Venezuela to get 300 tanks, armored vehicles CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez is hailing the forthcoming arrival of 300 Russian-made tanks and armored vehicles, and urging civilians to join government-organized militias to be ready to defend Venezuela from a foreign invasion....Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months....Chavez praises alleged terrorist Carlos the Jackal CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez is praising Carlos the Jackal, the imprisoned Venezuelan once notorious for a series of Cold War-era bombings, assassinations and hostage dramas, saying he was a "revolutionary fighter" and not a terrorist....Venezuela captures wanted Colombian fugitive CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan authorities have captured a former Colombian official wanted for collaborating with outlawed right-wing paramilitary fighters....Mexico says drug witness died in apparent suicide MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A top drug cartel suspect who turned state's evidence has been found dead in an apparent suicide, while a body found in Guerrero state was identified as a rebel leader who accused the state governor of drug ties, Mexican law enforcement said Saturday....
