Venezuela's electoral body has said the audit of votes cast in the presidential election will begin May 6, BBC reported April 28. I

A U.S. citizen identified as Timothy Hallet Tracy has been detained in Caracas for allegedly funding a Venezuelan opposition group to fuel violence and create anti-government chaos in the country, Venezuelan Minister of the Interior and Justice Miguel Rodriguez Torres said at an April 25 news conference, El Universal reported.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on April 23 declared a 90-day state of emergency in the country’s electricity sector, Xinhua reported.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shuffled his Cabinet, placing allies of former President Hugo Chavez in key positions of responsibility, AP reported April 22.

Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro was sworn into office April 19, AFP reported.

Venezuela will audit the 46 percent of votes in the country's recent election that had not yet been audited, the National Electoral Council said, El Universal reported April 19.

The presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador and Uruguay have confirmed their participation in an urgent meeting of the Union of South American Nations, also known as UNASUR, in Peru on April 18 to express support for Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro, MercoPress reported.

Venezuelan National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello has dismissed four opposition lawmakers from their positions as presidents of legislative commissions, Ultimas Noticias reported April 17.

Venezuelan National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello announced on his Twitter account that he plans to ask the National Assembly to launch a penal investigation into defeated presidential candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski, El Nacional reported April 17.

Henrique Capriles Radonski, the runner-up in Venezuela's presidential election, announced April 16 that he had canceled a march that was planned for April 17, El Universal reported.