Sports Buzz Happened at a recent Mexico-Venezuela friendly in Southern California. According to an eyewitness account, two fans were about to fight, and probably needed to be detained. Still, can't help but question the arrest procedure at the :30 second mark. Just watch and listen. (Via Busted Coverage)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/world/americas/23venez....
A debate on the soaring homicide rate was reignited after a court ordered a newspaper to stop publishing violent images.
A severe drought in Venezuela exposed a church that went underwater in 1985 when a hydroelectric dam was built around it. The church, pictured, in 2008 (left) and in 2010 (right).
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/world/americas/12venez....
NYT- “Since President Hugo Chávez called golf a “bourgeois sport” officials have moved to shut down two of the country's best-known courses.”
We track the battle between left-wing and right-wing sites on important news topics. At 12:38pm on March 05, 2009. we detected breaking news about “VENEZUELA'S CHAVEZ THREATENS TO EXPROPRIATE FOOD COMPANY…”. This page shows the headlines about “VENEZUELA'S CHAVEZ THREATENS TO EXPROPRIATE FOOD COMPANY…” from both sides.
Science Buzz 38 people in Venezuela died from rabies after being bitten by vampire bats. I have no idea whether to believe if this really happened or if it’s just some viral marketing hoax for a new vampire flick.