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Terror attack at military base in Valencia averted: Venezuela Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], August 6 (ANI): The head of Venezuela's ruling party, Diosdado Cabello, said the "terrorist" attack at a military base in Valencia was averted with the help of troops loyal to the government.
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Venezuela's Assembly fires dissident prosecutor
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], August 6 (ANI): Venezuela's chief prosecutor has been fired and ordered to stand trial less than a day after a newly elected legislative body was installed to strengthen President Nicolas Maduro's grip on power, the Washington Post reports.
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Deadly clashes during Venezuela's Constitutional Assembly election le
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], July 31 (ANI): At least 10 people were reportedly killed in the deadly clashes between protesters and police that erupted during the Constitutional Assembly election in Venezuela on Sunday.
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Venezuela: Protesters, troops clash ahead of Sunday's vote on constit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], July 30 (ANI):Venezuela's beleaguered government is set to go ahead with a vote on Sunday that will elect a 545-member constituent assembly with the power to rewrite the constitution and dissolve state institutions.The assembly could give Maduro new powers and disso
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Venezuela crisis: President Nicolas imposes ban on protests that 'dis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], July 28 (ANI): Venezuela is in state of a crisis as government has banned all protests that could affect or "disturb" Sunday's vote called by President Nicolas Maduro to elect a new lawmaking body known as the Constituent Assembly to rewrite the 1999 con
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Venezuela opposition protests against constitution reform
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], May 9 (ANI): In a bid to rebel against President Nicolas Maduro's move to reform the constitution in a deadly political crisis, Venezuela's opposition mobilised in fresh street protests on Monday.
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Venezuela to withdraw from OAS over 'interference in internal affairs
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Apr 27 (ANI): Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez has said the country would withdraw from the Organisation of American States (OAS).
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Venezuela: Protests leave 13 dead in one day
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Apr 23 (ANI): In the wake of reports that as many 13 people were killed in one day in Venezuela's Caracas, people have planned to take to the streets dressed in white to pay tribute to those killed in the anti-government demonstrations this month.
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12 die as rioting breaks out in Venezuela
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Apr 22 (ANI): At least a dozen people were killed as the streets of Caracas, Venezuela, erupted into a night of riots, looting and clashes between government opponents and the National Guard on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
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Violent clashes in Venezuela demanding dismissal of apex court justices
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 9 (ANI): Thousands of protesters yesterday clashed for the fifth consecutive day with the security forces in the Venezuelan capital Caracas.
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