Financial Times (UK)
Monday, February 25, 2008 - 00:00
The Cuban national assembly elected Raul Castro president of the council of state and Jose Ramon Ventura first vice-president on Sunday, in a historic vote for Cuba and the Americas
Monday, February 4, 2008 - 00:00
Thousands of Colombians are today expected to march in repudiation of the Farc and its practice of kidnapping, in a demonstration organised through Facebook, the social networking site
Friday, January 25, 2008 - 00:00
Colombia could accept an international force on its territory to police efforts to secure the release of more hostages from leftwing guerrillas
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 - 00:00
Juan Manuel Santos said that Mr Chavez had ”locked the door and thrown the key into the sea” after calling two weeks ago for the leftwing group to be seen as a ”real army that controls territory”
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - 00:00
The Colorado party’s choice of Blanca Ovelar to compete in the April 20 election came after she finished narrowly ahead of Luis Castiglioni, former vice-president, in a contested primary
Monday, January 21, 2008 - 00:00
President Álvaro Uribe must sometimes regret the moment he invited Venzuela’s President Hugo Chavez, to mediate the release of hostages held by Farc guerrillas
Sunday, January 20, 2008 - 00:00
It is too late for the Bush presidency to change course but a new and more effective policy based on Cuban realities ought to be high on the agenda of the next US president
Monday, January 14, 2008 - 00:00
Colombian guerillas released two prisoners yesterday in a rescue mission organised by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, marking a breakthrough in a decades-long conflict
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 00:00
Colombian rebels said on Tuesday they would release three hostages to Hugo Chavez, Venezuela’s president, including an aide to former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt held captive since 2002
Sunday, December 16, 2007 - 00:00
Four Bolivian departments are on collision course with the leftwing government of President Evo Morales after declaring radical autonomy statutes at the weekend