Lawmakers clash with police

Venezuelan opposition lawmakers clashed with police Thursday at a protest demanding overdue regional elections be held, one ending up with a torn shirt and two others pushed to the ground. The shoving match broke out when around a dozen National Assembly deputies shouting "Elections now!" tried to break through a line of armored police blocking the entrance to the National Electoral Council. The lawmakers accuse the council of stalling elections in order to save leftist President Nicolas Maduro and his allies from a humiliating defeat. More…