The trial of radical opposition Leopoldo Lopez started today, five months after having been arrested for allegedly inciting violence.

Hours before Brazil was set to take on Croatia in the opening game of the Cup, police broke up protesters using tear gas and rubber bullets.

Subway workers are holding fast to their demand of a 10 percent pay increase, pointing to the exorbitant cost of the newly built Itaquerao stadium.

"Nobody does a (subway) in two years. Well, maybe China," said Rousseff in response to criticism over delays on infrastructure projects.

Brazilians say inflation, crime, and poor health care and educational services are major problems.

Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez appeared for a second time in court on Monday in Caracas.

University professors said they were holding a 24-hour walkout in support of students' right to protest.

The secretary of state warned that protesters could soon return to the streets and made reference to sanctions legislation moving through the Senate.

Some opposition members have expressed trepidation over the prospect of sanctions, which they say could end up playing into the hands of the government.

A Spanish NGO says an exemption on tariffs for importations means hundreds of millions potentially put toward public works in Brazil is staying in the pockets of businesses.

Talks between an opposition coalition and the government appear to be reviving, but the main points of discussion might still be non-negotiable.

Venezuela's opposition has repeated several demands and asserting a few new ones before it agrees to return to negotiations with the government.

Correa said during a visit to Chile that "economic errors" had been made by the Maduro administration.

"Now they're going around with their stupidities saying they're going to sanction us," Maduro said of Congress.

In a pre-dawn raid, federal police cleared barricades set up by opposition protesters. One policeman was killed after being shot in the neck.

Cabello said his US visa was revoked after a former Air Force official accused him of contributing money to Osama bin Laden.

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has rejected claims by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that the country is facing "insurgents."

Venezuela's repression of it's citizens has been called "systemic" by José Miguel Vivanco, director of Human Rights Watch in a new report.

Human Rights Watch found that security forces often shouted political epithets at opposition protesters, suggesting that the "severe physical and psychological abuse" undergone by some protesters and detainees was likely punishment for their perceived views.

Venezuela has paid tribute to the former revolutionary and president of the Municipal Council of Caracas, Eliécer Otaiza, who was murdered last Saturday.

May 1, when many countries celebrate Labor Day, will see anti-deportation protests staged in front of the White House.

Vargas Llosa visited Caracas this week to attend a conference held by a free-market think tank.

Hundreds of young men and women gathered outside Mexico's Angel of Independence Statue to march towards the Senate where the #EPNvsInernet legislation is being discussed.

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.

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.

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