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Venezuela: Key to the Future of the FARC
The defeat of the FARC, and the capture or killing of its new commander-in-chief, alias "Timochenko," will be extremely difficult without the active collaboration...
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Russia to Build AK-47 Bullet Factory in Cuba
Russia is planning to build a factory to manufacture bullets for AK-47 rifles in Cuba, according to Russian...
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Demand for Bodyguards Surges in Crime-Hit Venezuela
The demand for bodyguards has surged by 70 percent in Venezuela in recent years, according to a bodyguard association, with those in the profession often earning...
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Chavez Sends Troops onto Caracas Streets to Fight Crime
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered the deployment of more than 3,000 National Guard troops onto the streets in an effort to curb violent crime in the...
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Nats Catcher, Wilson Ramos, Kidnapped in Venezuela
Wilson Ramos, the catcher for Washington D.C. baseball team the Nationals, was abducted from his home in Santa Ines, in Venezuela’s central Carabobo...
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Violence in Venezuela Prisons Claims Over 400 Lives in 2011
An NGO reported that the number of prisoners killed in custody in 2011 has already surpassed the total for 2010, making the Venezuelan jails among the most...
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Chavez Promises Military 50% Pay Rise
President Hugo Chavez announced a 50 percent salary boost and other benefits for members of Venezuelas armed...
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‘Gang Boss’ Behind Taking of 60 Hostages in Venezuela Prison
Inmates at a maximum security prison in Venezuela have held some 60 prison employees hostage since October 14, reportedly at the request of a powerful prison gang...
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Chavez Suggests Law to Shoot Down Suspected Drug Planes
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has proposed legislation to allow the military to shoot down suspected drug trafficking...