Venezuelan Student Is Gunned Down During Protest March/Muere estudiante tras disturbios en universidad venezolana

Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a student protester at the University of Zulia, in western Venezuela, amid escalating tensions between the nation’s socialist president, Hugo Chávez, and opponents of his government’s proposed constitutional reforms. The student was part of a group marching to the office of the rector of the public university on Friday, when gunmen started shooting from a pair of passing cars. Besides the slain student, 10 others, along with a passerby, were injured. One of the gunmen was also killed and a second injured, apparently by their own crossfire. Classes were suspended until at least Wednesday ( full information)/Una estudiante muerta y cuatro heridos fue el saldo de los disturbios ocurridos este viernes en la venezolana Universidad del Zulia (LUZ), tras la suspensión de las elecciones en esa casa de estudios. El rector del plantel, Leonardo Atencio, declaró a la televisora Globovisión que los cuatro jóvenes resultaron heridos durante los enfrentamientos que desde la víspera mantienen algunos grupos de estudiantes ( información completa)

Venezuela's Chavez Calls Ex-Defense Minister Baduel a `Traitor' / Chávez califica de traidor a ex ministro Defensa tras críticas

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called his former Defense Minister Raul Isaias Baduel, a one- time ally who yesterday denounced Chavez's plan to rewrite parts of the constitution, a ``traitor.''( full information)/- El presidente venezolano, Hugo Chávez, calificó de "traidor" a su ex ministro de Defensa y cercano aliado, Raúl Baduel, luego que advirtió que un proyecto de reforma constitucional promovido por el propio mandatario constituía un "golpe de Estado."( información completa)