Venezuela

Capriles said an early election is the only solution to end the crisis in the country.

Juan Pablo Pernalete Llover died after receiving the impact of a tear gas canister in his chest. 

As state security forces lean more heavily on tear gas, protesters have begun gearing up with goggles, gas masks and vinegar-soaked rags.

Three people were killed during the demonstrations, as hundreds of thousands of protesters stormed the streets of Caracas and other Venezuelan cities to denounce President Nicholas Maduro.

Thousands take to the streets in protests against government of President Nicolas Maduro.

President Nicolas Maduro faces mounting pressure as approval ratings drop below 20%.

Demonstrators carried makeshift shields and wore improvised gas masks to protect themselves against the plumes of tear gas.

Dozens of protesters were reportedly injured in police crackdown during the demostrations in capital Caracas.

The national comptroller ruling said the ban was due to 'administrative irregularities' in his role as governor.

Jose Bayardi said if the OAS suspends Venezuela's membership, the whole region will be destabilised.

Clashes broke out after authorities cordoned off a square where opponents had planned their latest protest against the autocratic government.

The top court annulled the opposition-dominated National Assembly and later reversed its ruling.

The country's Medical Federation said that the hospitals had less than 5% of the drugs they needed.

The six children are aged between six and 15 years old and are accused of stabbing two soldiers to death.

Desperate people with dreams of getting rich find they are little more than slaves in a lawless underworld.

The spat deepened after Venezuela called Peru's president a coward and a dog, submissive to the US.

The message comes days after the US Treasury imposed sanctions of Venezuelan Vice President Tarek El Aissami.

El Aissami is accused of aiding drug trafficking through Venezuela.

Venezuela's embassy in Baghdad accused of serious irregularities.

Venezuelans say that they cannot return to Nicolas Maduro's police state.

President defends his move and says he is executing 'constitutional duties day after day'.

Deaths by lynching have increase six times in the past year as the country struggles with widespread crime and hunger.

The development follows President Maduro's drive to fight what he calls criminals hoarding 100-bolivar banknotes.

Venezuela was suspended from the Mercosur trade bloc this month due to its poor human rights record.

They were arrested on several accusations of instigating violence and plotting against the socialist government.

Over six billion 100-bolivar notes were in circulation in November, Central bank data says.

Neither Opec nor US shale producers could land a winning blow in the fight for oil market dominance.

A policeman died and at least 140 people were detained during protests which took place across the nation.

Maduro's opponents say Wednesday's protest is aimed at highlighting the 'dangerous situation' in the country.

The two sides will meet on 30 October on the Caribbean island of Margarita.