The United States and Colombia have long been wary of Venezuela’s peacetime military buildup, suspecting the weapons could end up in the hands of drug-trafficking Colombian rebels.Now they have documented reasons for their worries _ certified by...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is denouncing as “ridiculous” an Interpol report on documents that Colombia says were retrieved from the computers of slain rebels.

President Hugo Chavez is warning Colombia against any U.S. military base near its border with Venezuela, though neither Colombia nor the United States have publicly suggested such a plan.

President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday he will try to re-establish contacts with Colombian rebels to try to win freedom for more hostages held by the guerrillas.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lashed out at Germany’s chancellor on Sunday, suggesting that her party shares the political ideals of Adolf Hitler.

President Hugo Chavez says Venezuela will not tolerate a movement for secession in Bolivia’s eastern lowland states. Chavez says his government has not meddled in the domestic affairs of other Latin American nations, but would if Bolivian states now seeking greater autonomy from Bolivia’s central government push for total independence.

Venezuelan consumer prices rose 1.7 percent in April, surging ahead despite government efforts to tame inflation in the oil-rich country.

Venezuelan consumer prices rose 1.7 percent in April, surging ahead despite government efforts to tame inflation in the oil-rich country.

President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday ordered the expropriation of Venezuela’s largest steel maker after attempts by the government to acquire a majority stake in the company failed.