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Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 00:00
Mr Kouchner told a radio station that his visit to Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador had helped to re-establish contact with leaders including Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, who has been influential in securing hostage releases
Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 00:00
Correa's shake-up comes in a nation where the military enjoys a high measure of autonomy, wields considerable economic and political power and has played a hand in the overthrow of three presidents since 1997
Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 00:00
In December, Mr. Ortega established the neighborhood committees, which are controlled by his left-wing Sandinista party and administer antipoverty programs, despite a vote against the plan by the National Assembly
Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 00:00
Only trouble is, Paraguay may not be such a safe haven for long
Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 00:00
The island's communist government put desktop computers on sale to the public for the first time Friday, ending a ban on PC sales
Thursday, May 1, 2008 - 00:00
According to one e-mail exchange reviewed by The Miami Herald, Rodriguez Chacin sought extensive FARC training
Thursday, May 1, 2008 - 00:00
Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is aiming at restarting talks to free hostages who include French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt
Thursday, May 1, 2008 - 00:00
The twins led a gang which, from the 1990s, allegedly smuggled huge quantities of cocaine from South America's top producer to the US
Thursday, May 1, 2008 - 00:00
The Mejias joined the far-right paramilitaries, as many drug traffickers did in the early 2000s to benefit from a peace pact with the government that offered reduced sentences
Thursday, May 1, 2008 - 00:00
They said that since the start of this year 21 trade union officials and civil society leaders had been murdered while dozens others have reportedly received death threats