Venezuela may be suffering from economic collapse and hyper-inflation, but Maduro knows how to distract and placate:  Decree ...

Christmas will start next month in Venezuela, authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro has decreed – even as thousands of ...

In a move as bizarre as it is calculated, Nicolás Maduro has officially rescheduled Christmas in Venezuela to October 1.

The international community and most of the country’s population might be in an uproar amid allegations that he stole July’s ...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has declared that Christmas will come early this year, on October 1, as he seeks to ...

Venezuela’s embattled dictator Nicolas Maduro made an unusual declaration on Monday — Christmas is coming almost three months ...

Venezuela's president has decreed an early start to the Christmas season. However, amid a deep political crisis, not everyone ...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared Christmas will come early this year, in October, as he faces declining popularity and domestic strife. Maduro faced the biggest challenge to his 11-year ...

What’s a president to do? Declare the early arrival of Christmas, of course. Facing widespread domestic and international criticism over his claim that he won a July presidential vote, President ...

Nicolás Maduro has moved Christmas to Oct. 1 by imperial decree. Now I am just waiting for him to publish his conversations with St. Joseph and the Virgin ...

Venezuela's authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, has declared that Christmas will take place earlier than usual this year ...

Christmas starts early in a lot of retail stores, but in Venezuela it's starting Oct. 1. NPR's Scott Simon explains.