AP
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 06:38
Russia tightened its control Monday over Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia with a new treaty envisaging closer military and economic ties with the lush sliver of land along the Black Sea. The move drew outrage and cries of "annexation" in Georgia and sent a chill through those in Abkhazia who fear that wealthy Russians will snap up their precious coastline.
Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 06:04
Hundreds of Islamic extremists have surrendered in Nigeria and neighboring Cameroon following the military's recent victories with air and ground attacks, military authorities said Wednesday.
Monday, September 8, 2014 - 06:12
Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabab, named a new leader Saturday after confirming the killing of their previous leader by a U.S. airstrike, a commander of the group said.
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 08:14
Congressional leader Gabriela Ribadeneira submitted a package of proposed reforms to the country's Constitutional Court, which now has 45 days to decide if the plan must be submitted to a national referendum or if it can be decided by the legislature.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 08:23
That doesn't necessarily mean Bolivia is producing less cocaine. The U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime does not measure potential cocaine production in Bolivia.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 07:37
Negotiators for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia say they hope Colombia's return to soccer's top tournament for the first time since 1998 can help advance peace talks.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 00:00
The last remaining fugitive capo of Colombia's Norte del Valle drug cartel has been captured in Venezuela and will be extradited to the United States.
Friday, June 25, 2010 - 00:00
Tareck El Aissami held up the arrest of Luis Frank Tello Candelo, 47, better known as "El Negro Frank," as proof of Venezuela's determination to combat organized crime and drug trafficking.
Friday, June 25, 2010 - 00:00
He was to appear on Friday in federal court in Manhattan to face drug and gun trafficking charges
Friday, October 31, 2008 - 00:00
An Ecuadorean presidential commission has concluded that U.S. intelligence services infiltrated the Andean nation's military and police and supported a cross-border incursion by Colombian troops