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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 00:00
Colombia's FARC guerrillas are willing to enter talks with a group of academics, politicians and former captives who offered to broker negotiations about hostages held for years in jungle camps
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 00:00
Leftist rebels announced Tuesday they have agreed to exchange letters with a self-appointed group of Colombians, including some prominent public figures, to discuss the possible release of hostages
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 00:00
Extra-judicial executions by state security forces are on the rise in this Andean country torn by decades of guerrilla war, says a report from London-based Amnesty International
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 00:00
The Colombian government has sacked three generals and 22 other soldiers over alleged extrajudicial killings
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 00:00
Colombia on Wednesday purged 25 army officers after a probe implicated the armed forces in the disappearance and killing of a group of young men whose bodies turned up in mass graves
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 00:00
A former Haitian paramilitary leader accused by human rights groups of committing murder and torture in Haiti was sentenced on Tuesday to as many as 37 years in prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme in Brooklyn
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 00:00
Leftist guerrillas agreed on Tuesday to meet with 150 prominent Colombians to discuss a possible release of hostages in their custody.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 00:00
Argentine pension funds were preparing on Tuesday to liquidate their assets in Brazil, to comply with a government order to repatriate funds that could enable it to support the peso
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 00:00
Brazil’s central bank will decide on Wednesday whether to raise interest rates as it faces its most challenging circumstances for years.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 00:00
Mexico on Tuesday ruled out asking the International Monetary Fund for a loan, even though it plans to borrow more from other multilateral organisations.