CARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Backers of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attacked opponents of the leftist president Monday with tear gas.

CARACAS, Venezuela, March 20 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has sought public support to close down leading Venezuelan TV station Globovision, The Miami Herald reported Thursday.

CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the country's state-owned oil firm would assume majority control of four foreign projects, Globovision reported.

CARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A former political ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the leftist leader's government has become more of a dictatorial regime.

CARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, in his weekly radio address, told U.S. officials to "go to hell," El Universal newspaper reported Monday.

CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez ahead of Venezuelan elections, El Universal reported Monday.

MIAMI, March 7 (UPI) -- A number of supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have formed groups around the United States, including the first one in a Miami suburb. In Miami at least, Chavez supporters are outnumbered, as evidenced by a recent demonstration opposing the Ve

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Thursday during a U.N. visit dismissed the likelihood of an imminent civil war or a referendum next month in his country. Since last month Venezuela has been crippled by a strike aimed at Chavez's ouster.

WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) --

WASHINGTON, April 15 (UPI) -- The United States urged Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Monday to learn from last week's uprising and correct his course. A State Department official also refu