Venezuela wins seat on UN Human Rights Council
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Venezuela has won a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, despite widespread criticism of its poor human rights record. A UN General...
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Edgar Zambrano: Guaidó deputy freed from detention in Venezuela
(UTv|COLOMBO) – The deputy of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has been released from prison. Edgar Zambrano was detained in May on treason charges for supporting...
Venezuela Blames ‘Attack’ as Another Crippling Blackout Hits
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Venezuela blamed an “attack” on its electric system for a blackout on Monday, the second to hit the OPEC nation this month, that shuttered...
Venezuela to expel German ambassador for ‘meddling’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Venezuela has given the German ambassador to the country 48 hours to leave, accusing him of meddling in internal affairs. Daniel Kriener was among...
Venezuela opposition banned from running in 2018 election
UTV | COLOMBO – Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, says the country’s main opposition parties are banned from taking part in next year’s presidential election. He...
Helicopter attacks Venezuela’s Supreme Court
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Venezuela’s Supreme Court has been attacked by grenades dropped from a helicopter in what President Nicolás Maduro called a “terrorist attack”....