Venezuela's opposition has urged leftist President Nicolás Maduro to stop making excuses for his candidates' defeat in legislative elections, and instead urgently tackle food shortages and free jailed politicians. The worst economic crisis in the Opec
In this Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro talks on a two-way radio, during the inauguration of cable car public transportation system, in the popular neighborhood of Petare, in Caracas, Venezuela. As the country heads to
In an address on state TV, he spoke slowly, taking long pauses, it seemed, to find the strength to admit a painful truth: His United Socialist Party of Venezuela had suffered a crushing defeat. At first, Mr. Maduro delivered what sounded like a
The opposition's historic victory Sunday in Venezuela could help thaw long-chilly relations between the United States and the oil-rich country. But U.S. leaders in Washington such as Sen. Marco Rubio and Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart,
Venezuela's opposition has urged leftist President Nicolás Maduro to stop making excuses for his candidates' defeat in legislative elections, and instead urgently tackle food shortages and free jailed politicians. The worst economic crisis in the Opec