Rodriguez has a long history of representing the socialist 'revolution' of late President Hugo Chavez.
Officials are continuing efforts to identify the remaining casualties from the fire that killed 40 people.
Protests fuelled by economic duress spiral into political ones in some cases as they spread to different cities.
Jamil Azar, 89, was the author of Al Jazeera's motto, ‘The opinion and the other opinion'.
The US attack on Venezuela and the abduction of its leader have no basis in law.
“They're [China] working with other Latin American and Caribbean countries to say, This isn't right.”
US attack on Venezuela evokes Monroe Doctrine, laid out in 1823 to cement Washington's sphere of influence in Americas.
Pro-government officials say they have regained control of the Wadi Hadramout region.
Beijing is likely to limit its response to diplomatic protest rather than hard power, analysts tell Al Jazeera.
Joshua returns after recovering from the minor injuries he sustained during a crash that killed two of his friends.