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Venezuelan Government Announces Disarmament Plan — Again
Attempting to tackle the world's second-highest homicide rate, Venezuela pledges $47 million to establish centers for voluntarily surrendering firearms.
Wives of Ousted Mayors Emerge Victorious in Venezuela Elections
This weekend’s mayoral victories were not surprising considering the elections were held in largely pro-opposition cities.
Actually, Most Venezuelans Don't Want to Overthrow the Government
As tensions deepen, bringing the quasi-certainty of more violence to come, a change of regime continues to seem unlikely.
Venezuela Rising: Dispatch Six
Thousands gathered in the center of Caracas yet again to protest the food shortages in Venezuela.
Venezuela Rising: Dispatch Five
Amid anti-government protests, thousands of pro-government Chavistas gathered for the anniversary of the country’s late leader, Hugo Chávez.
Chavez Remembered as Venezuelan Protesters Soldier On
A year after his death, Venezuelans paid tribute to former president Hugo Chavez. But his legacy is also under attack.
Why More People Are Murdered in Caracas Than in Baghdad
Venezuela's rocketing murder rate is one reason for the recent wave of protests that have swept the country.
Venezuela's Presidential Election Is Getting Violent and Weird
In a televised speech, Chavez's chosen successor and current interim president Nicolas Maduro said that Chavez had appeared to him as a small bird. “It sang and I responded with a song, and the bird took flight, circled around once and then flew away...
What a World Without Hugo Chavez Looks Like
Hugo Chavez, the charismatic Venezuelan president, succumbed to his two-year bout with cancer on Tuesday, pushing the Latin American country into a new state of limbo. As the whole world watches, Venezuela now begins its inevitable transition to a post...