Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and New Granada, which became Colombia). For most of the first half of the ...

When we last checked in with Venezuela, the country was already being crippled by shortages. The situation has deteriorated further. Water is now rationed by the government, and some residents ...

We compiled nine hard-to-believe facts about Venezuela's economy that illustrate the devastating effects of the nation's crisis: Inflation in Venezuela may hit 10 million percent this year.

More negative news about Venezuela came up recently, on Dec. 1, when the country was suspended from MERCOSUR (the South American Trade bloc). This means there will be an additional burden on the ...

Venezuela is postponing the nationalization of Banco Venezuela, a local unit of Spain's financial conglomerate Grupo Santander <SAN.MC>, as tumbling oil prices bite into the OPEC nation's income.

Venezuela will almost triple the amount of debt it takes on this year and trim its budget to offset lower oil revenues in the OPEC nation, leftist President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday.

Here are the key things to know about Sunday’s vote. Venezuela has been under socialist rule since late president Hugo Chavez won the presidency in 1998. Nicolás Maduro, 61, Chavez’s ...