Venezuela opposition puts pressure on President Maduro

Venezuelan congressmen put President Nicolas Maduro under more pressure by voting to put him on trial for violating democracy. In a special session, congressmen said he had broken constitutional law and carried out a coup d'etat. from power. Ruling party officials accuse the opposition of fraud while collecting signatures needed for the referendum. During the rowdy session in Congress, which was interrupted by government supporters bursting into the chamber, the opposition majority leader Julio Borges accused Mr Maduro of breaking the law by not allowing the popular vote to take place. More…