A simple hobbyist's drone can down a jet when flown into the airliner's path.

COMMENT: It's clear that mounting problems and public anger have become common features.

At least 17 people have died from suffocation when a tear gas device was set off.

Economic crash is crippling the country, including the healthcare system.

The crisis is driving workers to flee the country.

Venezuela has the world's highest inflation at 2600 per cent last year

The International Monetary Fund has severe concerns for struggling Venezuela.

Shortages of paper and ink means expired Venezuelan passports will remain valid.

Nation dealt a fresh blow - one that could wipe it off the travel map for good.

Venezuelan plan to encourage rabbit-eating amid food crisis hit an early "setback".

US imposes sanctions on Maduro but Venezuela's opposition has few options.

Demonstrations have rocked Venezuela as voters broadly boycotted an election.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has claimed victory for "the revolution".

Plans to rewrite the constitution shut down much of Venezuelan's capital yesterday.

Things are so bad in Venezuela that people are rationing toothpaste.

Politicians were beaten to a pulp as President's supporters stormed parliament.

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have taken to streets to mark 50 days of protests.

Neither protesters nor the Government ready to back down, the crisis is likely to worsen.

It looks like enough cash to bankroll a high-flying lifestyle, but this stack of currency is worth a measly $21 in its country of origin.

Since 2006, Bolivia has been run by socialists every bit as militant as Venezuela's, experiencing a spectacular run of economic growth.

The major obstacle to a Palestinian state is not settlements.

Hillary Clinton waited until the final moments of today's presidential debate to bring up Donald Trump's history of insulting women. When she did, it was brutal.

This spot in Venezuela is struck by more lightning than anywhere else in the world, creating spectacular electric storms. What on Earth is going on?

The economic decline in this oil-rich country is turning into a humanitarian crisis.

There is growing unrest as deep recession and hyperinflation are affecting all Venezuelans, rich or poor.

The oil price decline of 2014 upended the geopolitical chessboard. Worth watching in 2015 will be who can recover and dominate play - Opec, Vladimir Putin or US shale drillers.

Even by the violent standards of Venezuela, the murder of Robert Serra, a young socialist firebrand, was particularly gruesome.

A Paris-bound flight was rescheduled after Venezuela grounded an Air France plane that French authorities said terrorists might have been planning to blow up.

Venezuelans scrambled to stock up on toilet paper as fears of a bathroom emergency spread despite the government's promise to import 50 million rolls.