John Otis
Sunday, September 6, 2009 - 00:00
The father of a soldier held prisoner symbolically crucified himself to call attention to the plight of Colombia’s hostages
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 00:00
Some fear that another four-year term would put too much power in the hands of Uribe, turning him into a right-wing version of Hugo Chavez
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 00:00
Last year, 380,000 Colombians were forced off their land amid fighting between rebels, paramilitaries and the army, a 24% increase from 2007's figure
Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 00:00
Uribe is scrambling to explain his less - than - transparent decision to allow the U.S. military to use air bases on Colombian soil to track drug traffickers and even rebels
Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 00:00
Once the province of Marxist guerrillas, the mountains outside Bogota remain a secret from tourists
Monday, July 27, 2009 - 00:00
With a law enforcement crackdown in Colombia, guerrillas are working across the border
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 00:00
Constitutional amendment could allow popular Uribe to stay on for third term.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 00:00
Critics are already painting him as a conservative counterpart to Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's left-wing President who was first elected 11 years ago and has vowed to rule until 2021
Monday, May 4, 2009 - 00:00
In the middle of the Amazon rain forest, an epic 15-year-long legal battle pitting Chevron Corp. against Ecuadorean environmental activists is finally drawing to a close
Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 00:00
These smoky demonstrators were laying plain their dismay over the Colombian government's campaign to roll back the most liberal rules in Latin America regarding the personal use of recreational drugs