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News Story: Latin America fights for drug aid under Obama

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:07:28 GMT

The U.S. government was finally releasing $400 million on Wednesday to support Mexico's police and soldiers in their fight against drug cartels.

RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Where Homophobia Totes a Gun

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:50:03 GMT

Homosexuals can remain in the closet and not be noticed, but that is not an acceptable alternative for transgender people who suffer violence to a greater extent in Colombia, where armed combatants in the ...

Africa: Passionate About Principled Trade

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:32:52 GMT

Just like humanitarian relief, fair trade is a field that attracts passionate individuals with complex world views.

Hostage families in Colombia ask for Betancourt s help

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:15:30 GMT

Families of hostages held by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebels met in Bogota on Sunday with former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, asking her to work on their behalf during her ...

Colombian hostages' families want Betancourt to represent them

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:40:04 GMT

The families of the 26 soldiers and police officers being held hostage by Colombia's leftist guerrillas have urged Ingrid Betancourt, who was rescued in July from the rebels' captivity, to act as their ...

Advancing Continental, Regional, and Global Trade

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:25:02 GMT

Just ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, it was announced that Canada and Columbia had signed a trade agreement.

Venezuela's President Chavez seeks indefinite re-election, again

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:12:31 GMT

President Hugo Chavez asked supporters to propose a constitutional reform that would allow him to seek indefinite re-election and govern through 2019, giving him more time to build a socialist economy in ...

Soldier shot by accident

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:45:10 GMT

A soldier attached to the T&T Regiment was accidentally shot on Friday night during a raid at a Port of Spain club.

Colombians march for release of FARC hostages

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:42:32 GMT

Thousands of Colombians took to the streets Friday noon demanding the release of all the hostages held by the rebel group of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia .

Colombians march to demand hostages' freedom

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:39:25 GMT

Photo Credit: AP Photo Colombia's singer Juanes, center, makes the victory sign as he marches against kidnapping in Medellin, Colombia, Friday, Nov.

ColombiaTries to Palliate Crisis

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:45:54 GMT

Bogota, Nov 26 Colombia has adopted a package of measures to alleviate the serious crisis caused by the bankruptcy of illegal money-sensor companies in Putumayo, Narino, Cauca and Huila departments, this South ...

Colombian parliament commission rules out immediate third term for president

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:31:16 GMT

A commission of the lower chamber of Colombia's parliament on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at allowing President Alvaro Uribe to run for a third term in 2014, but ruled out a second immediate re-election. ...

COLOMBIA: Financial Scandal a Hurdle to Uribe's Re-election

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:19:35 GMT

Five thousand people chanting anti-government slogans in the Colombian capital's central Bolivar Square reflected the sharp fall in popularity of right-wing President Alvaro Uribe, whose bid to reform the ...

COLOMBIA: Edinson Aranguren: 'My family were more worried about my soul than my ass'

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:18:02 GMT

BOGOTA, 26 November 2008 - Edinson Aranguren is a gay AIDS activist who works for the Colombian League for the Fight Against AIDS in Bogota, Colombia's capital.

Where you should and shouldn't go in Columbia

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:39:29 GMT

The U.S. government continues to issue travel warnings for Colombia, citing violence from narco-terrorist groups, including the threat of kidnapping.

Colombia: Belle Of APEC's Ball

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:23:52 GMT

Trade: Leaders from Asia and the Americas affirmed free trade this week in Peru.

'Fight Back' to represent India at US youth summit

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:24:52 GMT

New Delhi/Mumbai, Nov 24 : Fight-Back, an online gender justice campaign launched this year in Mumbai after a woman there was molested outside the JJ Marriott Hotel on New Year's eve, will represent India at ...

Report urges rethinking of Latin policies

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:03:18 GMT

With the election of Barack Obama, the United States has a fresh chance to reinvigorate its relations with Latin America, according to a new report that recommends that Washington overhaul its drug policies at ...

Volcano landslides kill 6 in Colombia

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:05:39 GMT

BOGOTA. November 24. KAZINFORM A snow-capped volcano erupted and sparked landslides in southwest Colombia, killing at least six people -- four of them children, government officials and rescue workers said ...

