Maria Corina Machado, a 57-year-old engineer with rock-star appeal, became the fearless figurehead of Venezuela's opposition ...

She’s risking her life by fighting the Venezuelan regime and was briefly held by armed goons.

Venezuela goes to the polls on Sunday, with opposition leader María Corina Machado ... 56-year-old industrial engineer and opposition candidate Machado campaigned on a platform proposing the ...

Machado was released after a brief detention while leaving a protest in Caracas Thursday on the eve of President Nicolas ...

Machado’s appearance at the rally was her first public appearance in months, since a government crackdown on Venezeulan opposition figures and their supporters last year.

Aides to Maria Corina Machado say the Venezuela opposition leader has been arrested when her convoy was intercepted by security forces as it departed an anti-government protest in Caracas.