Reuters
Monday, June 14, 2010 - 00:00
The rescue is the highest profile operation since a 2008 mission that freed former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. contractors.
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 00:00
The Invamer Gallup poll showed Santos with 66.5 percent of intended votes versus 27.4 percent for Mockus.
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 00:00
While Uribe has overseen a fivefold increase in investment and rapid economic growth during his two terms, U.N. data shows income inequality grew between 2002 and 2008.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 00:00
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, often aligned with U.S. foe Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, expressed "joy" at Clinton's arrival.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 00:00
Clinton told the OAS General Assembly in Peru the 35-member group suffered a "proliferation of priorities and mandates that dilute its efforts, drain its budget, and diminish its capacity".
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 00:00
The four police officers and one soldier are among 22 of the Andean nation's security forces held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 00:00
Colombian military planes struck a leftist rebel camp on Sunday, killing six guerrillas in a raid in the south of the Andean nation.
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 00:00
U.S.-Brazil ties have been strained by possible new U.N. sanctions on Tehran
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 00:00
Latin America's No. 4 oil exporter grew around 4 percent in the first quarter, in a sign the Andean nation was recovering.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 00:00
Already strongly favored to win the Colombian presidency, former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos got another boost on Tuesday when the Andean nation's Conservative party said it will back him