Hugo Chavez's surprise return from Cuba after cancer treatment was a classic maneuver for a president who excels at showmanship. It's also likely to give him a political boost as supporters rally ...

Hugo Chavez is at it again. Having lost a constitutional referendum last December which would have allowed him to run for president of Venezuela for life, and having been effectively rebuffed in ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government announced the death of President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday, ending 14 years of charismatic rule by the firebrand socialist but leaving his party firmly in ...

The Rev. Numa Molina, a Jesuit priest, has championed the poor for decades. Now, he is a power broker and a confidante of ...

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return from Cuba early today, stepping off a plane before dawn amid rampant speculation about his fitness to continue in office ...

CARACAS, Venezuela - Hugo Chavez, who died Tuesday at 58, rose from poverty in a dirt-floor adobe house to unrivaled influence in Venezuela as its president, consolidating power and wielding the ...

Political theorist Borón provides a comprehensive analysis of Washington’s new military activity in the Caribbean and how to ...

The socialist leader had been in power since 1998. March 5, 2013— -- Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez died today at 4:25 p.m., Caracas time, according to Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro.