Venezuela

Transactions in bitcoins amounted to $1.1 million in Venezuela in the last week of September

Washington slaps sanctions on the crisis-stricken country

President Nicolas Maduro has called sanctions a financial blockade against the country

The 'Rabbit Plan' is an effort by the government of President Nicolas Maduro to boost food availability

US President signed an executive order that prohibits dealings in new debt from government or its state oil company

US president bans trade in new bonds issued by government

Venezuela possesses a stockpile of 5,000 Russian-made MANPADS surface-to-air weapons

National guard units posted at the entries, exits to the prosecutors' building in central Caracas

Largest single-week rise in a quarter of a century

This week's death toll topped last week's one-day strike

Neither CIA nor governments of Mexico and Columbia have commented on Mr Maduro’s remarks

No official details were provided as to what led to the latest deaths late Friday

Clashes in anti-Maduro protests over the past three months have left 76 people dead.

Death toll climbs to 49 as the unrest enters its eighth week

Opposition protests have often started peacefully but degenerated into violence

Caracas's once-vibrant nightlife has died due to fears of violence and looting

Opposition said it was another attempt to sideline the current opposition-led National Assembly

Freddy Guevara urged people to protest on Monday

Protesters determined to oust the leftist leader massed from the morning hours

The wave of protests has revived fears of broader unrest in Venezuela

Venezuela's Supreme Court ruled to weaken opposition legislature

Venezuela has wrestled with intermittent gasoline shortages in recent months

Venezuelans are suffering from severe shortages of basic goods, including food

ExxonMobil had sought $12b in compensation over loss from Cerro Negro project

"We will see this vile aggression dispelled"

The crossing is open for pedestrians, but only within limited hours for vehicles

The two were plotting to smuggle 1,760 pounds of cocaine into the United States

Nicolas Maduro launches a radio show, dedicated to salsa music in an effort to cheer the nation

A policeman died after being shot on Wednesday night in central Miranda state

The socialist president and the center right-dominated opposition have accused each other of mounting a "coup"

The South American neighbors have had a volatile relationship for years

Authorities gave no explanation as to what might have caused the crash

Leaders from OPEC countries to be present at the 120-nation bloc’s meeting in Algeria

Officials say the increased opposition militancy masks a U.S.-backed coup plan

The country is grappling with an economic crisis prompted by the plunge in prices for its crucial oil exports

Barcelona star scores 54th international goal as Argentina outclassed Venezuela 4-1

By topping the group, Mexico are likely to avoid Argentina in quarter-finals

The record 15-time Copa America champions were eliminated in group phase for first time since 1997

Venezuela is in the midst of a deep recession, and spontaneous demonstrations and looting have become more common

Even for the middle class, most of it sliding into poverty, hamburgers and hotels are out-of-reach excesses

Maduro regularly blames US for what his administration sees as a conspiracy against Venezuela amid low oil prices

Thousands gather in Caracas and across the country seeking a referendum on cutting his term short

Rodriguez is also Venezuela's tallest man at 7 feet three inches (2.21 meters)

Maduro also spent hours complaining he has not had time for lunch because of work or recounting trips abroad

Venezuelan president ordered investigation on US government spying on state oil company workers for a decade

Franqui Francisco, and Efrain Antonio charged in a one-count indictment filed in federal court in Manhattan

Venezuela is trying to persuade oil producers to cut production to boost oil prices which plunged about 60 percent

Leopoldo Lopez is behind bars since February 2014; opposition calls for 'peaceful' protests

Sindh Medical College students do not want to lose Dow university affiliation.