Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has declared himself interim president in a defiant speech before masses of anti-government demonstrators who took to the streets Wednesday to demand President Nicolas Maduro’s resignation.

Former Venezuelan Supreme Court Justice Christian Zerpa has fled to the United States to protest President Nicolas Maduro's second term that will begin with his inauguration this week, the onetime Maduro backer told a Miami broadcaster on Sunday.

Despite the recent release of a US prisoner and his wife on Saturday, sanctions will continue to exist on Venezuela, US Vice President Mike Pence says.

US President Donald Trump issues a new open-ended travel ban that includes North Korea, Venezuela and Chad among a list of eight countries cited for poor security and lack of cooperation with US authorities.

After months of attacking Venezuela's unpopular President Nicolas Maduro, Latin America came out strongly against US threats of military action against the crisis-hit nation.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday urged citizens taking part in a vote organized by the opposition the next day to do so "peacefully," as concerns simmered of worsening political violence.

Christian Pulisic score the equalizer in the 61st minute as the United States rally to earn a 1-1 draw with Venezuela in a World Cup qualifying tune-up game.

The former president of Venezuela's football federation is expected to plead guilty to U.S. charges stemming from a bribery investigation involving FIFA, the sport's world governing body, according to court records filed on Tuesday.

Argentina stage a great escape to come away from Merida with a share of the points, as they battle back from two goals down to take a 2-2 draw against Venezuela.

Argentina and Chile advance to the semi-finals of the Copa America with Chile beating Mexico 7-0 and Lionel Messi getting a goal in Argentina's 4-1 win over Venezuela to equal his country's all-time scoring record.

Jesus Manuel "Tecatito" Corona scores a superb individual goal as Mexico snatch a 1-1 draw with Venezuela to qualify for the Copa America Centenario quarter-finals

Uruguay are sent crashing out of the Copa America Centenario on Thursday as Venezuela and Mexico march into the quarterfinals.

Salomon Rondon's first-half effort put Venezuela into the Copa America quarterfinals after a 1-0 win over Uruguay in Philadelphia.

Cuban President Raul Castro says the country will not return to the Organization of American States (OAS) in a show of solidarity with Venezuela.

Gunmen have killed 11 people, including three teenagers and a Colombian national, in Venezuela, officials say.

A sugar shortage forces Coca-Cola to stop producing soft drinks in Venezuela amid an escalating food and energy shortage.

The Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, threatens the seizure of factories that have stopped production and the jailing of their owners.

Recession-wracked Venezuela is to ration electricity in 10 of its most populous and industrialized states, including metropolitan Caracas, the socialist government says.

Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar and Venezuela have agreed to freeze their oil output at January levels if other producers follow suit.

Three people dies in Venezuela from complications linked to Zika, says President Nicolas Maduro.