Topic: South America

Venezuela charges 8 in kidnap of baseball player

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities have charged eight people over the kidnapping of Major League Baseball player Wilson Ramos that threw a spotlight on violent crime in the South American nation.The 24-year-old Washington Nationals catcher was freed last week in a hail ...

Baseball star Ramos describes rescue in Venezuela

CARACAS (Reuters) - Major League Baseball star Wilson Ramos described his fear on Saturday as Venezuelan security forces swooped onto a mountain hide-out to rescue him from kidnappers in a hail of bullets.The 24-year-old Washington Nationals catcher had been seized by gunmen ...

Venezuela rescues kidnapped baseball star Ramos

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan security forces rescued kidnapped Major League Baseball player Wilson Ramos on Friday, two days after he was abducted in a case that underlined the country's security problems.The 24-year-old Washington Nationals catcher was abducted by armed men on Wednesday ...

Kidnapped ballplayer Ramos found alive in Venezuela

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan security forces found kidnapped Major League baseball player Wilson Ramos alive on Friday in mountains near where he was seized, Information Minister Andres Izarra said."Baseball player Ramos was found alive by security forces in mountainous area of Montalban, ...

Kidnapped baseball player Ramos found alive in Venezuela

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan security forces found kidnapped Major League baseball player Wilson Ramos alive on Friday in a mountains near where he was seized, Information Minister Andres Izarra said.The 24-year-old Washington Nationals catcher was abducted by armed men on Wednesday night ...

No word on Nats' player Ramos abducted in Venezuela

CARACAS (Reuters) - Friends and family of kidnapped U.S. Major League Baseball player Wilson Ramos in Venezuela prayed for his safe return on Friday from gunmen who seized him during an off-season visit to the South American country.The 24-year-old Washington Nationals catcher ...

No word on Nats' player Ramos abducted in Venezuala

CARACAS (Reuters) - Friends and family of kidnapped U.S. Major League Baseball player Wilson Ramos in Venezuela prayed for his safe return on Friday from gunmen who seized him during an off-season visit to the South American country.The 24-year-old Washington Nationals catcher ...

No word on Wilson Ramos abducted in Venezuela

CARACAS (Reuters) - Friends and family of kidnapped U.S. Major League Baseball player Wilson Ramos in Venezuela prayed for his safe return on Friday from gunmen who seized him during an off-season visit to the South American country.The 24-year-old Washington Nationals catcher ...

Venezuela hunts for kidnapped Nats' player Ramos

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan police hunted on Thursday for a gang who kidnapped Major League Baseball player Wilson Ramos at gunpoint from a family home in a case that highlighted the country's appalling crime problem.The 24-year-old catcher for the Washington Nationals, who ...

Venezuela searches for kidnapped baseball star Ramos

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan police hunted on Thursday for a gang who kidnapped Major League Baseball player Wilson Ramos from a family home in a case highlighting the South American nation's appalling crime problem.The 24-year-old catcher for the Washington Nationals, who was ...
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