CARACAS – Venezuela's opposition on Tuesday took control of the legislature for the first time in 17 years but failed for the time being to clinch the two-thirds…

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela's highest court on Wednesday effectively blocked the two-thirds majority that the opposition won in this month's landmark legislative elections by suspending the inauguration of…

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan opposition leaders said Tuesday they won a two-thirds majority in the legislature, which could challenge President Nicolás Maduro's grip on power in the oil-rich…

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela's jubilant opposition vowed Monday to drag the oil-rich country out of its economic crisis and free political prisoners after winning control of congress from socialist President…

CARACAS, Venezuela -- A Venezuelan opposition leader was shot dead Wednesday during a rally for the country's upcoming legislative elections, an event also attended by the wife of a jailed opposition…

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Lawmakers from Venezuela's ruling Socialist party filed treason charges Wednesday against a prominent billionaire businessman for allegedly seeking an IMF bailout for the recession-ravaged oil…

MARACAIBO, Venezuela -- Venezuelan opposition politician Manuel Rosales, who fled into exile after authorities charged him with corruption in 2009, was arrested Thursday after returning from Aruba, officials said.…

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Costa Rican lawmakers are weighing in on Venezuela's political turmoil, asking the government to consider asylum for opposition leaders. Following last Saturday's jailing of Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma…

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela has arrested three air force generals suspected of plotting an uprising against the leftist government, President Nicolás Maduro said Tuesday. Maduro told a…