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Colombia rebel group declares truce as peace talks resume
BOGOTA, Colombia -- In what some analysts saw as an encouraging sign, Colombia's largest rebel group declared a two-month truce to take effect Monday night as peace talks resumed in hopes of ending the country's five-decade civil conflict. Ivan Marquez,...
Tags: Rebellions, Oslo (Norway), Peace Negotiations, Hamas
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No tsunami threat from 7.4 Colombia earthquake
L.A. NOWNo tsunami warnings were issued for California or the rest of the Pacific Coast from a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that hit Colombia on Sunday morning.... -
Colombian president announces fall peace talks with rebels
World NowProspects for an end to four decades of civil strife in Colombia inched closer to reality Tuesday as President Juan Manuel Santos announced that his government has signed an agreement to start peace talks in Norway with the country’s largest rebel... -
Mexico's most powerful woman faults working mothers
World NowElba Esther Gordillo, the much-feared head of Mexico's gigantic teachers' union, is blaming the abysmal state of education here on none other than working mothers. In an "open letter to the public" covering two full pages of Mexico's leading Reforma... -
Latin American governments congratulate Chavez win in Venezuela
World NowGovernments in Latin America quickly congratulated Hugo Chavez on his reelection Sunday as president of Venezuela, a sign of his convincing win over strong opposition challenger Henrique Capriles.... -
Colombia rebels' hostage recalls friendship with wild pig
BOGOTA, Colombia -- A little wild pig named Josefo, abandoned by his mother, helped keep Sgt. Jose Libardo Forero sane. For nearly 13 years, Forero was one of the "forgotten" hostages held by the leftist rebels known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces...
Tags: Tony Curtis, Prisons, The Holocaust (1934-1945), American Red Cross, Leishmaniasis
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U.N.: Colombian coca and cocaine production shows little change
World NowA U.N. survey indicates Colombia's coca leaf and cocaine production didn't change much in 2011, while comparisons with Peru will have to wait until August.... -
White House: Peru displaces Colombia as top cocaine producer
World NowPeru has regained its former distinction as the world’s top cocaine producer, according to an annual White House report issued Monday that said Colombia’s output fell sharply last year, putting the former leader in third place behind Bolivia..... -
Villaraigosa planning 9-day trade mission to South America
L.A. NOWL.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa plans to travel to South America on a 9-day trade mission later this month with a delegation of business leaders and city officials.... -
What foreign media are saying about the U.S. election
World NowVoters in the United State handed President Obama a second term in office on Tuesday. As the rest of the world reacted and reflected on the campaign, here’s a sample of the reactions and analysis from newspapers and other media around the globe.... -
Temporary refuge for migrants in Mexico also under threat
World NowFor years, conflict has simmered and spiked between residents of a town outside Mexico City and the Central American migrants who have taken refuge there, a stop along their route northward. Tultitlan has seen thousands of often bedraggled migrants... -
Mexican retailer lashes out at losing presidential candidate
World NowSoriana, one of Mexico's largest retailers, has been unwillingly dragged into the hullabaloo over just how dirty Mexico's recent presidential election was, and now they're yelling "ya basta!" -- enough already -- and accusing the runner-up of promoting...
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