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A pro-Maduro council relocated more than 200 polling places for Venezuleans, many of them city residents who were forced to travel to remote "barrios" to vote. However, the move, seen as an oppressive tactic, only strengthened the resolve of many to vote. (Associated Press)

Venezuela election hinging on Maduro forces forcefully moving polling locations

By Frederic Puglie - SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Argentina's Lionel Messi reacts during a World Cup qualifying soccer match against Peru at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Argentina tied the match 0-0 and is almost eliminated from the upcoming World Cup in Russia. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Get out the calculators: Argentina may miss World Cup

By RICARDO ZUNIGA - Associated Press

A man walks past a fence with graffiti depicting Argentina's soccer legend Diego Maradona in the town of Volkhov, 130 km (80 miles) east of St.Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Brazil is in; Argentina still fighting for a World Cup spot

By STEPHEN WADE and RICARDO ZUNIGA - Associated Press

In a case of extreme and inaccurate vilification, Veneauelan President Nicolas Maduro said: "You saw the measures Donald Trump announced restricting all people of Venezuela from entry to the United States [and] calling the people of Venezuela 'terrorists'"

Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela president, loses listeners while blaming Trump

By Frederic Puglie - Special to The Washington Times

Venezuelan musician Wuilly Arteaga thanks the audience after playing the violin at the Alice Tully Hall in New York's Lincoln Center, Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017. Arteaga is a well-known face of protest against his country's socialist government. He told the Associated Press on Tuesday that if he finds a job in the U.S. he will probably seek asylum. (AP Photo/Claudia Torrens)

Protesting Venezuelan violinist may seek asylum in US

By CLAUDIA TORRENS - Associated Press

Venezuela opposition blames Maduro for councilman’s death

Associated Press

Argentina's Lionel Messi, center, leave the field at the end of the 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Venezuela in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Argentina and Venezuela tied 1-1. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Uruguay and Colombia trending up; Argentina heading down

By STEPHEN WADE and RICARDO ZUNIGA - Associated Press

Court rejects $100M investors’ lawsuit against Venezuela

Associated Press

In a case of extreme and inaccurate vilification, Veneauelan President Nicolas Maduro said: "You saw the measures Donald Trump announced restricting all people of Venezuela from entry to the United States [and] calling the people of Venezuela 'terrorists'"

Donald Trump imposes new financial sanctions on Venezuela

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Venezuela's ousted Chief Prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz attends a meeting of Mercosur trade bloc prosecutors, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Brazil's attorney general is sharply criticizing the recent ouster of his counterpart in Venezuela. Attorney General Rodrigo Janot said that the removal of Ortega Diaz was &quot;an institutional rape&quot; and that it eroded the independence of Venezuela's justice system. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

The Latest: Venezuela blasts Panama visa restriction

Associated Press

Panama to require visa for Venezuelans amid crisis

Associated Press

The Venezuelan team might not have reached the Little League World Series if not for the support of a couple of major league players from their home country. (Associated Press)

Venezuelan Little Leaguers get big lift amid turmoil at home

By Matt Martell - Associated Press

Mike Pence tries to strike balance on Venezuela

By Jill Colvin - Associated Press

Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s leader: ‘Mr. Donald Trump, here is my hand’

By Fabiola Sanchez - Associated Press

Venezuela assembly meets again as pressure mounts

By Fabiola Sanchez - Associated Press

Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guards officers lineup outside of General Prosecutor headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. Security forces surrounded the entrance to Venezuela's chief prosecutor's office early Saturday ahead of a session of the newly-installed constitutional assembly in which the pro-government body is expected to debate the onetime loyalist turned arch critic's removal. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelans watch the military for signs of fraying loyalty

By JORGE RUEDA and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard officers fire teargase towards resident that try to walks to the Military base Paramacay in Valencia, Venezuela, Sunday Aug. 6, 2017. Venezuelan ruling party chief Diosdado Cabello said the military squashed a &quot;terrorist&quot; attack at the military base Sunday, shortly after a small group of men dressed in military fatigues released a video declaring themselves in rebellion. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Hernandez)

The Latest: Venezuela still searching for 10 base attackers

Associated Press

In this Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, photo, an anti-government demonstrator wearing a Russian military hat protests the government of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelan ruling party chief Diosdado Cabello said the military squashed a &quot;terrorist&quot; attack at a military base on Sunday, shortly after a small group of men dressed in military fatigues released a video declaring themselves in rebellion. (AP Photo/Wil Riera)

Nicolas Maduro vows ‘maximum penalty’ for attack on Venezuela base

By Juan Carlos Hernandez - Associated Press