Sibylla Brodzinsky
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 00:00
A former defence minister promising continuity took an overwhelming lead in Colombia's presidential elections
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 00:00
Private Josue Calvo, who was kidnapped April 20 2009 after being wounded in combat, arrived in a Brazilian helicopter on loan for the release operations.
Monday, March 8, 2010 - 00:00
Only 43 percent of voters said they would cast their ballot for Uribe's chosen candidate, according to a poll.
Monday, March 1, 2010 - 00:00
The shocking Colombia court ruling on Friday that blocks conservative US ally President Álvaro Uribe from seeking a third term has ended nearly two years of political limbo.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 00:00
Long a starting point for cocaine smuggling, Colombia has now become a major hub for human smuggling from Africa and Asia to the US via Mexico.
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 00:00
By the most conservative estimates, the new groups have at least 4,000 members who regularly commit massacres, killings, and forcibly displace individuals and entire communities.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 00:00
Both Uribe and Chavez are expected at a regional summit meeting on climate change in Manaus, Brazil, on Nov. 26, but the two leaders have said they will not meet one-on-one
Monday, November 23, 2009 - 00:00
After bridge explosions, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Colombia's Alvaro Uribe agree on one thing: current conflict won't be resolved without outside mediation.
Monday, November 2, 2009 - 00:00
The agreement – whose text has not been made public – has raised concerns around Latin America of an increased US presence in the region
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 00:00
Agamez's case was among those mentioned as an example of the dire situation of Colombian human rights defenders in testimony Tuesday before the US House Human Rights Commission