Chavez deploys troops over Colombia tensions
31/07/2010 - VENEZUELA

Chavez deploys troops over Colombia tensions

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said he had deployed troops on Friday, as tensions with Colombia mount after Bogota charged Chavez of harbouring leftist rebels.
Afghanistan: defense leaks online
28/07/2010 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Afghanistan: defense leaks online

The Wikileaks website has whipped up a storm, with the release of secret documents about the Afghan War. We take a look how the BP oil spill disaster is affecting the health of local residents. And, we go to a Pacific province of Colombia, where locals have mastered an environmentally-friendly technique of gold mining.
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 23th (part 2)
23/07/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 23th (part 2)

Mr. Cameron goes to Washington and all they talk about is BP, the more-or-less stressful stress tests of Europe’s banks, and Colombia’s outgoing president not exactly best friends forever with his Venezuelan counterpart… it’s all in The World This Week. Joining François Picard are Liz Alderman of the International Herald Tribune, Newsweek Paris bureau chief Christopher Dickey, Sunday Telegraph columnist Anne-Elizabeth Moutet and freelance reporter Célestine Bohlen.
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 23th (part 1)
23/07/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 23th (part 1)

Mr. Cameron goes to Washington and all they talk about is BP, the more-or-less stressful stress tests of Europe’s banks, and Colombia’s outgoing president not exactly best friends forever with his Venezuelan counterpart… it’s all in The World This Week. Joining François Picard are Liz Alderman of the International Herald Tribune, Newsweek Paris bureau chief Christopher Dickey, Sunday Telegraph columnist Anne-Elizabeth Moutet and freelance reporter Célestine Bohlen.
Hugo Chavez severs diplomatic ties with Colombia
23/07/2010 - DIPLOMACY

Hugo Chavez severs diplomatic ties with Colombia

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (pictured) announced Thursday that he is severing diplomatic ties with neighbouring Colombia, which recently accused Chavez of harbouring leftist guerrilla rebels.
Chavez threatens to cut ties with Colombia as row heats up
17/07/2010 - VENEZUELA

Chavez threatens to cut ties with Colombia as row heats up

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said Friday he would not be attending the inauguration of Colombia's president-elect and threatened to break off ties with the neighbouring country, which has accused Venezuela of harbouring rebel FARC guerrilla.
Venezuela is harbouring Colombian rebels, says Bogota
16/07/2010 - DIPLOMACY

Venezuela is harbouring Colombian rebels, says Bogota

Colombia said it had proof Thursday that Venezuela is harbouring five leaders of leftist guerrilla groups. The two groups, the FARC and the National Liberation Army (ELN), have fought an armed war against the Colombian government since the 1960s.
Video of Times Square bomb suspect broadcast
14/07/2010 - USA

Video of Times Square bomb suspect broadcast

A video showing suspected Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad vowing "revenge for all the mujahadeen and oppressed Muslims" and describing his plans to attack the United States was broadcast on the Al-Arabiya television channel on Wednesday.
Former hostage Betancourt sues state over kidnapping
10/07/2010 - COLOMBIA

Former hostage Betancourt sues state over kidnapping

Ingrid Betancourt, the Colombian politician who spent six years as a hostage of the Marxist guerilla group FARC, is suing the Colombian state for emotional stress and loss of earnings during her captivity, infuriating the government that freed her.
Colombia's president faces arrest if he enters Ecuador
06/07/2010 - ECUADOR

Colombia's president faces arrest if he enters Ecuador

Colombia's newly elected President Juan Manuel Santos (pictured) could face arrest if he enters Ecuador, after a warrant was issued for his arrest for the 2008 bombing of a FARC rebel camp in Ecuador by Colombia when he was defence minister.
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