Colombian shoppers' dream built on pyramid scheme

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:12:43 GMT

It was just three easy steps to the ultimate shopper's club reward:

1. Buy a prepaid card.

2. Cash it in for groceries, a flat-screen TV or a even new car.

3. Six months later, get all your cash back.

That fantastic deal enriched legions of working-class Colombians before President Alvaro Uribe shut down DMG Group Holdings, S.A. last week, calling it a pyramid scheme that laundered drug money and raked in $435 million this year alone.

Officials say DMG was the largest in a wave of scams that has swept Colombia, where a well-developed smuggling industry has nurtured some of the world's craftiest swindlers. The collapse of one such scheme this month sparked deadly riots by duped investors in more than a dozen southern Colombian towns.

Colombia wins several APEC economies' backing of membership bid

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:49:13 GMT

Colombia has won the backing of several APEC member economies for its membership bid, Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez said Saturday.

Bush urges countries to avoid protectionism

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:28:40 GMT

He says one of the enduring lessons of the Great Depression is that "global protectionism is a path to global economic ruin." Addressing the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in Peru, Mr.

At least 10 killed in Colombia volcano eruption

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:48:54 GMT

At least 10 people were killed when a snow-capped volcano in southern Colombia erupted this week, Interior Minister Fabio Valencia said Saturday.

4 dead in Colombia volcano eruption

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:17:19 GMT

Authorities say at least four people have died in landslides triggered by a volcanic eruption in southwestern Colombia.

Cauca state Gov. Guillermo Alberto Gonzalez says the dead were found on Saturday when rescuers reached the area about 177 miles (285 kilometers) southwest of Bogota.

The Nevado del Huila volcano erupted late Thursday and loosed avalanches of mud and ash that injured nine, destroyed bridges and trapped people in their towns.

Alberto tells Caracol Radio that rescuers evacuated residents by helicopter on Saturday, .

RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: When Terror Wears a Uniform

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:39:07 GMT

SOACHA, Colombia, Nov 21 - Herminia Lizarazo did not know what to respond when her seven-year-old grandson told her "Grandma, I want to know what the army is for." The boy, whose two uncles belong to the army ...

COLOMBIA: David Gomez: 'They didn't accept HIV-positive people...

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:13:43 GMT

BOGOTA, 21 November 2008 - David Gomez*, 27, is from the Department of Cordoba, a province on Colombia's Caribbean coast in the north of the country, but he now lives in Bogota, the capital.

Asia-Pacific leaders gather for Lima summit to deal with economic crisis

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:10:11 GMT

A Canada-Colombia free-trade agreement was announced Friday shortly after Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived in Peru for this weekend's Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit.

Sex Work Increasing On Colombia's Caribbean Coast, Contributing To...

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:31:44 GMT

Mayerlin Verqara Perez, a program coordinator at Fundacion Renacer -- a nongovernmental organization that aims to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents -- said the situation has become "a ...

Colombian volcano sets off landslides

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:24:04 GMT

Landslides triggered by a volcanic eruption injured nine people and destroyed more than 20 homes and five bridges in southwest Colombia, prompting a red alert for more activity.

Colombia ups police power to fight pyramid schemes

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:48:10 GMT

Eds: APNewsNow. Moving on general news and financial services. BOGOTA, Colombia Colombia has declared a state of emergency to crack down on illegal money-collecting businesses that have lost hundreds of ...

Colombia police tear-gas pyramid scheme clients

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:46:23 GMT

Police tear-gassed protesters Thursday as a crackdown on illegal investment schemes exposed class divisions in Colombian society.

Colombia ups police power to fight pyramid schemes

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:21:14 GMT

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Easy money scams ensnare rural Colombians

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:17:10 GMT

The lure of easy money was too tempting for thousands of Colombians who lost life savings in pyramid schemes across rural areas already blighted by poverty, rebel violence and cocaine trafficking.

Colombian VP says cocaine destroying rain forests

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:05:30 GMT

Does white powder damage your green credentials? Colombia's vice president said Tuesday that Britain's middle classes, who recycle and haul shopping home in reusable cloth bags, should realize that they are ...

Colombian judge orders company heads captured

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:39:28 GMT

Colombia on Wednesday sought the arrest of the leaders of a company involved in a pyramid scheme that has caused a national panic over hundreds of millions of dollars in lost investments.Attorney General Mario ...

American Airlines to Implement Annual Limits for Baggage and Boxes...

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:06:34 GMT

American Airlines to Implement Annual Limits for Baggage and Boxes During the Holiday Season to Select Latin American and Caribbean Destinations via PRNewswire FORT WORTH, Texas , Nov.

