Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his country's soldiers should be ready if the United States attempts to provoke a war between his country and Colombia. Tensions between the two countries continue to rise, and Chavez insists that if a. . . READ FULL STORY

At least 10 members of an amateur Colombian soccer team were kidnapped and found shot to death in Tachira, a town on the border between Venezuela and Colombia, Reuters reports. Venezuelan Vice President Ramon Carrizalez told reporters the athletes. . . READ FULL STORY

Protesters in Caracas were sprayed with tear gas as they gathered outside of parliament to oppose a bill that would broaden state control over schools. The bill would require the country's public and private schools to base their teaching on. . . READ FULL STORY

A controversial new media law proposed in Venezuela could lead to the imprisonment of journalists for publishing “harmful” content that undermines the government, the BBC reports. Luisa Ortega Ortiz, a public prosecutor, proposed a. . . READ FULL STORY

Residents of the Caracas and the surrounding area were sent running from their homes and into the rain when an earthquake shook the area before dawn on Monday morning. The quake was 5.3 magnitude, with the epicenter 25 miles south of Caracas and. . . READ FULL STORY