The Guardian (UK)
Monday, July 7, 2008 - 00:00
Venezuelan military officers have expressed growing alarm at attempts by President Hugo Chavez to turn the armed forces into a political instrument of his socialist revolution
Monday, July 7, 2008 - 00:00
Ingrid Betancourt appears poised to relaunch a political career in Colombia following the euphoria of her liberation
Thursday, July 3, 2008 - 00:00
February 23 2002 Betancourt kidnapped while running for president, together with her campaign chief Clara Rojas
Thursday, July 3, 2008 - 00:00
Ingrid Betancourt was savouring freedom last night after Colombia's security forces duped guerrillas into releasing her and 14 other hostages from a secret camp deep in the jungle.
Thursday, July 3, 2008 - 00:00
Ingrid Betancourt's portrait has been draped for years over the facade of Paris's city hall and was displayed at the summit of Mont Blanc only last week.
Thursday, July 3, 2008 - 00:00
What now for Farc? It has been weakened from within by the loss of a charismatic leader and is now thoroughly infiltrated by the government.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - 00:00
Colombia rescued Ingrid Betancourt and three US military contractors from leftist guerrillas today after military spies tricked rebels into giving them up without a single injury, the defence minister said.
Monday, June 23, 2008 - 00:00
Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline has been closed by rebel bomb attacks carried out on Saturday and Sunday
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 00:00
A Colombian drug lord who learned his trade under Pablo Escobar has pleaded guilty to cocaine smuggling after his surprise extradition to the US.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 00:00
Thousands of jobs in the tourist industry are now at risk and many hotels and restaurants in Argentina face the possibility of imminent closure unless the blockades are lifted.