Obama to usher in major shift in trade policy

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:04:37 GMT

The election of Barack Obama has delivered a decisive victory to fair traders, mainly Democrats and their allies who for years have contended that the free-trade policies of past administrations were a recipe ...

Cocaine and heroin costing UK 15 billion in health and crime bills

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:59:25 GMT

Cocaine and heroin addicts are costing Britain 15 billion a year in health and crime bills, a senior anti-drugs official has warned.

Colombia: Report money companies tied to drugs

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:34:40 GMT

Colombia: Report money companies tied to drugs Comments BOGOTA - President Alvaro Uribe says there is evidence that drug traffickers were linked to a company seized by the government during a nationwide panic ...

Money scams snare Colombians

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:37:22 GMT

Nov 18 - Bogota declares a state of emergency to deal with the fallout from the collapse of pyramid schemes.

Nothing is free in this world

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:04:02 GMT

As many of my dear readers know, I have recently returned from a nice vacation. I visited Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia.

U.S.-Colombia ties turning to human rights

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:47:59 GMT

Spare a thought for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in these waning days of the Bush administration.

Colombia declares state of emergency

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:17:02 GMT

BOGOTA, Colombiaa 'Colombia has declared a state of emergency to crack down on illegal investment schemes that lured millions of people with promises of improbably high payouts, only to collapse amid rioting.

Colombian Mayor Arrested For Links With Paramilitaries

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:33:04 GMT

Colombian authorities on Wednesday announced the capture of Miguel Gomez, the mayor of Taraza, for alleged links with paramilitaries.

Mudslides kill four in Colombia, higher toll feared

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:13:43 GMT

At least four people were killed in two mudslides in the aftermath of heavy rain in western Colombia, EFE reported Monday quoting officials who said the toll might rise.

Frederick Forsyth to hit Colombian cocaine traffic alleys for next thriller

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:11:29 GMT

London, November 10 : Best-selling novelist Frederick Forsyth is set to put his life on the line for his next thriller - by trying to break into groups of cocaine traffickers.

Webremixed Articles for tags: colombia

News Story: Latin America fights for drug aid under Obama

RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Where Homophobia Totes a Gun

Africa: Passionate About Principled Trade

Hostage families in Colombia ask for Betancourt s help

Colombian hostages' families want Betancourt to represent them

Advancing Continental, Regional, and Global Trade

Venezuela's President Chavez seeks indefinite re-election, again

Soldier shot by accident

Colombians march for release of FARC hostages

Colombians march to demand hostages' freedom

ColombiaTries to Palliate Crisis

Colombian parliament commission rules out immediate third term for president

COLOMBIA: Financial Scandal a Hurdle to Uribe's Re-election

COLOMBIA: Edinson Aranguren: 'My family were more worried about my soul than my ass'

Where you should and shouldn't go in Columbia

Colombia: Belle Of APEC&#x27;s Ball

'Fight Back' to represent India at US youth summit

Report urges rethinking of Latin policies

Volcano landslides kill 6 in Colombia

Colombian shoppers' dream built on pyramid scheme

Colombia wins several APEC economies' backing of membership bid

Bush urges countries to avoid protectionism

At least 10 killed in Colombia volcano eruption

4 dead in Colombia volcano eruption

RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: When Terror Wears a Uniform

COLOMBIA: David Gomez: 'They didn't accept HIV-positive people...

Asia-Pacific leaders gather for Lima summit to deal with economic crisis

Sex Work Increasing On Colombia's Caribbean Coast, Contributing To...

Colombian volcano sets off landslides

Colombia ups police power to fight pyramid schemes

Colombia police tear-gas pyramid scheme clients

Colombia ups police power to fight pyramid schemes

Easy money scams ensnare rural Colombians

Colombian VP says cocaine destroying rain forests

Colombian judge orders company heads captured

American Airlines to Implement Annual Limits for Baggage and Boxes...

Obama to usher in major shift in trade policy

Cocaine and heroin costing UK 15 billion in health and crime bills

Colombia: Report money companies tied to drugs

Money scams snare Colombians

Nothing is free in this world

U.S.-Colombia ties turning to human rights

Colombia declares state of emergency

Colombian Mayor Arrested For Links With Paramilitaries

Mudslides kill four in Colombia, higher toll feared

Frederick Forsyth to hit Colombian cocaine traffic alleys for next thriller

Colombia: Belle Of APEC's Ball