Topic: Simon Bolivar

Colombia and Venezuela spar over FARC rebel charges

Venezuela recalled its ambassador after the outgoing Colombian government charged that its neighbor harbors FARC rebels. The charges could short-circuit a potential thaw in ties as president-elect Santos prepares to take office.

Chávez, Qaddafi get chummy at 'South-South' summit

The Africa-South America summit’s big personalities dominated the show. But some concrete proposals, like the plan for a Bank of the South, also came from it.

Chávez shows restraint in latest spat with Peru

Venezuela withdrew its ambassador this week after Peru offered asylum to Chávez's political rival who faces corruption charges.

Ecuador's populist leader still strong

President Rafael Correa is expected to win big in today's vote. He talks like a leftist, but many say he doesn't act like one.

Student leaders 1, Chávez 0. Next: a referendum rematch

Raúl Castro's visit with Chávez shows Cuba's need for oil

Venezuela's Hugo Chávez and Cuba's Raúl Castro signed a series of bilateral accords in Caracas on Saturday in Mr. Castro's first foreign trip since he succeeded his ailing brother Fidel.

Venezuelan businessman turns thieves into employees

Alberto Vollmer's programs for poor squatters and young hoodlums seen as a model for defusing social tensions.

Venezuela church-state clash grows

A new pro-poor break-away church vexes the country's Catholic leaders, who call it a Chávez ploy.

Venezuela's Chávez softens stance

After a series of setbacks, leftist President Hugo Chávez welcomed his conservative nemesis – Colombia's Álvaro Uribe – to a reconcilatory meeting on Friday.

Leftwing activists flock to Venezuela to soak up the socialist 'revolution'

Like Havana, Cuba, and Chiapas, Mexico, before it, Caracas draws liberals from around the world who want to experience Hugo Chavez's experiment in socialism.

Colombians tell FARC: 'Enough's enough'

In a march organized on Facebook, hundreds of thousands protested against the leftist rebel group Monday.