Following the removal of Maduro, US influence in Venezuela increased, but Washington may still need to 'own' Venezuela, according to experts cited by Al Jazeera.
A US firm reportedly added safeguards to its automatic licence-plate readers following concerns about misuse by police officers.
Salvage operations have begun on a tanker leaking oil off Oman, with an environmental NGO reporting a significant expansion of the spill.
Record rainfall in Chiba, Japan, has resulted in four fatalities and left thousands of households without electricity during a busy holiday week, according to Al Jazeera.
