Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his country will build an oil refinery in energy-starved Nicaragua.

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad arrived in Venezuela today for talks with President Hugo Chavez.

The U.S. State Department Tuesday expressed skepticism about the industrial nationalization plans of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The Bush administration has had a difficult relationship with the populist Venezuelan leader. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.

The head of the Organization of American States, Jose Insulza, says he will not respond to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who called for Insulza's resignation on Monday.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has replaced his vice president and justice minister just days before he is inaugurated for a second term.

Riots, murders and other violence are common in Venezuela's overcrowded prisons.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warns that he will not renew the license of a television station he accuses of backing a failed coup against him in 2002.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused the U.S. ambassador to his country of lying about increased drug trafficking in Venezuela.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Buenos Aires, Argentina for talks with President Nestor Kirchner that are expected to cover plans for a vast natural gas pipeline.