Foes begin drive to recall Venezuela leader amid unrest

By Eyanir Chinea and Manuel Hernandez CARACAS/MARACAIBO (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition began a signature drive on Wednesday seeking a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro as sporadic looting and protests over the economic crisis were reported. The Democratic Unity coalition was holding events in squares around the country to start collecting the 1 percent of voters' signatures, nearly 200,000, needed to trigger the next phase toward a possible recall referendum. Maduro, 53, who succ