Mayor seizes waste-management companies, vows to clean up Venezuela's trash-strewn capitalIt's a dirty job, and now the government's gonna do it. A mayor loyal to President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that his office will take over two waste-collection companies the are responsible for picking up garbage in ...

US heavy metal group Metallica has planned extensive security measures for its concert Friday at a Caracas baseball stadium after rioting fans sparked chaos and violence in Bogota. But organizers are heeding to lessons learned during Wednesday's riots, and have called on a large contingent of police officers, civil ...