Venezuela ratifies Maduro win as more nations recognize rival as true victor

Caracas, Venezuela — Venezuelan authorities on Friday ratified Nicolas Maduro's election victory as a growing number of nations recognized his opposition rival as the true winner. Since Sunday's disputed presidential vote, the oil-rich nation has seen protests, and both Maduro and the opposition called for their supporters to demonstrate this weekend. Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama and Uruguay on Friday recognized opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the president-elect of Venezuela...