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.

It's the second minimum wage hike in 2014 in Venezuela, where inflation hit 56 percent in 2013.

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

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

The 78-year-old Nobel laureate has written several novels which deal with the nature of dictatorships, including "The Feast of the Goat" and "Conversation in the Cathedral."

Pope Francis has delivered a sermon at the Vatican calling for peace across the earth in conflicts "small or great, old or new."

Venezuelan actress Mayra Alejandra has passed away after a battle with cancer at the age of 58.

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.

Authorities say no possible motive for the kidnapping has been identified.

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."

America is the continent with the most number of murders in the world and Honduras has the worst homicide rate of them all.

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.

The opposition and the Venezuelan government aren’t in talks yet. María Corina Machado, of the opposition’s conservative hard line, is excluding herself.

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

Kevin Spacey expressed support for Venezuelan protestors on his blog.

Venezuela's Attorney General has formally charged opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez with four seperate crimes

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".

Spain has revealed that in early March, it ordered a halt to anti-riot gear sales to Venezuela.

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.

Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader recently expelled from the country's National Assembly, has today spoken before the Brazilian Senate.

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

Corina Machado, one of the most outspoken and conservative voices among opposition lawmakers, has been stripped of her seat in the National Assembly after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the government.

Alejandro Chabán has seamlessly built an empire of healthy living, the actor turned certified nutrition consultant has been changing the lives of thousands with his innovation and inspiring Yes You Can!™ Diet Plan.

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