In Venezuela, the US Major League baseball player, Wilson Ramos, who was kidnapped by armed men, has been rescued. Information Minister Andres Izarra said security forces located Ramos in the Montalban mountains near to where he was kidnapped three days ago. The 24-year-old catcher for the Washington Nationals was abducted by armed men on Wednesday evening while he chatted with friends and relatives outside his mother's home in the Venezuelan city of Valencia.President Hugo Chavez had authorized an air rescue with support from the national guard this morning. Ramos was found in the mountainous Montalban area of Carabobo state, about 20 miles west of Valencia, and was taken back to the city. Three people were arrested during the operation, including a Colombian national linked to paramilitary and kidnapping groups.