Peter Walker
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 07:26
Controversial plans for the military to opt out from the European convention on human rights (ECHR) during future conflicts will be introduced by ministers, to see off what the prime minister described as an “industry of vexatious claims” against soldiers.
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 00:00
Many of the destroyed homes had been built precariously on steep hillsides, and Rousseff said housing in areas of risk was the rule rather than the exception in Brazil.
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 00:00
'The Americans are extraordinary, but when you are facing a situation in chaos they tend to confuse military intervention with emergency aid, which cannot be entrusted to the armed forces.'
Monday, September 21, 2009 - 00:00
Some estimates put the crowd for the five-hour concert, headlined by the Colombian superstar Juanes, at about a million, or almost one in 10 of the population
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 00:00
A Colombian drug lord who learned his trade under Pablo Escobar has pleaded guilty to cocaine smuggling after his surprise extradition to the US.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 00:00
Battered by criticism from around the region, Colombia has sought to justify the raid through the release of information it claims was taken from computer files on a laptop belonging to Reyes
Thursday, March 6, 2008 - 00:00
Ecuador and Venezuela today pressed for stronger action to be taken against Colombia over a military raid on a rebel camp a mile inside Ecuador
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 - 00:00
Ecuador, which borders Colombia to the south, cut diplomatic ties and sent thousands of troops to its border. Venezuela, to the north, did the same thing
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 00:00
The allegation - made by the Colombian vice-president, Francisco Santos, to a UN disarmament forum in Geneva, and not backed up with any evidence - was the latest salvo in a series of claims and counter-claims
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 00:00
None of the South American leaders embroiled in the Farc-raid furore wants an armed fight. They are playing to the domestic gallery