Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has denounced the US government for manipulating opposition leaders as the South American country’s presidential election draws closer, Press TV reports

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will run in the next presidential race, saying his cancer can’t “beat” him, Press TV reports.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has addressed his supporters in Caracas to brush away the rumors alleging that his health is deteriorating and that there is internal power struggles within the ruling Socialist Party.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned home almost three weeks after he underwent an operation in Cuba to have a lesion containing cancerous cells removed.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has reiterated support for his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad and slammed the West for pressuring Damascus and disrespecting the sovereignty of Syria.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has appeared on television for the first time since undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba, saying his recovery has been ‘open, progressive, and rapid.’

The Venezuelan government says President Hugo Chavez is in good physical condition after surgeons totally removed a lesion from his pelvis during an operation in Cuba.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he has to return to Cuba for treatment as his cancer is likely back, shaking his people and supporters around the world.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has pledged that he will ‘thrash’ the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles and win the October presidential elections with a landslide victory.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has challenged Britain over the Malvinas Islands, saying his country would fight alongside Argentina in face of any conflict with the UK.

Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister says the expulsion of the country's consul general from Miami shows a plot developed by the Venezuelan terrorist groups in exile, Press TV reports.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has ordered the closure of the country's consulate in the US city of Miami amid tensions over the expulsion of Venezuelan Consul General Livia Acosta Noguera.

Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro has condemned the US expulsion of Caracas' consul general in Miami, saying his country will give a strong response to the move.

The Venezuelan state oil company has announced that it will only have to pay Exxon Mobil USD 255m in compensation for assets nationalized by the Latin American country in 2007, Press TV reports.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says that the country's Gross Domestic Product has tripled over the past decade, Press TV reports.

At least 14 people have been killed in the Venezuelan capital Caracas after a tanker truck carrying gasoline crashed and burst into flames.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has questioned whether the United States government is behind a recent spate of cancer among left-wing South American leaders.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has accused the United States of instigating post-election protests in Russia by supporting anti-government demonstrators.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has announced a cabinet reshuffle to promote heavy weight candidates for regional governments positions ahead of 2012 general elections, Press TV reports.

Venezuela has launched its energy assistance program for the seventh consecutive year, which helps poor Americans to pay for their home heating oil during the winter, Press TV reports.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has called the US President “irresponsible” and “fake” after Obama made some strong comments in an interview with Caracas newspaper El Universal , Press TV reports.

Two people have died and thousands of people have lost their homes in Venezuela, after heavy rainfall hit different regions of the country causing massive landslides, Press TV reports.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says the submarine that entered the territorial waters of the country in mid-November belonged to the US.

Bolivian President Evo Morales says the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will facilitate resistance by regional nations against US political and economic imperialism in the region.

Venezuela has hosted the summit of a new regional bloc that brings together 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, but excludes the US and Canada, Press TV reports.

The Social Panorama of Latin America has found that poverty ratio in Venezuela declined in 2010, thanks to the government considerable measures to reduce inequality nationwide, Press TV reports.

Venezuela has begun to repatriate the South American nation's gold treasures held in Western banks in a move to protect the country against economic crises in the United States and Europe, a report says.

President of the Venezuelan National Assembly says US is trying to sabotage the formation of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Press TV reports.

Venezuela's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nicolas Maduro says the relations between the US and his country are not likely to improve any time soon, Press TV reports.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has taken a swipe at the United States and its Western allies over Syria, accusing them of seeking a Libyan-style overthrow of the Syrian government.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says that his government will insist the rights of Ilich Ramirez Sanchez be respected during his trial in France.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his government will not pay compensation in foreign currency to a British-owned company after expropriating thousands of hectares of its ranchlands.

Doctors treating Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have confirmed that he has been cured of cancer and enjoys optimal health conditions now, Press TV reports.

Venezuelan Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Rafael Ramirez, has warned of a plot by the US to weaken the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Press TV reports.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has lashed out at the US government's “horrible repression” of anti-Wall Street protests across American cities.

Venezuela says it has improved its performance in the fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism, reducing related crimes in the last three years by updating existing regulations, Press TV reports.

Venezuelan opposition leader, Leopoldo Lopez has launched his campaign for the 2012 Presidential election, after a human rights court overturned a ban on his candidacy.

Venezuela's Vice-President Elias Jaua, accompanied by some ministers, has visited several hospitals in Caracas to invigorate the paralyzed health sector in the country, Press TV reports.

The Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has criticized NATO's military invasion of Libya, saying that the US-led military alliance's bombings have come to target Libya's civilian-residing areas.

Venezuela has sharply criticized the United States for its new report on terrorism, saying Washington has no moral authority to judge other countries.