Patrick Markey
Sunday, January 20, 2008 - 00:00
"At a point where neglect becomes complicity, it is an active policy not to engage and deal with this problem," John Walters, director of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, told Reuters
Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 00:00
Chained, weakened by disease and wracked with despair, Colombian hostages in jungle camps cling to hope a deal with their Marxist rebel captors will free them
Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 00:00
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez escalated a spat between Caracas and Bogota on Wednesday by accusing Colombia and its U.S. allies of plotting to kill him
Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 00:00
Fighting between Colombia's two main guerrilla groups has forced around 2,000 people from their homes in a rare mass displacement near the border with Venezuela
Friday, November 30, 2007 - 00:00
The Colombian government broadcast videos on Friday of kidnapped politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans in the first proof since 2003 that the high-profile rebel hostages were still alive
Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 00:00
Colombian marines seized a makeshift submarine capable of smuggling up to 12 metric tons of cocaine
Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 00:00
Colombia pressed the United States on Wednesday to hand over a $25 million fine against Chiquita Brands to victims of the paramilitary death squads
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 00:00
Families of Colombian hostages on Monday welcomed a proposed October 8 meeting between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and guerrillas as an advance in talks to free kidnap victims
Monday, September 17, 2007 - 00:00
In a piece of political theater, Uribe climbed up on a white horse in front of a crowd, carrying a cup of Colombian coffee in his hand and raising a salute to the U.S. visitors
Tuesday, September 4, 2007 - 00:00
Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos said Tomas Medina, known as "El Negro Acacio" (The Black Acacia) and a senior figure involved in drugs and arms smuggling for the FARC rebels, was killed with 16 other guerrillas in a weekend bombing