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Little-known mafia is cocaine 'king'
Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 00:00
The 'Ndrangheta of Italy's southern Calabria region rules the expanding European drug trade
Grim Present, Dim Future for Andean Integration
Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 00:00
The Andean countries are passing through the gates of the new year with their trade bloc, the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) -- the oldest and most structured regional integration agreement in the Americas -- fraying at the edges
What Darwin Could Tell Us About the "War on Drugs"
Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 00:00
Although it may seem counterintuitive, the "law and order" response by our politicians only intensifies the problem
U.S. foreign policy looks in every direction except South
Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 00:00
If what Sens. Reid and Cochran say is not an empty promise, 2008 will not be a good year for Chavez and his followers. They will find that a truly bipartisan U.S. policy toward Latin America will make their vision of a confederation of socialist countries
Colombian hostages set for Friday release: diplomats
Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 00:00
The eagerly anticipated release of three hostages held by the Colombian Marxist rebel group FARC is to take place on Friday, diplomats responsible for monitoring the operation said
Chavez: Ready to retrieve hostages in Colombia
Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 00:00
Under the plan, Venezuelan aircraft would pick up hostages in Colombia
Colombia rebels could free mother, child hostages
Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 00:00
Former Colombian vice presidential candidate Clara Rojas could be freed along with her young son as early as Thursday, almost six years after she was captured by Marxist rebels
Chavez: Venezuela to Pick Up Hostages
Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 00:00
Colombia agreed Wednesday to allow Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to send his planes and helicopters into its territory to pick up three hostages who have been held for years by leftist rebels
A glance at 3 hostages to be released by Colombian rebels
Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 00:00
Colombian rebels plan to release three hostages, including former congresswoman Consuelo Gonzalez, Clara Rojas — an aide to former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt — and Rojas' young son, Emmanuel
Chavez Farc hostage plan approved
Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 00:00
Colombia says it will allow Venezuelan aircraft into its territory to collect three hostages who could be freed by Colombian rebels in the next day or so

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