Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, in power since 2013, was sworn in for a third six-year term on Friday despite a global outcry that brought thousands out in protest on the eve of the ceremony.Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado,

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third term on Friday, following an election that many in the international community and the opposition considered rigged. State television showed the president of the National Assembly,

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by a deep economic and social crisis, was sworn in for his third term on Friday, remaining in power despite a six-month-long dispute over a contested July election and international calls for him to stand aside.