Venezuela lawmakers brawl amid election tensions

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 18:18

Video showed groups of legislators shoving and pushing each other on the floor.

Maduro sworn in as Venezuelan president

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 00:52

Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as president of Venezuela on Friday, taking the oath of office in the memory of the late Hugo Chavez to cheers in the National Assembly.

Capriles urges talks with Venezuelan government

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 09:23

Venezuelan presidential election loser Henrique Capriles urged the government to open a dialogue with him.

Maduro certified as election winner amid protests

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 13:12

Venezuela`s government-friendly electoral council quickly certified the razor-thin presidential victory of Hugo Chavez`s hand-picked successor Monday.

Thousands protest against Venezuela`s president-elect

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 10:27

Thousands of opposition supporters crammed the streets of Caracas on Monday, banging pots, burning trash bags and chanting "fraud" to protest the confirmation of late leader Hugo Chavez`s political heir as president-elect.

Chavez supporters, protesters clash in Venezuela

Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2013, 09:59

Armed with stones and bottles, backers of late President Hugo Chavez attacked student protesters as they marched against perceived bias by Venezuela`s electoral council on Thursday.

Venezuela`s Maduro to launch social media accounts

Last Updated: Monday, March 18, 2013, 10:54

Venezuela`s acting president Nicolas Maduro will launch social media accounts to communicate actively with his supporters ahead of the forthcoming presidential elections.

Chavez’s body ‘unlikely’ to be embalmed

Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 12:20

It is highly unlikely that the body of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez will be embalmed, acting President Nicolas Maduro has said.

Venezuela to hold Presidential election on April 14

Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 09:35

Venezuela will hold a Presidential election to elect a successor to late Hugo Chavez April 14, the country`s electoral council said following an extraordinary meeting.

Nicolas Maduro sworn in as acting Venezuelan Prez

Last Updated: Saturday, March 9, 2013, 08:49

Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as acting President on Friday despite the Opposition saying such a move was in violation of the country`s Constitution.