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The United States and Venezuela will soon reinstate ambassadors expelled in a diplomatic spat last year, a sign of warmer relations between President Hugo Chavez and what he calls the U.S. "empire."

Venezuela Bans Coke Zero Due to 'Harmful' Sweetener.

Venezuela will give a 300-acre island in the Delaware River to the state of New Jersey, the governor's office announced.

A Venezuelan mayor who says President Hugo Chavez is persecuting him on trumped-up corruption charges has gone to Peru, that nation's foreign minister said Tuesday.

Officials were waiting today for test results to find out why 21 polo horses from a Venezuelan team fell fatally ill before a match at a Florida tournament in what one veterinarian said was the result of some kind of poison.

With modesty and a touch of humor, President Barack Obama extended a hand to America's hemispheric neighbors and offered a Cold War foe the hope of a "new beginning."

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday called President Obama "ignorant," saying he has a lot to learn about Latin America.

Aiming secure his rule, Chavez asks voters to pass measure making him eligible to run in 2012.

President Hugo Chavez holds a slim lead in opinion polls ahead of Sunday's referendum, which would allow him to run for re-election, but many Venezuelans remain undecided how to vote, pollsters said.