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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is greeted by far left-wing activists holding a photo of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, as he arrives to make a press statement, in Rome, Sunday, June 16, 2013. Maduro is scheduled to meet Pope Francis Monday, June 17, during a private audience at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Venezuela's cardinal: Pope should urge coexistence

Pope Francis should pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to focus on promoting democracy and peaceful coexistence to ease tensions with the socialist government's opponents, the Catholic Church's top representative in the country said Sunday. Cardinal Jorge Urosa said he expected the pontiff to try to persuade Maduro during their meeting ...

This undated family photo released Thursday, April 25, 2013, shows Timothy Tracy inside of a vehicle in Venezuela. The U.S. filmmaker, who was jailed on espionage charges in Venezuela, has been released and is on his way back to the United States, says his sister Tiffany Tracy. Family and friends say the 35-year-old Hollywood producer and actor had been making a documentary about Venezuelan politics when he was arrested on April 24 at Caracas' airport as he tried to leave the country to attend his father's 80th birthday in suburban Detroit. (AP Photo/Family courtesy photo, File)

Venezuela frees US filmmaker jailed as alleged spy

A U.S. filmmaker jailed for alleged espionage in Venezuela was expelled from the country and returned to the United States in a gesture that could signal a thaw in tense relations between the two countries. The release of Timothy Tracy, 35, occurred just hours before the top diplomats of both ...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lights a candle during his visit to San Francisco Church in Antigua Guatemala, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Kerry is in Guatemala for the annual general assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS). (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Kerry says US, Venezuela on track to better ties

The United States and Venezuela have agreed to begin a high-level dialogue with the aim of restoring ambassador-level relations and ending more than a decade of steadily deteriorating ties, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday. On his first trip to Latin America since taking office and after meeting ...

A soldier stands guard near the Hotel Casa Santo Domingo, the venue of the 43rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States, OAS, in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Counternarcotics and counterterrorism strategy, as well as human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere, are expected to be main topics of discussion. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Kerry calling for major changes in 35-nation OAS

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is demanding reforms in the 35-nation Organization of American States as he visits Latin America for the first time since taking office. Leading the U.S. delegation to the annual general assembly of the OAS — an organization he has disparaged as ineffective, inefficient and ...

FILE - In this May 15, 2013 file photo, a customer leaves a private super market with her purchases, including toilet paper, in Caracas, Venezuela.  In June of 2013, Venezuela's state of Zulia on the border with Colombia will begin restricting the sale of 20 basic items, including toilet paper and chicken, that are subject to price controls. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Food rationing to begin in big Venezuelan state

In a sign Venezuela's food shortages could be worsening, restrictions on the sale of 20 basic items subject to price controls, including toilet paper and chicken, are set to begin next week in its most populous state, officials said Tuesday. A spokesman for President Nicolas Maduro's government said it is ...

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, right, talks with Brazil’s Vice President Michel Temer during a photo opportunity at the Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

US VP Biden says Brazil-US relations enter new era

Stronger trade ties and closer cooperation in education, science and other fields should usher in a new era in U.S.- Brazil relations in 2013, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Friday. Biden made his remarks after meeting with President Dilma Rousseff and Vice president Michel Temer on the last leg ...

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro arrives to attend President Rafael Correa's swearing-in ceremony in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, May 24, 2013. Correa is starting a third term as president. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Venezuela to create new workers militia

Venezuela's president has ordered the creation of a new workers' militia to defend the country's "Bolivarian revolution" at a time when the government faces economic problems and political turmoil. President Nicolas Maduro gave few details about the militia, including how many members it would consist of, but said it would ...

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