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Venezuela pulls out as facilitator of Colombian peace talks
BOGOTA, Colombia – Venezuela recalled its ambassador and ended its participation in peace talks Wednesday after Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos met with the losing opposition candidate in Venezuela’s recent presidential election....
Tags: Hugo Chavez, Nicolas Maduro, Government, U.S. Congress, Venezuela
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A FARC rebel in Colombia explains why he wanted out
BOGOTA, Colombia — Leftist rebel Reinel Usuga surrendered this month because he was afraid of dying in battle and being buried in an unmarked grave even as rebel leaders negotiate a possible peace agreement that would make such a death pointless...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Colombia, Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces
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Bill Clinton visits Colombia, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Former President Clinton visited Colombia last week, meeting with President Juan Manuel Santos while visiting Cartagena, where Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro showed him around the city in an electric taxi. Then Clinton took time out to visit with Nobel...Tags: Entertainment Events, Alzheimer's Disease, Chemotherapy, Authors, Colombia
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OAS study says countries should consider decriminalizing drug use
BOGOTA, Colombia — The Organization of American States said Friday that countries should consider decriminalizing drug use, a shift backed by several Latin American leaders but opposed by the United States. Decriminalization could be one of many...
Tags: Punishment, Pakistan, Recreational Substance Use, Colombia, Drug Use
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Victor Carranza dies at 77; 'Emerald King' of Colombia
Victor Carranza, known as the "Emerald King" of Colombia, who built a near monopoly in trade in the precious gems and survived at least two assassination attempts along the way, died of lung cancer Thursday at a Bogota hospital. He was 77. Officials...
Tags: Corporate Crime, Colombia, Lung Cancer, Lawyers, Politics
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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... -
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..... -
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: Leishmaniasis , Sidney Poitier, Wars and Interventions, Malaria, Human Interest
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Energy deals boost Colombia-Venezuela ties despite border violence
World NowAs bi-lateral relations improve, Venezuelan President Chavez promises to send added troops to the area where FARC rebels fled after killing 12 Colombian soldiers... -
Colombian army officials say 12 soldiers killed by rebels
World NowTwelve Colombian soldiers were killed by suspected leftist guerrillas who then fled into Venezuelan territory.... -
Colombia bomb injures ex-minister, kills 2 as new trade era dawns
World NowA former Colombian cabinet minister was injured in a bomb blast that killed five people in Bogota on the day that the Colombia-U.S. Free Trade Agreement starts taking effect...
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