31-10-2016 03:12 via news.yahoo.com

Venezuela's Maduro meets opposition at Vatican-led talks

By Andrew Cawthorne and Andreina Aponte CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's unpopular socialist leader Nicolas Maduro shook hands with opposition leaders at Vatican-convened talks on Sunday, but his wary foes threatened to boycott further meetings if some demands were not quickly met. The irate opposition Democratic Unity coalition has escalated protests against Maduro after authorities scuttled a recall referendum that polls show he would have lost, triggering a presidential election. Opponents say
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