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Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums
Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas.
Venezuelans scrambling to find scarce toilet paper
Venezuelans scrambled to stock up on toilet paper Thursday as fears of a bathroom emergency spread despite the socialist government's promise to ...
Carlos the Jackal: Ex-enigma now mired in court
Carlos the Jackal, the flamboyant terrorist and self-proclaimed revolutionary who was once one of the Cold War's most wanted men, is appealing his ...
Venezuelan politics get personal, divide families
A portrait of Hugo Chavez stared down from a black metal frame as Jose Pastano sipped coffee after dinner with his sons in the slum house he shares ...
Bolivia's challenge: Making coca palatable
Since taking office seven years ago, President Evo Morales has tried to persuade the world that he has no tolerance for cocaine and that Bolivia's ...
Venezuelan bank official charged in NY bribe case
A senior Venezuelan banking official is being held in Miami on charges that she accepted at least $5 million in bribes to funnel business to two Miami ...
Obama: US not interfering in Venezuelan election
President Barack Obama says the idea that an American filmmaker detained by Venezuela's government is a spy is, in his words, "ridiculous.
Outlook grim in Venezuela's essential oil industry
Only the filthy water from broken sewer pipes keeps the dust down in front of Ramon Boet's shop, which sells statues of saints and other religious ...
Obama won't say whether US recognizes Maduro
President Barack Obama isn't saying whether the United States recognizes Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's new president. When asked on Spanish-language ...
Sole opposition TV channel in Venez makes changes
Venezuela's only opposition television channel says it is bringing in new management after its sale to new owners, but pledges to maintain its ...
Bolivia president expels US government aid agency
President Evo Morales acted on a longtime threat Wednesday and expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development for allegedly seeking to ...
Venezuela tensions high after congressional brawl
Tens of thousands of Venezuelans filled the streets of the capital Wednesday in rival marches by the opposition and the government less than a day ...
American charged, ex-general held in Venezuela
An American filmmaker was formally charged late Saturday by Venezuelan officials who accuse him of paying right-wing groups to foment postelection ...
Venezuela: Opposition to boycott vote audit
Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles announced Thursday that his movement will boycott an audit of election results and push the government ...
Venezuela wrestles over truth of bombing claims
Hours after barely winning Venezuela's presidential election, the ruling party started to flood state media with accusations that opposition ...
Venezuelan govt targets disaffected ex-supporters
The razor-close vote to replace late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has sparked what opposition leaders and human rights groups say is a government ...
Rough inauguration day for new Venezuelan leader
Inauguration day could have gone better for the man picked to lead Venezuela's socialist revolution for the next six years. Hours before President ...
Election council to audit vote in Venezuela
Government supporters began filling the streets of Venezuela's capital early Friday to celebrate the inauguration of their leader, even as opponents ...
Venezuela crackdown deemed worst in years
National Guard troops beat dozens of opposition supporters inside a barracks for refusing to accept the government-certified electoral victory of Hugo ...
Options narrow for Venezuelan opposition
Venezuela's opposition watched its options dwindle Wednesday after the head of the Supreme Court said there could be no recount of the razor-thin ...
Funeral held for diplomat killed in Afghanistan
A taste for adventure and a belief that good can be done in tough places led young American diplomat Anne Smedinghoff to Afghanistan, where she ...
Kerry says window for Mideast peace is 2 years
Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday underlined the difficulty he'll face in trying to chart a path toward Mideast peace, urging patience on the ...
Kerry won't recognize Maduro yet, urges recount
The Obama administration is refusing to recognize Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro and says a recount of this week's election should occur.
Chavez heir charges US is behind unrest over vote
President-elect Nicolas Maduro and his opposition rival traded accusations Tuesday over blame for post-election violence that the government said had ...