At least 80 people have been killed and more than 18,000 forced to leave their homes in Colombia amid escalating violence between rebel groups. View on euronews

The opposition says María Corina Machado was then freed on the eve of President Nicolás Maduro's inauguration.

Clashes between the ELN and remnants of FARC, both vying for dominance over coca plantations and drug trafficking routes, have killed more than 100 people and terrorized the region.

UN chief Antonio Guterres called Friday for Venezuelan authorities to release all who have been "arbitrarily detained" since the country's disputed July election, as President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in amid opposition and international outcry.

The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thous

Venezuela’s foreign minister on Monday accused opponents of President Nicolás Maduro as being linked to damages at the country’s diplomatic facilities in five nations.

The UN voiced alarm Thursday at reports of arbitrary detentions and intimidation of opponents of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro ahead of his inauguration for a highly-contested third term.

#Venezuela: UN Human Rights Chief @volker_turk deeply concerned at further reports of arbitrary detentions and intimidation, including of human rights defender Carlos Correa & opposition members ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana said Thursday that it will seek help from the United Nations’ top court to deter plans by neighboring Venezuela to elect a governor to rule its western Essequibo ...

January 10 came and went and, as expected, Venezuelan autocrat Nicolás Maduro hung on to power. It is easy to throw our hands in the air and feel hopeless before an authoritarian government that ruthlessly persecutes any dissent.

Venezuela’s foreign minister on Monday accused ... had won by a more than a two-to-one margin. UN experts and the US-based Carter Center, both invited by Maduro’s government to observe the ...

Guyana said Thursday that it will seek help from the United Nations’ top court to deter plans by neighboring Venezuela to elect a governor to rule its western Essequibo region, an area rich in resources long claimed by Venezuela as its own.