Sixteen Venezuelan soldiers and a civilian were killed when a military helicopter crashed Sunday near the Colombian border, the state news agency reported. A brigadier general was among those killed.

Seventeen Venezuelan soldiers and a civilian were killed when a military helicopter crashed Sunday near the Colombian border, the state news agency reported. A brigadier general was among those killed.

President Hugo Chavez says 18 soldiers have died in a helicopter crash near Venezuela’s border with Colombia.

President Hugo Chavez met with a delegation from Iran on Saturday to prepare for an upcoming visit from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad _ an alliance that has provoked concern in Washington.

President Hugo Chavez on Friday condemned a U.S. report that alleges Venezuela fails to cooperate in fighting terrorism and called on President Barack Obama to end the decades-long trade embargo against Cuba.

Hundreds of Venezuelan police and National Guard troops broke up an opposition march in the capital Friday with volleys of tear gas and water cannon blasts.

Hundreds of Venezuelan police and National Guard troops broke up an opposition march Friday with volleys of tear gas and water cannon blasts.

President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that his government will not tolerate incursions by Colombian rebels into Venezuelan territory.

Venezuela has sought Interpol’s help in seeking the arrest of Alfredo Pena, a political opponent of President Hugo Chavez who is facing corruption allegations, the Attorney General’s Office said Thursday.

In an April 20 story about corruption allegations against Venezuelan opposition leader Manuel Rosales, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the accusations relate to $68.3 million in disputed income. Both prosecutors and Rosales say the income w