Venezuela Rejects Amnesty for Opposition as 'Peace Dialogue Advances'

Representatives of the Venezuelan government and its opposition met for a second time on Tuesday, reporting some progress in the peace talks aimed at putting an end to more than two months of protests that have resulted in 41 deaths to date.

The government, however, rejected a call to grant amnesty to the 175 people arrested as a result of the disturbances, according to news reports. Leopoldo Lopez, a former mayor and prominent opposition figure, as well as Daniel Ceballos and Enzo Scarano, two opposition mayors arrested in connection to the protests, are still in prison