Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the arrested foreigners of plotting "terrorist acts" ahead of his oath-taking ceremony. He is due to be inaugurated for a contentious third term on Friday.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose claim to re-election last July has been rejected by much of the world, on Tuesday announced the arrest of seven "mercenaries," including two Americans.

Self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González says his son-in-law was kidnapped on Tuesday in the Venezuelan ...