Jailed Venezuelan leader starts hunger strike, urges protest

opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez said he is beginning a hunger strike and called for a mass anti-government protest next week in a video leaked Saturday. Lopez has been held in a military prison for more than a year on charges related to his role in leading protests against the South American country's socialist administration last year. In the video, the former Caracas area mayor repeats his charge that the government is corrupt and incompetent, and he accuses authorities of killing dozens of people during the 2014 protests, which saw more than 40 deaths. The video comes after Venezuela's currency lost a quarter of its value over the last week. More…