Terrorism
Friday, July 4, 2008 - 00:00
PARIS — A jubilant France prepared Thursday to welcome Ingrid Betancourt, the French-Colombian politician freed on Wednesday after six years of captivity by rebels in the Colombian jungle, while officials in Paris said that that the French government, w
Friday, July 4, 2008 - 00:00
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — At 5 a.m. on Wednesday, the sun had yet to peek through the jungle canopy in this country’s Guaviare Department when the guerrillas told their captives to gather their belongings. A call had come in from a top adviser to Alfo
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - 00:00
Luis Posada Carriles, a former CIA operative hailed as a hero in Miami and reviled as a terrorist in Cuba and Venezuela, could face extradition to Panama
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 - 00:00
The Colombian government says two European envoys are in the country to seek talks with Farc rebel leaders and broker a possible release of hostages.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 00:00
In the first ruling of its kind, a US court has overturned the designation of an inmate at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp as an "enemy combatant".
Friday, June 20, 2008 - 00:00
CARACAS --
A Lebanese-born businessman living in Venezuela denied U.S. government accusations that he has helped financed Hezbollah, saying he doesn't know anyone in the group.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 00:00
The U.S. war crimes court goes back into session this week as lawyers for defendants look for ways to use a new Supreme Court ruling to derail the prosecution of suspected terrorists.
Friday, June 13, 2008 - 00:00
BOSTON — The presidential candidates took differing positions Thursday on the Supreme Court decision granting foreign terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay a right to challenge their detention in civilian courts. Senator John McCain expressed concern abo
Friday, June 13, 2008 - 00:00
The Guantanamo Bay detention center will not close today or any day soon.
But the Supreme Court’s decision Thursday stripped away the legal premise for the remote prison camp that officials opened six years ago in the belief that American law would not
Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 00:00
El Parlamento Europeo se abstuvo recientemente de incluir al MRTA en su lista de grupos terroristas, lo que desato gran malestar en el gobierno y amplios sectores de la opinion publica de Peru