Helen Murphy
Monday, March 1, 2010 - 00:00
The magistrates rejected the initiative - which may have let Uribe stand for office in May - in part because it endangered checks and balances provided for in the 1991 constitution.
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 00:00
El presidente de Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, atraeria 46 por ciento de los votos si se le permitiera presentarse como candidato en las elecciones del 30 de mayo.
Friday, February 5, 2010 - 00:00
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said he would "act prudently" to let the constitutional court evaluate a proposed referendum on a third term after local media said a judge recommended that his colleagues block the vote.
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 00:00
A Colombian constitutional court judge has urged his colleagues to block a referendum that could pave the way for President Alvaro Uribe to seek a third straight term.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 00:00
Lobo, 62, has vowed to unite the Central American country by naming a commission to investigate last year's coup against then-President Manuel Zelaya and by appointing opposition members to his Cabinet.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 00:00
Tax revenue is expected to decline 3.7 percent to 74.2 trillion pesos in 2010 as the economy entered recession last year for the first time since 1998
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuelan soldiers dynamited rope suspension bridges crossing the Tachira River
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last night denied he had called for war with Colombia and said his comments to make preparations were defensive
Friday, October 30, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuelan Interior and Justice Minister Tarek El-Aissami said officers from Colombia's domestic intelligence agency are operating clandestinely in his country to destabilize the government
Friday, September 25, 2009 - 00:00
Gross domestic product fell 0.5 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier