Nicolas Maduro

Nicolas Maduro has met with members of the opposition behind closed doors to initiate peace talks in Caracas today

Nairobi Pinto, the Venezuelan journalist who worked at Globovisión was freed yesterday after spending eight days kidnapped.

A Venezuelan general said the 97 soldiers and police officers had not received orders from superiors to attack protesters.

Student protests in Venezuela have again turned violent in the country's capital, with tear gas and water cannons used on the crowd.

"I urge you not to get stuck in the conflict of the moment but open yourselves to one another to become true builders of peace," said Pope Francis.

Pacts between the Venezuelan government and opposition, said Maduro, would make him a "traitor to Chavismo."

Nicolás Maduro has invited Cardinal Pietro Parolin to be one of the mediators during the talks he will be holding with opposition leaders which begin tomorrow.

John Kerry says the US supports the first steps toward dialogue between Maduro's government and opposition lawmakers, but that it will continue to play the background.

Hundreds of Venezuelans have initiated a campaign on Twitter in protest of Nicolás Maduro and this time they're getting naked.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has agreed to meet with members of the opposition in Caracas tomorrow.

Of the six states where Maduro alleged an opposition sector had planned to launch the secession, some "would join Colombia and others the United States".

Vargas Llosa says he plans to show his support for opposition protestors in Venezuela by traveling to Caracas to attend a conference held by a free-market think tank there.

Nicolás Maduro defended his government against claims that it had acted undemocratically against opposition protestors and championed Chavismo's gains on inequality and poverty.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has been blocked from returning to Venezuela's National Assembly amidst the eruption of violence in Caracas.

While US could still use targeted sanctions against Venezuela, Juan Manuel Santos announced Maduro had agreed to a dialogue with opposition sectors.

As protests in Venezuela intensify, anger amongst the country's protesters has turned increasingly towards their Caribbean communist counterpart.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has published an impassioned letter to the people of Venezuela.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has threatened mayor Ramon Muchacho with arrest for his role in recent violence.

Air Canada has suspended all flights to and from Venezuela over security concerns.

A captain in Venezuela's National Guard had been killed during a shoot out in the city of Maracay during another set of anti-government protests.

Protests have taken place once again in Venezuela on Sunday, with protesters calling for an end to Cuba's involvement in the troubled South American nation.

Secretary of State John Kerry has today accused Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of waging a "campaign of terror" against his own people.

The death toll in Venezuela has now risen to twenty-five as students and anti-government activists took to the streets in a number of rallies.

Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro insists that the stability of Venezuela "is the social and economic guarantee" for the entirety of South America.

The Venezuelan government has today hit back at American Vice President Joe Biden for comments he made concerning the situation in Caracas.

Protests in Venezuela have turned violent once more today as protesters clashed with Government forces, leaving two more dead.

Lawmakers in Florida have pushed the Obama administration to punish the Venezuelan government for violence against demonstrators.

Here are ten outrageous quotes that demonstrate the occasional madness of the charismatic leader, Hugo Chavez.

Despite the Ukranian crisis, Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken time to remember Hugo Chávez on the anniversary of his death.

Opposition protestors marched from the middle-class district of Altamira into the shantytown Petare on Tuesday.