 06:37
Student organizers at the last minute decided against marching downtown to avoid a confrontation with security forces in the government-controlled district. Instead they concentrated in the wealthier, eastern neighborhoods
Thursday, March 6, 2014 - 00:00
Thousands of Venezuelans mourned the passing of President Hugo Chavez on the first anniversary of his death Wednesday, while National Guard troops fired tear gas and rubber bullets at anti-government activists who pressed on.
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 00:00
The start of a weeklong string of holidays leading up to the March 5 anniversary of former President Hugo Chavez's death did not completely pull protesters from the streets Thursday as the government apparently hoped.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 00:00
Still, even while criticizing the lack of anti-terror cooperation from Venezuela, the State Department in its most-recent assessment of terrorist threats in the Western Hemisphere said that there are no known operational cells currently in the region.
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 00:00
"El destino de este pueblo seguira siendo el tuyo Bolivar, el tuyo Hugo Chavez: la victoria perpetua, la victoria eterna sobre los enemigos de la patria", dijo Maduro en un discurso.
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 00:00
In the interview that aired Friday, Obama wouldn't say if the United States recognizes Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's new president following elections that have been disputed by the opposition
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 00:00
"We came to say that this nation demands the truth," Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma said at the demonstration
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 00:00
Government critics, and even some supporters, are ridiculing a state TV host's allegation that a newspaper crossword puzzle may have had a hidden call for a plot to kill President Hugo Chavez's elder brother.