Current events
Three killed during Bengaluru violence over reported Facebook post
Three people were killed in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru after violence erupted between police and protesters over a reported derogatory Facebook post about the Prophet Mohammad, a senior police official said on Aug. 12.
US lauds Mitsotakis' decision to recognize Venezuela's Guaido
US Vice President Mike Pence and National Security Adviser John Bolton hailed Greece's decision to recognize Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president on Friday.
Guaido renews call for Maduro to step down after Norway talks
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido renewed calls for President Nicolas Maduro to resign on May 31 while campaigning in the birthplace of former leader Hugo Chavez, following inconclusive talks in Norway to end the country's crisis.
Venezuela's Guaido vows protests as Oslo talks produce no deal
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido vowed to press ahead with street protests after talks with government officials hosted by Norway ended on May 29 without progress towards resolving the South American country's long-running political crisis.
Venezuela's Maduro proposes early elections for opposition-run congress
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on May 20 proposed early elections for the National Assembly, which is headed by opposition leader Juan Guaido and is the sole body recognized as democratically legitimate by most Western nations.
Venezuelan opposition lawmakers allowed into congress
Lawmakers entered congress on May 15, a day after opposition leader Juan Guaido accused Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's government of trying to "gag" the legislature after it was blocked by security forces.
Deputy to Guaido imprisoned, Maduro accuses sacked general
The deputy to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was jailed on May 10 at a military prison in Caracas following his dramatic arrest, while President Nicolas Maduro accused his sacked intelligence chief of being a CIA "mole" and the architect of a failed military uprising 10 days ago.
Venezuelan lawmakers seek refuge in embassies after crackdown on Guaido allies
Two Venezuelan lawmakers sought refuge at foreign embassies in Caracas on May 9, as the government of President Nicolas Maduro cracked down on allies of opposition leader Juan Guaido who supported his attempted uprising last week.
"We're on right track, no turning back"; one dead in Caracas
The self-proclaimed president, and leader of the Venezuelan opposition Juan Guaido told his supporters during the protest that demonstrations were "an irreversible process" and would continue each day "until freedom is achieved."