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

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

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

When dictators are relying on Santa Claus to save them, that's seldom a sign things are going well. But that, at least, is ...

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 ...

The international community and most of the country’s population might be in an uproar amid allegations that he stole July’s presidential election, but for strongman Nicolas Maduro Christmas ...

The international community and most of the country’s population might be in an uproar amid allegations that he stole July’s presidential election, but for strongman Nicolas Maduro Christmas has come ...

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has revealed plans to move Christmas to October. Maduro said on his weekly television ...

When Venezeulan authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro made the ludicrous pronouncement last week that he is changing the date of Christmas to begin on Oct. 1, it sounded like a bad satire.

In response to Venezuela's post-election turmoil, President Nicolás Maduro has declared an early Christmas in October, despite global skepticism over his claimed third term. Amid the crisis and ...