Held at a military jail, opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez waited to learn if he will be charged for violence that has erupted during protests in Venezuela.

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is recovering after a successful cancer operation in Cuba, his vice president said.

Police in Venezuela used tear gas, plastic bullets and a water cannon to break up a protest by university students against President Hugo Chavez’s attempt to eliminate term-of-office limits.

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is set to assume unbridled powers to remake society as the National Assembly prepares to grant him authority to enact sweeping measures by presidential decree.