Leaked recording stirs political furor in Venezuela

CARACAS - Reuters Venezuela's recent designation of an acting head of its diplomatic mission in the United States shows the OPEC nation's desire to restore full diplomatic relations, the foreign minister said in an interview broadcast on May 19.

JORGE SILVA / REUTERS A man stocks up on toilet paper at a supermarket in Caracas, on May 17, 2013. Venezuelans are usedto going without staples like milk, coffee and butter, thanks to the country's frequent food shortages. But now theyre dealing ...

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. Retired General Antonio Rivero, who ...

Nicholas Maduro, denying that his government has an anti-Semitic bent, said his grandparents were of Sephardic Jewish descent. Venezuelan president elect Nicolas Maduro Photo: REUTERS/Tomas Bravo Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, denying that ...

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's foreign minister has resigned for health reasons, local media reported on Wednesday, days after he was criticized for contributing to a diplomatic spat with Venezuela. Rafael Roncagliolo submitted his resignation to President ...

CARACAS (Reuters) - Socialist leader Nicolas Maduro and the billionaire boss of Venezuela's biggest private company have buried the hatchet after a war of words over food shortages and other economic problems in the South American nation.

2:53pm BST CARACAS, May 15 (Reuters) - Venezuela has suspended operations in its territory by the small Curacao-based airline Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) due to alleged breaches of security. A statement by Venezuela's Civil Aviation authority ...

1:36am BST By Enrique Andres Pretel CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday sent some 3,000 troops into the streets of the capital of Caracas to crack down on rampant crime that has made the OPEC nation one of the most ...

CARACAS, May 13 (Reuters) - Venezuela's top food producer, Empresas Polar, on Monday challenged the country's socialist government to boost output of basic staples and ease nagging product shortages, rejecting accusations it is hoarding products to ...