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Two Dead as Venezuelan Protests Turn Violent

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The United States has said the government of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is violating its own constitution, as anti government protests turned deadly in the country.
Alexandra Ulmer fro Reuters joins us from Caracas on a day of violent protests.

Also on the programme, as the UK Parliament gives the go ahead to a June General Election, and just four days before France goes to the polls in a razor tight Presidential election, what does the EU make of the impending votes? We're in London, Paris and Berlin.

And, could a clamp down on alcohol sales near roads in India help tackle the country's problems with drink drivers? The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Shilpa Kannan has been hearing about the campaign to tackle the issue.

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Fergus Nicoll is joined throughout the programme from Hong Kong by the Quartz bureau chief, Tripti Lahiri and from Toronto, Canada by Ralph Silva of the Silva Research Network.
They'll also be joined from taiwan by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Cindy Sui.

Picture:Caracas, Venezuela. Demonstrators want new elections and the release of opposition politicians. (Photo: Reuters).

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