Venezuela Opposition Leader Charged

Manuel Rosales, an opposition leader who fled Venezuela after authorities charged him with corruption in 2009, was arrested Thursday as he returned ahead of key legislative elections.

The Venezuelan government charged a prominent opposition leader with conspiracy Wednesday in relation to an alleged plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.

Manuel Rosales, an opposition leader who fled Venezuela after authorities charged him with corruption in 2009, was arrested Thursday as he returned ahead of key legislative elections.

The Venezuelan government charged a prominent opposition leader with conspiracy Wednesday in relation to an alleged plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.