Venezuela

Venezuelans will begin the celebration of this year's Christmas in October, according to the country's President, Nicolás Maduro. While the world will be celebrating Christmas on December 25, Maduro told his…

Venezuelans fleeing political and economic crisis at home deserve protection as refugees, the UN on Tuesday said, urging other states not to deport them. Some 3.7 million people have left Venezuela, including three million since 2015 as…

Venezuela expresses optimism on a trade bloc consisting of China, India and Russia to help the South American Country settle oil payments in currencies other than the dollar. Manuel Quevedu, Venezuela Oil Minister said on Tuesday. The…

Oil fell below 62 dollars a barrel on Wednesday after a report showed a rise in U.S. crude inventories, while concerns about the impact on global supplies of U.S. sanctions on Venezuela faded. U.S. crude inventories rose by 2.5 million…

A Vietnamese blogger for Radio Free Asia (RFA) has gone missing one day after seeking asylum in Thailand, the Washington-based broadcaster has said on Wednesday. “Truong Duy Nhat, who often criticised the Vietnamese communist government,…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday said the crisis in Venezuela could only be solved by getting the authorities and the opposition to talk to each other, the RIA news agency reported. Major European nations on Monday…

Oil prices edged up on Tuesday buoyed by expectations of tightening global supply due to U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and production cuts led by OPEC. But disappointing U.S. factory data weighed on the market which on Monday saw U.S. West…

There have been no proposals to convene an emergency meeting of the OPEC and non-OPEC monitoring committee because of the political turmoil in Venezuela, OPEC member, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday. Venezuelan…