A government supporter set on fire during opposition riots in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, is in a coma suffering from severe burns and stab wounds, his doctor told RT. Another man was also injured by rioters who were apparently trying to kill him. Gruesome footage of a man named Orlando Figuera, 21, was broadcast on state television this weekend. It shows dozens of people at an anti-government... 

The Panama Post is reporting that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has officially expelled CNN from the country after the news network once again was dishonest with it’s reporting. From the Panama Post: Maduro said Sunday he wants CNN “outside” Venezuela after he claimed the news channel manipulated information about a student’s complaint regarding the lack of food at school. “Some media... 

Venezuela’s communist President Nicolas Maduro endorsed Bernie Sanders for USSA president today. Viva la revolución! Venezuela’s communist President Nicolas Maduro is a Bernie Sanders fan. Is anyone surprised? Of course, people in Venezuela are starving and Bernie won’t comment on it but who cares? Socialism/communism is great, right? CNN reports: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro believes... 

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) addresses leaders during an emergency meeting of the Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, on March 17, 2015. Members of a regional bloc of Latin American and Caribbean nations have slammed the United States for its decision to label Venezuela as a security threat and impose sanctions against a number of its officials. The... 

South American countries have denounced the US airstrikes on ISIL militants in Syria as the violation of the country’s sovereignty. In a Foreign Ministry statement, Ecuador described the air raids as a “violation of the state of Syria’s sovereignty and a threat to its territorial integrity.” “The actions they carried out go against international rights, for they have not been recognized... 

Washington is pushing Venezuela towards a “civil war” because it wants access to the country’s rich oil reserves, Bolivian President Evo Morales has warned. The Venezuelan government has also accused the US of fomenting a coup d’état. Addressing over 3,000 young people at a Latin American Youth Summit in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz, Morales branded the US an “empire” with its eye... 

Anti-government protesters clash with police in Caracas, Venezuela. Two more people have died during demonstrations in Venezuela, pushing the death toll from several weeks of protests to 39. The men died on Saturday in separate incidents, Interior Minister Miguel Rodriguez said on VTV public television. A 44-year-old man died in the western city of San Cristobal after being struck by a high-tension... 

Protesters demonstrating against the administration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have clashed with police in the capital, Caracas. Demonstrators, many of them hooded, threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at police officers and clogged up streets in busy areas of the city with makeshift barricades on Saturday. In response, police used tear gas and riot vehicles to disperse the angry mob. President... 

The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that it was breaking diplomatic and commercial ties with Panama on Wednesday, citing the Central American country’s complicity in a “conspiracy.” In strongly worded comments during a commemoration event on the anniversary of the death of the country’s late president, Hugo Chavez, Maduro derided Panama’s leadership. “We’re... 

Venezuelan troops have seized Daka chain stores over high prices. Venezuelan troops have occupied stores of the chain electronics company known as Daka in an attempt to force the retailer to sell products at cheap prices. Authorities sent Members of Venezuela’s National Guard to Daka’s five stores on Saturday. According to reports, hundreds of people lined up outside the Daka stores hoping for... 

Caracas brought talks with the US to an abrupt end over statements made by Samantha Power, the nominee for UN ambassador. Venezuela blasted Washington for backing Power’s “meddling agenda” after she criticized human rights in the country. The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry released a statement on Friday announcing an end to rapprochement negotiations between Washington and Caracas in Guatemala. “The... 

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (center) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on an official state visit – Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday he would consider granting asylum to former CIA leaker Edward Snowden. “We would consider it, because the asylum is a measure of humanitarian protection and is a mechanism of the international humanitarian law, which is popular... 

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference in Caracas on May 9, 2013. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the United States has made a ‘grave mistake’ in refusing to acknowledge his victory in the recent presidential election. The statement came on Saturday after US President Barack Obama recently rejected to say whether Washington recognized Maduro as the new president... 

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro has blamed the United States for fuelling violence in the South American country. Maduro said on Tuesday that the US Embassy in Caracas is responsible for all the violence that has happened in the wake of Sunday’s presidential elections. He stated that the US Embassy has been “financing and leading all the violent... 

Venezuela’s presidential election winner Nicolas Maduro (L) and his wife celebrate in front of crowds in the capital, Caracas, April 15, 2013. Venezuela’s electoral authority has declared Nicolas Maduro the winner of the presidential election with 50.66 percent of the votes against 49.06 percent for his rival Henrique Capriles, who has refused to concede defeat. The National Electoral Council...