CARACAS (Reuters) - A recording released by Venezuela's opposition purportedly revealing graft and conspiracy in the ruling Socialist Party has stirred a new political storm in the OPEC nation's already traumatic transition after the death of Hugo Chavez. Full story
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Friday released an opposition activist that had been jailed on accusations of inciting violence in the wake of President Nicolas Maduro's narrow election victory in April. Full story
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's foreign minister has resigned, the government said on Wednesday, days after he was criticized for contributing to a diplomatic spat with Venezuela. Full story
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela brushed off criticism from U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday and maintained its accusation that an American detainee in Caracas is a spy pretending to be a filmmaker. Full story
CARACAS (Reuters) - Opposition and government supporters flooded Venezuelan streets in rival May Day marches on Wednesday as a continuing dispute over the results of last month's presidential vote kept political tensions high in the OPEC nation. Full story
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro greets President Dilma Rousseff during statement to the press at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, May 9, 2013. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS)
REFILE - ADDING LAST NAME OF BRAZIL'S PRESIDENTVenezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a framed photo of Hugo Chavez to President Dilma Rousseff during a statement to the press at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, May 9, 2013. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS)
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a framed photo of Hugo Chavez to President Dilma during a statement to the press at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, May 9, 2013. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS)
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a frame photo of Hugo Chavez to President Dilma during a statement to the press at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, May 9, 2013. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS)
A supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro , who climbed up a traffic light, cheers during a May Day rally in Caracas May 1, 2013. Opposition and government supporters flooded Venezuelan streets in rival May Day marches on Wednesday as a continuing dispute over the results of last month's
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro blows a kiss to supporters next to his wife First Lady Cilia Flores during a May Day rally in Caracas May 1, 2013. Opposition and government supporters flooded Venezuelan streets in rival May Day marches on Wednesday as a continuing dispute over the results of l
