Patrick Markey
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia's FARC guerrillas will free five hostages, including three military officials and two local politicians, in what they called a humanitarian gesture.
Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 00:00
President Juan Manuel Santos' ambitious reform agenda, an uptick in the guerrilla and drugs war, measures to tame the soaring peso and still delicate relations with neighboring Venezuela and Ecuador are key issues.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 00:00
President Juan Manuel Santos plans to centralize how royalties are managed to more evenly distribute around $3 billion a year.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 00:00
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez restored diplomatic ties on Tuesday at talks to end the latest dispute.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez meet on Tuesday in an attempt to end a diplomatic dispute.
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 00:00
-- How Santos manages his "unity government" alliances.
-- Can he keep his popularity through the honeymoon phase.
-- Fallout from scandals hitting his administration
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 00:00
"We want to introduce ourselves more in the NATO and OECD like Mexico and Chile have done, to be more important players on the global stage. The circumstances are right," said Santos
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 00:00
The United States has suspended aid to Colombia's DAS intelligence agency, whose agents are accused of illegally wiretapping President Alvaro Uribe's opponents, journalists and top court magistrates.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 00:00
A tight election race to succeed President Alvaro Uribe and a possible run-off vote in June, rebel violence, the push for investment grade and tensions with Venezuela.
Monday, March 22, 2010 - 00:00
Sanin, the only female presidential candidate, will challenge front-runner Juan Manuel Santos in the election and try to leverage her party's strong results.