Hugh Bronstein
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 00:00
Uribe is negotiating a deal with the United States to increase anti-narcotics operations in the country. The talks follow Ecuador's decision to end a program in which Washington used an air base there
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 00:00
A letter was released from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, on Saturday saying it is willing to free two of the hostages but the rest would only be released as part of an exchange for guerrillas held in government jails
Friday, July 17, 2009 - 00:00
Gerardo Aguilar, alias Cesar, was captured last year during the stunning rescue of three American anti-drug contractors and French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 00:00
Uribe earlier this month agreed to allow Cordoba to attend the hand-over, but only if all 24 hostages are freed at the same time
Monday, June 22, 2009 - 00:00
Lawmakers are nervous about a court investigation into the legality of the process by which Uribe's supporters collected signatures in support of the referendum proposal
Friday, June 19, 2009 - 00:00
A U.N. investigator criticized Colombia on Thursday for not doing enough to punish soldiers who killed innocent civilians and made them look like enemy guerrilla casualties
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - 00:00
On Sunday an investigative unit of the government's finance ministry issued a statement saying some judges on the country's highest courts might be linked to illegal activity. No details were provided
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 00:00
The release of a Colombian soldier held for more than 11 years by Marxist guerrillas has turned into a political tug of war, with the rebels insisting that a leftist senator participate in the handover
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 00:00
Daniel Rendon Herrera, 43, alias "Don Mario," was found alone, eating rice out his hands, hiding under a palm tree
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 00:00
Uribe has intensified lobbying for a change in law that would allow him to seek another term in May 2010