Venezuela News

A toilet paper shortage has hit Venezuela, and the government is hoping it can wipe it out by importing 50 million rolls of it.

Valencia - On Sunday morning, a small plane crashed into a residential building in Valencia, capital of Carabobo state in Venezuela. The pilot and co-pilot died in the crash.

Caracas - Dan Kovalik, an international observer at the recent Venezuelan elections, says that the US refusal to recognize the results shows US disdain for democracy, not concerns for democracy.

The President of Bolivia Evo Morales claims that the United States is planning to mount a coup in Venezuela against the new president.

Caracas - While Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election by a margin of 51% to 49% for his opponent, Henrique Capriles, Capriles has refused to accept the result and has demanded a recount.

It is the time for Venezuelans to decide whether to vote for sustaining Chavez's socialism legacy pledged by a former bus driver or for business-friendly changes vowed by a young capitalist challenger.

Venezuelans all over the world are voting today to elect the new president of the country. The elections are being held from 6 a.m to 6 p.m. Venezuelan time. Here you can find information about the two leading candidates.

Most opinion polls give the acting President Nicolas Maduro a strong lead for Sunday's presidential election thanks to Chavez's endorsement and the surge of grief and sympathy over his death from cancer last month.

San Antonio - It seems it is not always a bad thing to be a prisoner in Venezuela, as inmates of a jail have recently hosted the opening of their very own nightclub, complete with a music show and strippers.

Caracas - A Venezuelan public television station developed a one-minute animated video in which the deceased Hugo Chavez is shown arriving in paradise where he is received by his grandmother and illustrious former Latin American leaders.