The U.S. ambassador to Venezuela says he regrets President Hugo Chávez's recent warning that he could be asked to leave the country, and says Washington is still interested in improving ties.
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Just when Venezuelans thought they had their epithets down pat for describing — or disparaging — admirers of the United States, a new question popped up: What could be lower than “yanquis,” the less than endearing term that senior Venezuelan officials use for Americans?
Venezuelan authorities have captured a former Colombian senator wanted on charges of conspiring with paramilitaries to kidnap a reputed political rival.
(AP) -- President Hugo Chávez says U.S. officials are criticizing Venezuela's anti-drug efforts for political reasons and denies his nation has become a ''paradise'' for smugglers.
A jury has been selected in Miami federal court to hear the trial of a Venezuelan man accused of acting as a foreign agent to cover up a Latin American political cash scandal.
Venezuela says its navy is carrying out joint exercises with the Dutch navy in the Caribbean. Venezuela's state news agency says the joint maneuvers are being held in Venezuelan waters and off the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao.
Venezuelan authorities incinerated more than 3 tons of drugs on Wednesday, but the U.S. drug czar pointed to a sharp decline in cocaine seizures as proof the country needs to do much more.
A wealthy Venezuelan businessman went on trial Tuesday on U.S. charges that he illegally acted as his government's agent in an elaborate scheme to conceal the source of $800,000 in political cash carried in a suitcase into Argentina.
The U.S. government said Tuesday it needs to see changes from Venezuela's government before the two countries can have a better relationship in the fight against drugs.
South Africa and Venezuela sealed a major oil deal Tuesday during a visit by Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez, who touted it as an example of southern nations cooperating in a new strategic alliance.
Venezuela says Mexico's Cemex does not appear to be interested in maintaining a minority share in cement plants nationalized by President Hugo Chávez.
President Hugo Chavez's insistence that Venezuela doesn't need U.S. help in fighting drug trafficking is raising diplomatic tensions as American officials warn of a surge in cocaine flights out of the country.
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Fuming over assertions by American officials that cocaine smuggling through Venezuela has surged in recent years, President Hugo Chávez threatened the American ambassador with expulsion on Sunday, opening a new phase of tension between Venezuela and the United States.
Under new regulations decreed by President Hugo Chávez just three weeks ago, Venezuela's military will undergo the most ambitious restructuring plan in more than a century, remodeling itself in many aspects on the Cuban military.
Venezuela on Sunday rejected U.S. requests to resume cooperation in the war on drugs, saying it has made progress despite an alleged fourfold-gain in the amount of Colombian cocaine now passing through its territory.
President Hugo Chávez says a $6 billion Venezuelan-Chinese fund to finance joint development projects between the two countries could double in size.
Venezuela's PDVSA state-run oil company plans to hire 2,000 truckers and mechanics currently employed by private companies that will disappear when the government nationalizes wholesale fuel distribution.
Venezuela is considering plans to repurchase debt, as well as the possible issuance of new securities, Finance Minister Ali Rodriguez said.
Some survivors of Hurricane Katrina say they aren't getting enough attention from the Bush administration, so they're turning to Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez for help.
(AP) -- Venezuela's government estimates inflation should finish the year at 27 percent -- a considerable increase over last year.
