Patrick Markey
Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 00:00
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is considering an unprecedented third term and looks untouchable should he decide to run in 2010
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 00:00
Uribe knows there is little or no chance of a deal before the U.S. election on November 4 but he hopes for a breakthrough during Congress' "lame duck" session
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 00:00
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe edged a step closer to a third consecutive term on Monday after supporters handed in five million signatures
Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 00:00
Coffee traders were keeping an eye on the truckers' strike but said it was not yet having a strong impact on the market
Friday, August 1, 2008 - 00:00
Uribe, who has received billions of dollars in U.S. aid to fight cocaine traffickers and leftist guerrillas, said negotiating short jail terms with traffickers in exchange for information often ended up mocking counter-narcotics efforts
Monday, June 30, 2008 - 00:00
Two European mediators are seeking contacts with Colombian FARC guerrilla commanders to try to break a deadlock over talks to release hostages
Sunday, June 15, 2008 - 00:00
President Álvaro Uribe said Colombia's intelligence agency, DAS, has responded by offering the guerrilla protection from extradition should the hostages be freed. He gave few details or names
Saturday, June 14, 2008 - 00:00
A Colombian FARC rebel has offered to release French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt and other guerrilla captives in exchange for protection from extradition, President Alvaro Uribe said
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 00:00
His comments were welcomed by the U.S. government that he often rails against
Monday, May 26, 2008 - 00:00
With Marulanda now dead, recent desertions and a string of military defeats could edge the Marxist rebel army he founded in the 1960s closer to the negotiating table