The neighborhood of Cota 905 in Caracas shares a name with the gang that runs it with impunity - Copyright AFP Yuri CORTEZ The neighborhood of Cota 905 in Caracas ...

CARACAS, March 19 (Reuters) - Opposition activists in the slums of eastern Caracas hope to unseat President Nicolas Maduro, but not by blocking streets or burning tires. They plan to build parks and ...

CARACAS (Reuters) - Even the cats and dogs love Hugo Chavez in the backstreets of La Vega. At least that is what grateful owners joke as they line up with their pets to take advantage of the latest ...

Venezuelan authorities have begun moving hundreds of squatters out of an abandoned skyscraper in Caracas and into new homes. Named after its developer, financier David Brillembourg, "The Tower of ...

Church bells rang out and fireworks burst in the sky Sunday as Venezuela -- mired in crisis -- welcomed the canonization of ...

CARACAS (Reuters) - It boasts a helicopter landing pad, glorious views of the Avila mountain range, and large balconies for weekend barbecues. Yet this 45-storey skyscraper in the centre of ...

Venezuelan authorities on Tuesday began moving residents out of the Tower of David, a Caracas skyscraper so notorious as a haven for squatters and gangs it was depicted in the US TV series "Homeland." ...

Pictures by Yuri Cortez and Federico Parra. Video by Yorman Maldonado, Hirsaid Gomez and Daniel Blanco A Venezuelan soldier takes cover behind an armored vehicle. For 48 hours he has ducked flying ...

AFP is republishing this story which has been selected by the agency's chief editors as one of the best of the week. Pictures by Yuri Cortez and Federico Parra. Video by Yorman Maldonado, Hirsaid ...