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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 00:00
"It is bad news that the man we were talking to, with whom we had contacts, has been killed," Kouchner told France Inter radio. "Do you see how ugly the world is?"
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 00:00
After months of heavy coverage about food shortages, newspapers on Monday led with headlines about the military escalation
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 00:00
Venezuelan authorities largely halted trade at the country's busiest border crossings with Colombia on Monday, preventing shipments of goods from entering
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 00:00
Brazil said on Monday it would increase diplomatic efforts to help resolve a standoff between Colombia and its neighbors Ecuador and Venezuela
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``These documents not only imply a closeness, but an armed alliance between the FARC and the government of Venezuela,'' Naranjo said in a televised press briefing
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 00:00
Venezuela wants OPEC to discuss Exxon Mobil Corp.'s decision to get court orders freezing assets at the country's state-owned oil company
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 00:00
The US has urged Colombia and Ecuador to seek a diplomatic solution to the crisis sparked when Bogota sent troops over the border to target Farc rebels
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 00:00
Washington is unlikely to be a major player in any solution to the crisis - that role will almost certainty be taken by leaders from Latin America
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 00:00
Venezuela and Ecuador may be rattling sabers more than preparing for war by sending thousands of troops to Colombia's borders, but the brinkmanship in a growing Andes crisis raises the risk
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 00:00
When asked if Colombia could count on US support in the event of a military reaction, Casey said Bogota was an important ally