CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan supermarket puts a stack of toilet paper on its shop floor, and desperate consumers snatch it up within five minutes. A woman's voice over the loudspeaker reminds shoppers each person can only buy four packages.Full story
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's recent designation of an acting head of its diplomatic mission in the United States shows the OPEC nation's desire to restore full diplomatic relations, the foreign minister said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Full story
Shortages of toilet paper across Venezuela have led to long lines with some people waiting days to stock up on rolls. Economists say the shortages stem from state-controlled prices, which are set below market-clearing price as a way to assist the disadvantaged. TODAY’s Jenna Wolfe reports.
After passionate campaigning, Venezuelans went to the polls to choose who will replace the late Hugo Chavez. NBC’s Mark Potter reports.
The Venezuelan government has announced it will conduct a formal inquiry into whether deceased president Hugo Chavez was "inoculated" with cancer. Risa Grais-Targow, Eurasia Group Latin America Analyst, provides perspective on how this might impact oil
Host Chris Hayes and his panel explore where the legacy of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez lies in the contested ground between villain and saint. The Daily Beast’s Michael Moynihan, NYU professors Alejandro Velasco and Greg Grandin, and Queens College and the CUNY Graduate Center professor Sujatha Fernande
Leaders from just about every country in Latin America, as well as Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a small delegation from the U.S., turned out for the funeral of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. NBC’s Mark Potter reports.
Rachel Maddow demonstrates the proper way to mix a Corpse Reviver #2 cocktail in a salute to the assorted creepily preserved world leaders on display around the world, the ranks of which will reportely soon include Venezuela's Hugo Chavez.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro embraces National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello while speaking to Defense Minister Diego Molero in the island of La Orchila May 22, 2013. A recording released by Venezuela's opposition purportedly revealing graft and conspiracy in the ruling Socialist Par
A Otomat Mk2 missile is fired during a test by the Venezuelan army at the island of La Orchila, in this picture released to Reuters on May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (VENEZUELA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE
A tricycle taxi driver looks for customers as he flies Cuban and Venezuelan national flags in Havana May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT CITYSCAPE)
Jorge Botti, president of venezuela's main private sector chamber fedecamaras, speaks during an interview at the Reuters Latin America Investment Summit in Caracas May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT)
