Bloomberg
Friday, September 28, 2007 - 00:00
``We've made huge advances that merit continued U.S. backing for Colombia in the war on drugs,'' Uribe said in an interview in New York
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 00:00
The vote today marks the first time the new Democratic majority in the House has voted on a trade agreement negotiated by President George W. Bush, and lawmakers from both parties heralded the unanimous vote
Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 00:00
Colombians are not asking for this trade agreement -- they are begging for it. To them it is Washington that seems delusional
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 00:00
Bolivia escaped U.S. sanctions for its place as the third-largest producer of coca leaves used to make cocaine even as the Bush administration called the country's efforts against narcotics ``uneven.''
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 00:00
Colombian guerrilla leader Raul Reyes may see Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas on Oct. 8 to arrange a meeting with Manuel Marulanda, founder of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
Monday, September 17, 2007 - 00:00
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe pointed to arrests of drug traffickers as he sought to convince visiting U.S. lawmakers to approve a free-trade deal with Latin America's sixth-largest economy
Sunday, September 9, 2007 - 00:00
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he's willing to travel to Colombia to meet with the leader of that country's biggest guerilla group in an attempt to win the release of 45 hostages
Sunday, September 9, 2007 - 00:00
The standoff has left the White House and business allies such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and United Parcel Service Inc. trying to head off what would be the first-ever rejection of a trade agreement by Congress
Sunday, September 9, 2007 - 00:00
Venezuelan ambassador Pavel Rondon participated in a meeting between Pablo Beltran, a member of Colombia's National Liberation Army, and Luis Carlos Restrepo, the country's chief peace negotiator
Friday, August 31, 2007 - 00:00
Colombia plans to end a system that allows draftees to pay the government in lieu of military service as the country confronts a shortfall in active duty troops