A toilet paper shortage has hit Venezuela, and the government is hoping it can wipe it out by importing 50 million rolls of it.

Bogot - The city of Bogotá, capital of Colombia, is located on a plateau of the Andes, in central Colombia, 2.650 meters (8,690 feet) above sea level. The capital, with nearly 7.3 million inhabitants is the fifth most populous conurbation in South America.

Valencia - On Sunday morning, a small plane crashed into a residential building in Valencia, capital of Carabobo state in Venezuela. The pilot and co-pilot died in the crash.

Banging pans, and holding banners for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, the protesters chanted “Cubans out”. The Capriles’ supporters arrived at the CDI about 4:30 pm demanding the eviction of the Cuban doctors – Havana Times reported

Caracas - A brawl erupted on Tuesday on the floor of Venezuela's national assembly between members of the country's opposition coalition and pro-government legislators supporting late President Hugo Chavez's heir President Nicolas Maduro.

The CIA and the United States Government have had considerable success in toppling democracies around the world but they may have met their match in Presidente Nicolas Maduro, the legitimately elected leader of Venezuela.

Caracas - Dan Kovalik, an international observer at the recent Venezuelan elections, says that the US refusal to recognize the results shows US disdain for democracy, not concerns for democracy.

Ottawa - Venezuelans in Canada are getting ready to support their political leaders today, in a protest that will take place in front of the Venezuelan embassy in Ottawa.

Caracas - While Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election by a margin of 51% to 49% for his opponent, Henrique Capriles, Capriles has refused to accept the result and has demanded a recount.

Opposition leader Henrique Capriles asked his followers to raise on a non-violent protest in Caracas and other cities after Nicolás Maduro was officially named the president of the country, Monday afternoon.

Nicolás Maduro won the narrow elections with 50.7 percent of votes against 49.1 percent for the opposition leader, Henrique Capriles. However, Capriles announced he will not recognize his loss until votes are counted again.

It is the time for Venezuelans to decide whether to vote for sustaining Chavez's socialism legacy pledged by a former bus driver or for business-friendly changes vowed by a young capitalist challenger.

Venezuelans all over the world are voting today to elect the new president of the country. The elections are being held from 6 a.m to 6 p.m. Venezuelan time. Here you can find information about the two leading candidates.

Most opinion polls give the acting President Nicolas Maduro a strong lead for Sunday's presidential election thanks to Chavez's endorsement and the surge of grief and sympathy over his death from cancer last month.

Santiago - The crossing of the Andes between Santiago, Chile, and Mendoza, Argentina, is a unique experience that offers magnificent mountain scenery of outstanding natural beauty, including a close view of Mount Aconcagua, "The Colossus of America".

San Antonio - It seems it is not always a bad thing to be a prisoner in Venezuela, as inmates of a jail have recently hosted the opening of their very own nightclub, complete with a music show and strippers.

Caracas - A Venezuelan public television station developed a one-minute animated video in which the deceased Hugo Chavez is shown arriving in paradise where he is received by his grandmother and illustrious former Latin American leaders.

Santiago - On March 26, precisely 106 years ago today, Emile Dubois, a Frenchman found guilty of killing four people in Chile, faced the firing squad. His memory has endured in the faith of the people who consider Dubois a martyr of injustice, a hero and a saint.

The Venezuelan government said it will set up a formal inquiry into suspicions that the late President Hugo Chavez's cancer was the result of poisoning by his enemies abroad.

Leopoldo Lopez, a member of the Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles campaign, has said that the campaign strategy is to expose the "lies" of Nicolas Maduro who is running on the platform of continuing Chavez's policies.