Colombias Ex-Rebels Turn Tour Guides Nine former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, have traded their guns for small visitor boats in Colombias dense Amazon forest. The former rebel fighters will now work as tour guides o

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is calling for unity in supporting his government's peace process with the country's FARC rebels to assure its success in the next several months. In a televised address on the eve of an organized march against

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 英闻天下

By Zulima Palacio Colombia 06 February 2008 Tens of thousands of Colombians marched on Monday -- at home and abroad -- to demand that the country's largest rebel group stop kidnapping people and release those it is holding. The protesters denounced F

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(二月)

By Jela De Franceschi Washington 26 March 2008 Russian gunrunner Viktor Bout was recently arrested under a warrant issued by the United States, which accuses him of supplying weapons to the Colombian rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Col

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By Brian Wagner Miami 10 January 2008 Colombia's government has approved a new attempt by Venezuela to pick up two hostages held by leftist rebels in the Colombian jungle. VOA's Brian Wagner reports Venezuela's president says he has received instruct

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(一月)

A former member of Colombia's FARC rebel group is the first person to take advantage of a special French asylum offer. The rebel arrived in Paris with former French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt. Wilson Bueno (R), and former hostage French-Col

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Rebels in Colombia have stopped fighting a civil war. Some have not stopped the techniques they have perfected over the years for making a living. During the war, the rebel group known as the FARC earned millions of dollars by ex

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After Voters Reject Colombia Peace Deal, Guerrillas Are Left In Limbo play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0003:29repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your

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BBC news. The UN special envoy to Syria says he's satisfied there's been a significant drop in the level of fighting since introduction of a temporary ceasefire on Monday. Staffan de Mistura said he hoped aid deliveries would start very soon and the

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By David Gollust State Department 06 March 2008 The United State Thursday welcomed the Organization of American States' resolution on the Colombia-Ecuador crisis, which calls for an OAS commission to investigate the matter. U.S. officials say efforts

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 05 March 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he does not expect fighting to break out between Colombia and Venezuela, and that if it does he believes the Colombian military can successfully defend its country. VOA's Al

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By Brian Wagner Miami 27 February 2008 Colombian rebels have handed over four politicians held hostage for more than six years to a Venezuelan-led recovery team. VOA's Brian Wagner reports from Miami the four were taken to Venezuela to be reunited wi

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By Scott Stearns White House 04 March 2008 President Bush is backing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in his stand-off with Venezuela and Ecuador. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Venezuela and Ecuador cut diplomatic ties with Col

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By Manuel Rueda Bogota 05 April 2008 Colombia has the world's highest kidnapping rate, and in the past 10 years more than 3,000 Colombians have been kidnapped by rebel groups, paramilitaries and common criminals, who use their victims for economic or

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By Brian Wagner Medellin, Colombia 03 June 2008 U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte is calling on Colombia's neighbors to help stop Colombian guerrillas from cross-border operations in jungle regions of South America. VOA's Brian Wagner h

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By Brian Wagner Miami 07 March 2008 The presidents of Colombia and Ecuador have again traded charges over a controversial Colombian military strike on rebels inside Ecuador. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the two clashed at a Latin American sum

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 06 December 2007 French President Nicolas Sarkozy again marked his hands-on diplomatic style by personally requesting the head of Colombia's FARC guerrillas release 45 hostages the group has been holding for years. For VOA, Lisa

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The US treasury has told the BBC that it considers the Russian president Vladimir Putin to be corrupt. The American government has already imposed sanctions on Mr Putin's aids, but it's thought to be the first time it's directly accused him of corrup

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Russia has vetoed a UN resolution that wouldve condemned the Srebrenica massacre twenty years ago as an act of genocide. The killing of 8,000 Muslim men and boys by Bosnian Serb troops in the town was the worst massacre in Europe since the WWII. The

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The United States and Russia have announced that they'll resume their talks in an effort to halt the bloodshed in Syria. Washington broke off all negotiations with Moscow nine days ago amid extreme tension over the failure to secure a ceasefire. The

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