Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan troops blew up two foot bridges that connect the country with Colombia, aggravating tensions along the border that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said could lead to war.

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan troops blew up two foot bridges that connect the country with Colombia, heightening tensions that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said could lead to war.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the South American oil producer's economic slide was largely due to its compliance with OPEC-mandated production cuts

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday the South American nation's unexpectedly high third-quarter economic contraction was due to its compliance with OPEC-mandated production cuts.

CARACAS (Reuters) - A collapse in private sector investment and output is pushing Venezuela into recession and spells trouble for President Hugo Chavez's state-driven growth model ahead of elections next year.

Venezuela's leader is not making empty threats, says a consultant: A border skirmish, if not war, would solidify Chavez's support base amid rising inflation, rampant crime and a stagnant economy. Reacting to a deal that gives the Pentagon use of seven bases in Colombia for flights to combat drug trafficking and insurgency, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said this month that his country should ...

President Hugo Chavez is inviting former Cuban leader Fidel Castro to next month's meeting of the regional ALBA trade bloc being held in Havana.

WASHINGTON -- What do past and present leaders like Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, Juan Peron, Benito Mussolini and Huey Long have in common?

Buenos Aires - Oil wealth has clouded the vision of leaders like Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, said Israeli President Shimon Peres in comments published Wednesday by Argentine newspaper Critica. There ar...

President Hugo Chavez said in a televised speech that "there are lots of fat people" in Venezuela and advised his supporters to exercise and eat healthy.