Venezuela strike tests Maduro as pressure builds

A 24-hour nationwide strike in Venezuela on Thursday is set to increase pressure on beleaguered President Nicolas Maduro, whose policies have put him on a collision course with the United States.The opposition called the stoppage after holding an unofficial plebiscite last weekend in which a third of Venezuela's voters cast ballots rejecting Maduro and his policies.Chief among them is the president's plan to hold an election July 30 to choose a 545-member citizens' body, called a Constituent Ass