EghtesadOnline: Venezuela’s top court reversed its decision to strip power from the opposition-led National Assembly in favor of the ruling socialist party, a move that critics say had driven the oil-producing nation to the brink of dictatorship.

EghtesadOnline: A Venezuelan court has dismissed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez's appeal against 14-year prison sentence for his role in anti-government protests two years ago, a lawyer representing him said on Friday.