Tobi Raji

In 1976, the government of oil-rich Venezuela assumed control of the countrys petroleum industry, nationalizing hundreds of private businesses and

Nasry Asfura’s win comes after weeks of delays and intervention by President Donald Trump, and amid accusations of electoral fraud by Asfura’s main opponent.

A flashover, the near-simultaneous ignition of everything in a room, is so fast that even firefighters in full protective gear are unlikely to survive, experts say.

The long story of the U.S. and the Venezuelan oil industry is more complicated.

TOXIC SMOKE The New Year's Day inferno that ripped through a crowded bar in southern Switzerland, killing at least 40 people and injuring

As the world mourns the loss of life in Switzerland, this tragic incident raises crucial questions about fire safety standards in public venues. Learn how flashovers occur and what could be done to prevent such catastrophic events from happening again.

Here’s what happened over the weekend between the U.S., Venezuela and the world after a U.S. special operation deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.

By and Nicolás Maduro is expected to appear in federal court in New York on Monday after a U.S. operation deposed the Venezuelan president and whisked him and his wife out of Caracas early Saturday.

Tobi Raji and Leo Sands The Washington Post The government of the oil-rich nation took control of its petroleum industry in 1976, nationalizing hundreds of private businesses and foreign-owned assets.

A judge ruled that the woman should not be deported there, so the Trump administration sent her to Ghana — which returned her to Togo.