Armed groups vie for control of coca plantations on the Colombia-Venezuela border, fueling the global cocaine trade

At least 39 people have been killed in violence involving leftwing guerrillas near Colombia's restive border with Venezuela, authorities said Friday, prompting the government to suspend high-stakes peace talks with the group.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused leftist guerillas of committing "war crimes" near the Colombia-Venezuela border. The government has paused peace talks with the group.

Venezuela closed its borders and airspace to Colombia on Friday, the day President Nicolas Maduro is to be sworn in as the country's highest authority.

Colombia has suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, for second time in less than a year after blaming the rebel group for violence that has been affecting a northeastern region of the country in recent days.

Nicolas Maduro is set to be inaugurated for a third term despite alleged vote fraud and international condemnation of his repressive tactics. His opponent was briefly detained at a protest on Thursday.

Colombia hosts more Venezuelan migrants than any other country in the region. UNICEF is there, helping children and adolescents.

The US wanted poster offering a $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro is the most obvious sign yet of the international screws being tightened on his regime—with profound criminal implications.

These Latin American countries gave these excuses for sending official envoys to the sham inauguration of Venezuela’s dictator.

President-elect Donald Trump says Venezuela's embattled opposition leader must be protected as President Nicolas Maduro takes the oath of office for a third six-year term.

During her detention, an aide said, Maria Corina Machado “was forced to record several videos.” She has garnered enormous support for her opposition to Nicolás Maduro.

Nearly eight million people have left Venezuela over the past decade, according to the United Nations. Most head to neighbouring countires like Colombia, but many thousands of them head to the U.S. each year by making the long overland trek that includes ...