Latin America powers warn against Venezuela violence

Latin American powers warned against the risk of violence in Venezuela as it braces for big protests on Wednesday in a deadly political and economic crisis. Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos expressed "serious concern" about the Venezuelan army's role, after his and 10 other countries urged peaceful demonstrations. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro rallied the military and civilian militia on Monday as he vowed to resist the opposition's efforts to remove him from office. "We view with serious concern the militarization of Venezuelan society. We call for good sense," Santos wrote on Twitter. More…