Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chavez has officially unveiled the country's controversial new flag. Parliament last week approved changes to the 200-year-old design, including the addition of an ...

Venezuela’s president raised a new national flag Sunday with changes that he said pay tribute to the independence hero Simon Bolivar, drawing criticism from opponents who called it an ...

Chavez changes Venezuela's flag. Venezuelan congresswoman Cilia Flores displays a copy of the new coat of arms during a congresssession in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 7, 2006.