Associated Press
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 00:00
The commander of Colombia's army resigned abruptly Tuesday in a widening scandal over the killing of scores of civilians
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 00:00
Montoya's resignation Tuesday follows a clamor in Colombia's media over an army policy — now rejected by the government — of promoting officers whose units kill the most leftist rebels
Monday, November 3, 2008 - 00:00
A top Bolivian official on Friday accused the United States of backing armed anti-government groups in a violent jungle clash that left 15 people dead last month, including 13 supporters of leftist President Evo Morales.
Monday, November 3, 2008 - 00:00
Chavez says that relations between Venezuela and the U.S., now at their lowest point in years, could improve in an Obama presidency.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 00:00
President Uribe's government on Wednesday fired 25 soldiers, including three generals and four colonels, over the killings of at least 11 civilians
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 00:00
Soldiers on the other side thought he was a drunk and ignored him, Lizcano told The Associated Press
Friday, October 17, 2008 - 00:00
Ever Villafane Martinez represented Colombia's Norte del Valle drug cartel in dealings with Mexico's Sinaloa cartel
Friday, October 17, 2008 - 00:00
President Alvaro Uribe's government has consistently tried to obstruct legal efforts to rid Colombia of far-right militias and punish politicians and military officers who collaborated with them, according to a report
Friday, October 17, 2008 - 00:00
The two men were arrested Wednesday night in Huixquilucan, near the capital, and were presented to reporters on Thursday. They gave their names but made no other comment. It was unclear if lawyers had been assigned to them.
The 24 bodies were found bou
Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 00:00
There is real danger that Islamic extremist groups such as al-Qaida and Hezbollah could form alliances with wealthy and powerful Latin American drug lords to launch new terrorist attacks, U.S. officials said