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6 hrs ago | Los Angeles Times

9 Colombia troops killed in clash with rebels

Reporting from Bogota, Colombia - Nine Colombian army soldiers were killed in a bloody confrontation with leftist guerrillas early Tuesday along a well-known transit corridor in southwestern Colombia frequented by drug traffickers and insurgents.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, Alvaro Uribe

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Clover Herald

Colombia: 9 soldiers killed in clash with rebels

Colombia says at least nine soldiers have been killed and four wounded in combat with leftist rebels in a mountainous western region.

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Related Topix: World News, Colombia,

Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

Colombia turns to UN over Venezuelan wartalk

Colombia is considering going to the United Nations Security Council following comments by Venezuelan President Hugo Chvez.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia,

Sun Nov 08, 2009

StarTribune

Colombia: A well-preserved treasure

The Plaza Mayor in Villa de Leyva, a mountain-valley town founded by the Spanish in 1572, is notable for its unadorned vastness in Colombia in October 2009.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, Travel

Fri Nov 06, 2009

New America Media

Colombia Turns Rebels into Civilians

Colombia has developed a process to reintegrate former rebel soldiers into civilian life as a way to promote peace, according to Hispanic Link.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia,

CKNW News Talk 980

Vote set to select host city for 2015 Pan Am Games

A decision on whether Toronto will be the host city for the 2015 Pan Am Games comes down this afternoon.

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Related Topix: World News, Peru, Colombia

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Newkerala.com

Colombian navy seizes 2.5 tonnes of cocaine

Bogota, Nov 4 : Colombia's navy Wednesday seized 2,219 kg cocaine off the Andean nation's Pacific coast, authorities said, adding that a US Coast Guard vessel aided in the seizure.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, US Coast Guard, US Military, US News

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Inside Costa Rica

Colombia, U.S. Sign Basing Deal

The Colombian and U.S. governments signed an agreement on Friday giving U.S. troops access to at least seven military bases in the Andean nation, officials told Efe.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, Ecuador, Drugs, US Military, US Air Force, Alvaro Uribe

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Raw Story

US to play no role in Colombia military operations: envoy

Washington has no plans to take part in military operations in Colombia, the US ambassador insisted in an interview published Sunday, after Bogota granted the United States access to seven military bases for counternarcotics operations.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia,

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Inside Costa Rica

FARC Kills 5 Colombia Soldiers Eradicating Coca Fields

Five soldiers were killed and two others wounded by FARC guerrillas in the jungle around Calamar, a town in southern Colombia, the army said Sunday.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, Terrorism, Alvaro Uribe

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Examiner.com

Colombia: FARC planner and financier of 'Club El Nogal' bombing killed by police

"Club El Nogal" after the 2003 bombing The man behind one of Colombia's worst terrorist attacks on a civilian business was shot and killed by police on Sunday in the southern jungle province of Caquet.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, Terrorism,

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Caribbean Net News

Venezuela says it has captured Colombian 'spies'

Venezuela said on Tuesday that it had captured Colombian security agents it said planned to destabilize the government, heightening tensions in the ongoing diplomatic row between the Andean nations.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Alvaro Uribe

Tue Oct 27, 2009

SABC News

US sign defense pact this week - minister

Colombia will sign a controversial security pact with the United States to enhance its war on "narcoterrorism" by the end of the week, Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said today.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia,

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Bellingham Herald

Venezuela accuses Colombia of spying in slay probe

President Hugo Chavez's government accused Colombia on Monday of using its state security agency to spy on Venezuela while purportedly helping investigate the killings of eight Colombians.

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Related Topix: South America, Colombia, Hugo Chavez,

AlertNet

Colombian police kill rebel behind club attack

A Colombian guerrilla accused of planning an attack on a country club that killed 39 people in 2003 was shot dead on Sunday while trying to evade capture, police said.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, Alvaro Uribe

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Inside Costa Rica

COLOMBIA: Sexual Violence as Weapon of War

By Helda Martinez BOGOTA - Sexual violence is used as a weapon of war in Colombia by all parties in the country's longstanding armed conflict, and its main victims are women and girls, states a report recently released by Intermon Oxfam, backing up claims made repeatedly by national and international human rights groups.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia,

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Anna.aero

Bogota airport hugely dominant for new Avianca/TACA partnership; Miami and JFK among top 12 airports

Last week it was announced that the parent companies of Colombian flag-carrier Avianca and TACA would create a new company which would manage both airlines.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, Costa Rica, Central America,

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Coldplaying.com

Tickets for Coldplay show in Bogota, Colombia now on sale Oct 30th

The official site have announced a change to the on-sale date for tickets for next year's Coldplay show in Bogota, Colombia.

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Related Topix: South America, Colombia

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Guerrilla News Network

Arrest warrant stalls Ecuador-Colombia tie renewal

Who knows how long Colombia's leisure class is going to be able to wait for Wall Street's decision to resuscitate the US economy.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia,

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Newkerala.com

Colombia probes vice president over militia ties

Bogota, Oct 20 : Colombian prosecutors have decided to open an investigation into the alleged ties between Vice President Francisco Santos and right-wing militias.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, Francisco Santos

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