The New York Times
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
Thursday, July 3, 2008 - 00:00
Hours after Colombian commandos in disguise infiltrated the FARC terrorist group in a daring rescue operation, three American hostages were flown to safety in the United States
Thursday, July 3, 2008 - 00:00
“I never expected to get out of there alive,” said Ms. Betancourt, 46, her voice sounding frail but charged with excitement, in comments broadcast on the radio.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - 00:00
Senator John McCain pressed President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia to do more to improve human rights in a meeting on Tuesday evening here. Earlier in the day, he criticized his Democratic competitor, Senator Barack Obama, for opposing a trade agreemen
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - 00:00
Over all, drug abuse must be seen more as a public health concern and not primarily a law enforcement problem. Until demand is curbed at home, there is no chance of winning the war on drugs
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - 00:00
Their revolt shows how deeply the president’s decision has divided even the Peronists, leaving politicians from the interior torn between their party loyalties and their furious constituents
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - 00:00
After years of boom and bust, the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is projecting a period of sustained growth, with the gross domestic product increasing 5 percent a year, from now to 2010
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 - 00:00
Since 1998, the lobbying firm headed until recently by Charlie Black, one of Mr. McCain’s closest confidants, has earned more than $1.8 million representing the Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Saturday, June 28, 2008 - 00:00
MEXICO CITY — With a deadly drug war spreading around the country, beleaguered Mexican officials on Friday welcomed $400 million in anti-narcotics assistance in a bill that was given final Congressional approval in Washington on Thursday night.