Nicolas Maduro
FIFA president Gianni Infantino, left, smiles after receiving the shirt of the Venezuelan soccer team with Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro, right, during his visit at Miraflores Presidential Palace in in Caracas, Venezuela , Friday , Oct 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Atletico Venezuela vs Caracas FC 10/14/2021

Oct. 16, 2021 03:36 PM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Apr. 30, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Friday, April 30, the 120th day of 2021. There are 245 days left in the year. Today’s...

A nurse inoculates a woman with a dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine at the Perez Carreno public hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
US weighs policy on Venezuela as Maduro signals flexibility

By Joshua Goodman Apr. 26, 2021 02:03 PM EDT

A man holds a poster reads "Freedom for Navalny" during a protest in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Police across Russia have arrested more than 180 people in connection with demonstrations in support of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, according to a human rights group. Navalny's team called the unsanctioned demonstrations for Wednesday after reports that his health is deteriorating while on hunger strike, which he began March 31. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Putin vows a 'quick and tough' Russian response for its foes

By Vladimir Isachenkov Apr. 21, 2021 05:35 AM EDT

Greece OKs Venezuelan Embassy assets seizure in legal case

Apr. 09, 2021 07:48 AM EDT
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Justice Ministry has authorized a court order to seize assets from the Venezuelan Embassy in Athens following a court case...

Soldiers stand guard outside the military hospital where Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo died from complications of COVID-19 in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. President Ivan Duque said that Trujillo died early Tuesday. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Colombia's defense minister dies from COVID-19 at age 69

Jan. 26, 2021 07:21 AM EST

A family member of a patient hospitalized with COVID-19 waits in line in hopes of refilling empty oxygen tanks, outside the Nitron da Amazonia company, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)
Brazil receives oxygen from Venezuela for COVID-19 patients

By Mauricio Savarese Jan. 20, 2021 04:54 PM EST

In this image made from UNTV video, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during the U.N. General Assembly's special session to discuss the response to COVID-19 and the best path to recovery from the pandemic, Thursday, Dec. 3,2020, at U.N. headquarters, in New York. (UNTV via AP)
UN chief: Vaccine can't undo damage from global pandemic

By Edith M. Lederer Dec. 03, 2020 12:00 AM EST

FILE - In this June 17, 2020 file photo, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guiado, sitting left, listens as Henry Ramos Allup, president of the Democratic Action political party, gives a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, the day after Venezuela's Supreme Court ordered the party's takeover ahead of parliamentary elections expected this year. Some wear masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
Maduro's hold on Venezuela tightens as coronavirus surges

By Scott Smith Jul. 28, 2020 11:51 AM EDT

Delegates are seen prior to the vote at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, June 19, 2020. The U.N.’s top human rights body has voted unanimously to commission a U.N. report on systemic racism and discrimination against blacks. (Fabrice Coffrini/Pool Photo via AP)
UN rights body to report on racism after Floyd killing

By Jamey Keaten Jun. 19, 2020 12:06 PM EDT

Update on the latest in business:

Jun. 17, 2020 03:49 AM EDT
FINANCIAL MARKETS Asia stocks lower after Wall Street gains on recovery hopes BEIJING (AP) — Major Asian stock markets...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Jun. 01, 2020 04:27 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: Fixing our broken country will require all of us ...

Update on the latest in business:

May. 19, 2020 01:15 PM EDT
FINANCIAL MARKETS Stocks mixed after big Monday gain NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are mixed on Wall Street Tuesday, a day...

In this April 15, 2020, photo, AP photojournalist Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi approaches a police roadblock in his car in Harare, Zimbabwe. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
VIRUS DIARY: Staving off the virus while our water runs out

By Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi May. 05, 2020 09:57 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2020 file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump walks to a meeting in the Oval Office with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido at the White House in Washington. According to interviews with opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and aspiring freedom fighters, planning for a clandestine cross border incursion from Colombia began in the aftermath of an April 30, 2019 barracks revolt by soldiers who betrayed Maduro and swore loyalty to Guaido, who the U.S. and some 60 other nations recognize as Venezuela’s rightful leader. (AP Photo/ Evan V
Ex-Green Beret led failed attempt to oust Venezuela's Maduro

By Joshua Goodman May. 01, 2020 05:06 PM EDT

In this Thursday, March 12, 2020, photo, a doctor screens a patient at a homeopathic college and hospital in New Delhi, India. With no approved drugs for COVID-19, some people are turning to alternative medicines, often with governments promoting them. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Some people turn to herbal medicine for virus without proof

By Aniruddha Ghosal And Yanan Wang Apr. 16, 2020 10:02 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Apr. 08, 2020 04:27 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 8 The Mercury News on...

A long line of motorists wait to fill up with gasoline in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 02, 2020. Lines at gas stations around the country's capital are getting longer and longer with some saying it was only this bad during the oil worker's strike of 2002. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
AP Sources: Shipping tycoon helps Venezuela in quest for gas

By Joshua Goodman And Scott Smith Apr. 03, 2020 04:50 PM EDT