Strong earthquake rocks Venezuela

CARACAS (Reuters) – A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook major oil exporter Venezuela on Saturday, causing panic in the capital, Caracas, and injuring at least seven people when houses in the countryside collapsed.

The quake, the strongest in the South American nation in years, hit at about 3:40 p.m. local time (2010 GMT), authorities said. […]

Venezuela: ‘Freedom of expression must be limited’

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela’s top prosecutor insisted Thursday that freedom of expression in Venezuela "must be limited" and proposed legislation that would slap additional restrictions on the country’s news media.

 

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