CARACAS, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced on Tuesday that he would take action against another private television station if it incites violence and promotes student demonstrations against his government.

    The warning came as thousands of students were protesting for the second consecutive day in the capital Caracas over the removal on Sunday of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) from terrestrial broadcasting.

    Speaking at a public event on Tuesday in Vargas state, north of Caracas, Chavez said that TV station Globovision, one of the few channels that is still harshly anti-government, had called on viewers to kill him.

    In his speech, Chavez recommended Globovision's bosses to take a tranquilizer and asked for the opposition to abandon their destabilization plans, warning that, if not, "I will apply my own tranquilizer."

    Chavez noted that his Information Minister William Lara would ask the Attorney General's Office to investigate a Globovision program.

    William Lara condemned broadcaster Globovision for showing a Mexican demonstration against the murder of a journalist in the port city of Acapulco, labeling it as a march against Chavez and in support of RCTV.

    Chavez also praised the Metropolitan Police and the National Guard, saying they had withstood attacks with firearms, stones and bottles during Monday's demonstrations.

    Venezuela's oldest and most popular television station RCTV was shut down at midnight Sunday and replaced by a new government-controlled channel.

    Chavez justified his government's decision not to renew RCTV's licence, saying that the popular TV station had supported a short-lived coup in April 2002, which removed him from power for two days.

    Venezuelan students call for strike over broadcaster's closure

    CARACAS, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan students from 17 universities on Tuesday called for a nationwide strike to protest the government's closure of a leading TV station on Sunday.

    On the second consecutive day of demonstrations, the student protesters also showed up outside the Organization of American States's office in Caracas. Full story

    Venezuelan gov't accuses TV station of inciting president's assassination

    CARACAS, May 28 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government on Monday accused a leading television station critical of President Hugo Chavez of subliminally calling for his assassination and asked prosecutors to investigate.

    The channel, Globovision, allegedly encouraged an attempt on Chavez's life by broadcasting the chorus of a salsa tune along with footage of an assassination attempt against Pope John Paul II, Information Minister Willian Lara said.

    "They incite the assassination of Venezuela's president," Lara said. Full story

    Venezuelan students, police clash after govt removes critical broadcaster

    CARACAS, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Students and National Guard officers clashed in Venezuela's capital Caracas on Monday, after the government took a television station critical of the government off the air, student leaders told media in Venezuela.

    Ana Teresa Yapez, an administrator at Caracas's Metropolitan University, said that 20 students suffered tear gas inhalation injuries, two were shot by rubber bullets and one more hit by a tear gas canister. Full story

    Venezuela on alert against sabotages due to RCTV's closing

    CARACAS, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's National Guard was on complete alert on Friday in the capital to prevent possible sabotages following the closing down of right-wing Radio Caracas television (RCTV).

    The National Guard deployed anti-riot police, patrol cars, among other means in different parts of the capital to avoid conflicts due to RCTV's closing. Full story