Caught in the crosshairs

Charlie Devereux - GlobalPost November 3, 2009 18:59 ET

Soccer team's murder leaves villagers scared

The murder of an amateur soccer team has heightened tensions between Colombia and Venezuela.

By Charlie Devereux - GlobalPost
Published: November 4, 2009 06:55 ET

CHURURU, Venezuela — This sleepy town on Venezuela’s border with Colombia has been “candela” — or “on fire” — after a local soccer team was massacred.

Two weeks ago, 12 men — 10 Colombians, one Peruvian and one Venezuelan — were kidnapped from a soccer field on the main road between Tachira state capital San Cristobal and...

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Venezuela produces some of the world's best cacao — so why doesn't it make chocolate?

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Video: Venezuela spends millions of hours and dollars grooming its candidates for beauty competitions.

Anti-Chavez and anti-Uribe protesters face off

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Social networking organizes international protests against the Venezuelan president.

New waves of displacement

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Caracas: more expensive than London?

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Return of the dictators?

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A thriving border business

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Colombia and Venezuela face off

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Tensions rise as Colombia accuses Venezuela of supplying Swedish weapons to rebels.

Colombian guerrillas behind kidnappings in Venezuela

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With a law enforcement crackdown in Colombia, guerrillas are working across the border.

Clashes continue between Chavez and opposition

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Chavez launches accusations at the governor of a southwestern state.

Tickle me Hugo

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Where you can stock up on Hugo Chavez dolls and T-shirts.

In Honduras, a media crackdown

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Media situation in Honduras reflects larger battle in region between leftist leaders and oligarchs.

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In Venezuela, traffic has become a hot-button political issue.

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Global Blogs:

Chacumbele electrocutes himself by Teodoro Petkoff

The Devils Excrement - Venezuela - November 7, 2009 17:46 ET

With the electricity crisis Chacumbele is getting a little nutty. When supposedly he wants to get to the bottom of things, he makes absurd decisions,  which can only aggravate the problem. With the...

The 2010 votes: gerrymandering in Venezuela

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