Joshua Goodman
Monday, December 15, 2008 - 00:00
For Brazil, tomorrow’s summit caps a decade-long diplomatic drive to use its growing economic and political stability to play a bigger role in the world
Friday, July 18, 2008 - 00:00
Brazil and Colombia plan to sign a defense accord to share military information, promote the sale of weapons and conduct more joint training exercises
Monday, May 26, 2008 - 00:00
Colombia's largest rebel group today confirmed the death of its top leader, Manuel Marulanda, the latest blow to a Marxist-inspired insurgency
Monday, May 26, 2008 - 00:00
South American leaders signed a treaty to create a continental bloc modeled on the European Union that probably won't overcome the growing mistrust and economic divisions
Friday, May 23, 2008 - 00:00
The agreement to create the Union of South American Nations, or Unasur, is unlikely to bear fruit, given increased antagonism over Venezuela's alleged support for Marxist rebels in Colombia and the countries' divergent economic policies
Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 00:00
Miguel Angel Mejia was captured before dawn today at a police roadblock in central Colombia
Monday, April 21, 2008 - 00:00
Ex-lawmaker Yidis Medina said Uribe promised she could name supporters to several government posts if she voted for a constitutional amendment allowing him to seek another term
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 - 00:00
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe accepted a proposal by France to send an urgent medical mission to Colombia's jungles for rebel hostage and former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt
Friday, March 28, 2008 - 00:00
Colombian authorities are investigating what the country's biggest guerrilla group planned to do with 30 kilograms (66 pounds) of depleted uranium
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 00:00
Venezuela is leading a group of 12 countries that favor condemning Colombia, the U.S.'s closest South American ally, for crossing into Ecuadorean territory