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Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 00:00
Colombia's Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a U.S. request to extradite a guerrilla chief who helped hold three Americans in jungle camps
Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 00:00
The former governor of Meta province was captured in July 2001, when travelling in a United Nations vehicle with a U.N. mission, and was held since then in the jungle
Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 00:00
They describe Mr Gamez Garcia as the money and logistics man in the Beltran Leyva organisation, with direct responsibility for buying high-quality cocaine from Colombia
Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 00:00
A Swiss mediator accused by the Colombian government of paying money to a rebel movement merely opened up channels of communication, new evidence shows
Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 00:00
Inflation of 31 percent and continuing food shortages are presenting major problems for President Hugo Chavez as he asks Venezuelans on Feb. 15 to lift term limits
Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 00:00
Physicians for Human Rights said its review of forensic evidence in the shooting death of an American videographer who was covering antigovernment protests in Oaxaca in 2006 appears to contradict the findings of the Mexican Attorney General’s Office
Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 00:00
When authorities enter a slum, violent shootouts with heavily armed drug gangs often occur, with death tolls difficult to determine by either authorities or slum dwellers.
Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 00:00
Marxist rebels in Colombia have released hostage Sigifredo Lopez, a former regional lawmaker held for nearly seven years, an International Committee for the Red Cross spokesman said Thursday.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - 00:00
Alan Jara, a former provincial governor, was greeted by his wife and son as he landed by helicopter in the town of Villavicencio, east of Bogota
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - 00:00
The time for gestures is long past. If the FARC's aim is political credibility, it needs to demonstrate a complete rejection of lawless behavior and release the hundreds of other captives it still holds