A young woman in Venezuela has been rewarded with a new home by President Hugo Chavez for becoming his 3 millionth follower on Twitter.

Natalia Valdivieso posted celebratory messages on her Twitter a

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday questioned whether the United States could be giving cancer to Latin American leaders, after Argentina's Cristina Kirchner was diagnosed with the disease.

Fire ripped through a prison where thousands of Venezuelan troops struggled to put down a revolt by inmates as dozens of horrified relatives tried to watch the fighting.

Officials gave few descripti

A 10-year-old girl has survived a plane crash in western Venezuela that killed the five other people on board, apparently her family members.

Venezuela is touting a vast natural gas discovery off its coast, a project that President Hugo Chavez says will help turn the oil-exporting country into a major global gas producer.

An offshore natural-gas rig sank off Venezuela on Thursday, and 95 workers were rescued safely, the government said.