Former Prime Ministers, Tony Blair og the UK, Australian John Howard and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will all be awarded the highest civilian award in the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom By...
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) said it would be releasing six hostages shortly. Colombian Senator and International mediator, Piedad Cordoba, asked Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to...
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Caracas,Venezuel, 8 December 2008. Today, Colombian ex FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at Caracas. During their meeting, Betancourt thanked Chavez for helping...
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The following article at LA Times, recounts the sad stories known to many Colombians and South America citizens. The paramilitary groups are still spreading violence and causing displacement to neighbouring...
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Caracas, Venezuela, 30 November, 2008. Today, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez asked Colombian government to promptly remove its Consul at Maracaibo, Carlos Galvis Fajardo, or face his expulsion from the...
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As tension mounted and disturbances erupted in 12 states over the alleged pyramid multimillion-dollar investment scams, the Colombian government was forced to declare an emergency. "President Alvaro Uribe's office...
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The crisis over the "systematic and widespread" extrajudicial executions of innocent civilians by Colombia's U.S.-backed security forces continues. Now, Colombian Army Chief Mario Montoya has resigned...
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" BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's army chief fired three colonels on Friday in the case of 11 men who disappeared from a Bogota suburb and were found dead months later in a war zone hundreds of miles away. It...
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Another political scandal rocks Colombian Presidency after an opposition senator, Gustavo Petro, accused the government of monitoring his movements. Such claim prompted the Colombian Intelligence...
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As Colombian President declares a national "emergency" over the judicial system as it has been on strike for the last 36 days, justice distribution seem to come from abroad. Two notorious paramilitary leaders,...
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Churuguara, Falcon State, Venezuela, 21 August 2008. After attending a hearing at Congress for over two hours, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe pleaded not guilty in the bribery case involving his second term in...
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Churuguara, Falcon State, Venezuela, 21 August 2008. It has emerged today, that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia -FARC- have renewed its stand on the liberation of hostages. In a ANNCOL communique,...
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Updates: On 20 July 2008, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe announced his country would join the Security Council of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). This council was proposed by Venezuela and Brazil to draft a defence policy and...
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After the FARC liberation operation and the Yidisgate scandal, Colombian Supreme Court issued two rulings. First, It stated that it would be unconstitutional- if not impossible - to rerun presidential elections held in 2006. Then, it also stated that the constitutional...
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