Venezuela will hold referendum on new constitution: assembly

Venezuela's futureconstitution, to be written by a new assembly packed with allies of President Nicolas Maduro, will be put to a referendum, the pro-government lawmakers said Thursday.The 545 members of the Constituent Assembly -- which has seized power from the opposition-led legislature, and drawn international scorn -- unanimously decided they would approve the text and then set a referendum date.The embattled Maduro, who is under pressure over his handling of an economic and political crisis