Venezuela

In any analysis of Venezuelan politics, it is prudent not to underestimate the vast shadow that former President Hugo Chavez casts over his country, writes Thom Walker.

Protesters battle riot police in the streets of Caracas as three more fatal shootings raised to 25 the death toll from a month of demonstrations in Venezuela.

A female student and a young supermarket worker are the latest fatalities from Venezuela’s political unrest as the death toll from 10 days of violence rises to at least eight.

As the violence in Ukraine threatens to take the country to the brink of civil war, on the other side of the world unrest in Venezuela threatens to do the same.

Police clash with student protesters in Caracas as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro orders the expulsion of three United States consular officials.

With almost 28,000 murders in 2013, Venezuela is now considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world, despite government attempts to crack down on crime.

Edward Snowden, the fugitive former US intelligence contractor, is likely to accept asylum in Venezuela, the journalist who first published his leaked security secrets has said.

Venezuelans are used to shortages of food staples and medicines. Now they are desperately scouring supermarket shelves for another of life’s essentials.

Post-election tension leads to a brawl in the Venezuelan national assembly, leaving opposition MP Julio Borges bruised and bleeding.

Venezuela’s presidency will be decided in an election to take place on 14 April, officials say, as opinion polls heavily favour Hugo Chavez’s anointed successor Nicolas Maduro.

While Caracas mourns the passing of Hugo Chavez, Venezuelans in South Florida have been celebrating the death of the man who they claim forced them to leave their homeland.

At least two dozen heads of state are attending Hugo Chavez’s funeral during an outpouring of grief for the charismatic but divisive Venezuelan leader.

Hundreds of thousands of grieving Venezuelans queue in the streets of Caracas to file past the open coffin of the country’s former president, Hugo Chavez. Washington Correspondent Matt Frei reports.

Hugo Chavez was in power in Venezuela for nearly 14 years – and was one of the most visible and controversial leaders from day one. But how did his country change in the years since he took power?