Chris Kraul
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 00:00
Bachelet promised during the campaign to rewrite the constitution, reform the tax code and overhaul the education system. She also promised to give indigenous citizens more say.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 00:00
Colombia has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Ecuador for human and economic damage caused by spraying an anti-coca herbicide that blew across the countries' common border.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 00:00
Nicaragua's army chief declared Tuesday that his country would not negotiate away "even a single drop of water" to Colombia, reacting to the South American country’s announcement that it will not observe an international court ruling.
Friday, August 9, 2013 - 00:00
The amount of cocaine produced in Colombia last year was estimated at about 340 tons, comparable to the figure in 2011.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 00:00
Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin wrote to Nicaragua that Colombia would "not accept nor permit" oil exploration in the disputed parts of a 7,000-square-mile area in the southwestern Caribbean.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 00:00
"If in November we haven't finished entirely, we'll see where we are, and if we have to prolong the talks a couple of months, we'll extend them," Santos told Caracol Radio in Bogota.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 00:00
If Ecuador grants political asylum to Edward Snowden, the move could boost President Rafael Correa's image at home as a champion of human rights, but it could also hurt his relationship with the United States
If Ecuador grants political asylum to Edward
Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 00:00
In a statement on national TV, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said his government was offended by the meetings and had ordered an immediate halt to its involvement as facilitator in peace talks underway in Cuba
Monday, May 27, 2013 - 00:00
The agreement on agrarian reform, considered a crucial element of any broader accord, is a boost for President Juan Manuel Santos
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 00:00
The apparent "comfort" of rebel leaders negotiating in Cuba was an irritating juxtaposition to the everyday risks he and his comrades were facing in the jungle.