Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuelan opposition leads marches against President Maduro Soldiers and demonstrators have clashed following largely peaceful protests in Venezuela. The opposition led the rallies, which aimed to put pressure 11/05/2016
Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuela opposition collects signatures in bid to oust President Maduro Venezuela’s opposition says it has delivered 1.85 million signatures to the country’s elections authority in a bid to seek a recall referendum 03/05/2016
Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuela: More pay and less sleep as economic crisis hits hard A 30 percent rise in the minimum wage, announced by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday night, may seem like a wholly positive move. It 01/05/2016
Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuela's second city looted Security has been stepped up in Venezuela’s second city Maracaibo after looting prompted by shortages of basic goods. There were reports of at least 29/04/2016
Now playing Next Venezuela Political unrest intensifies in Venezuela as power cuts and shortages spark looting Venezuela's political crisis shows no sign of abating as sporadic looting is reported and protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro intensify. 28/04/2016
Now playing Next world news Two-day week for Venezuela's public workers amid energy crisis Venezuela’s socialist government has ordered public workers to do a two-day week, in a bid to save energy. President Nicolas Maduro had already 27/04/2016
Now playing Next Venezuela Drought-hit Venezuela faces daily power cuts to save energy Venezuela has announced power cuts from next week – plunging people into darkness for four hours each day as the crisis-hit country grapples with a 22/04/2016
Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuela reverses half-hour time change Venezuela has reversed a half-hour time change that was one of the signature measures of former president Hugo Chavez’s idiosyncratic 14-year rule 16/04/2016
Now playing Next Venezuela Tensions escalate in Venezuela as Maduro vows to block law passed by opposition In Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro has told supporters he will block an amnesty law recently passed by opposition MPs. The law aims to free 08/04/2016
Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuela's national assembly approves plans for a sweeping political amnesty President Nicolas Maduro has promised to block the bill 30/03/2016
Now playing Next world news Venezuela opposition launches fresh push to oust Nicolas Maduro The opposition in Venezuela has launched a new drive to oust Socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Saturday’s big rally in Caracas was passionate but 13/03/2016
Now playing Next Economy As oil prices slide, Venezuela raises fuel prices by up to 6,000%, devalues currency With his country mired in an economic crisis because of very low oil prices Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has devalued the currency and massively raised heavily subsidised fuel prices. 18/02/2016
Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuela: Congress kicks out Maduro's 'economic emergency' decree Venezuela’s Congress has rejected President Nicolas Maduro’s decree requesting emergency powers to address the nation’s worsening recession. The 23/01/2016
Now playing Next world news Three Venezuelan opposition lawmakers give up seats in a move to unblock Congress Three opposition lawmakers have reluctantly given up their seats in Venezuela’s new opposition-led National Assembly. In defiance of the Supreme 14/01/2016
Now playing Next Venezuela Deepening power struggle in Venezuela legislature The Supreme Court in Venezuela has ruled that the new National Assembly’s decisions are void unless three banned opposition lawmakers are removed 12/01/2016
Now playing Next world news Chavez portraits removal sparks Caracas protest Pro-government supporters in Venezuelan capital Caracas held an emotional rally in the Plaza Bolivar on Thursday (January 7). The crowd came out to 08/01/2016
Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuelan power struggle between Maduro government and legislature deepens Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has named new economy and finance ministers in a policy change as he tries to counter the country’s economic 07/01/2016
Now playing Next world news Venezuela's opposition takes control of Congress Venezuela has sworn in a new head for its Congress on the day the country’s opposition parties took control of the assembly for the first time in 16 06/01/2016
Now playing Next Venezuela Venezuela's National Assembly set to convene under opposition control Venezuela’s National Assembly convenes on Tuesday amid tension with the opposition set to take control for the first time in 16 years, after it 05/01/2016
Now playing Next Economy Falling oil prices wreak havoc in Venezuela The tumbling oil price has had a catastrophic effect in Venezuela, which has the dubious privilege of having the world’s highest inflation. The value 21/12/2015