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Colombia Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Colombia.

Results 1 - 20 of 15,972 in Colombia

  1. World Animals GalleryRead the original story

    19 min ago | New York Post

    A baby hippo named Princessa born on the farm of drug lord Pablo Escobar feeds in Medellin, Colombia.

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  2. End Read the original story

    48 min ago | Indiana Gazette Online

    ... published each Wednesday in The Indiana Gazette. We have 2411 guests online Written by Libardo Cardona, AP BOGOTA, Colombia - Former Colombian rebel captive John Freddy Diaz knows something that recently freed hostages may just be discovering: The ...

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    Related Topix: Bogota, Colombia, Meta, Colombia, World News

  3. Colombia's FARC rebels release 10 hostagesRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Turkish Daily News

    Colombia's leftist FARC rebel group has freed 10 hostages kidnapped last week, handing eight of them over to the International Committee of the Red Cross, the ICRC said Thursday.

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    Related Topix: South America, Bogota, Colombia, Meta, Colombia, World News

  4. Uribe ally jailed over paramilitary scandalRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

    Colombian Senator Carlos GarcA a has been arrested on charges of using paramilitary death squads to intimidate voters.

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    Related Topix: South America, World News

  5. Riders hope horse competition sparks nationwide interestRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Knoxville News Sentinel

    ... he said, "and it takes that much skill to do this." Roberto Teran, 60, is a member of the team representing Bogota, Colombia. Having competed for more than 50 years across the world, he said communication is one of the most important skills to have. ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Horse Racing

  6. Brothers divided over peace, force to change ColombiaRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Houston Chronicle

    In their quest to change Colombia, two brothers chose radically different paths.

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    Related Topix: National University, South America, Meta, Colombia, Bogota, Colombia

  7. Police Arrest Ranch Owner On Charges Of Cruelty To AnimalsRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | WTVJ Miami Channel 6

    A special police task force or... Christian Bale In 'Rescue Dawn... Christian Bale talks about his... Colombian Independence Day Mar... The recent rescue of several h... Chase Hits LA Rooftops A burglary ...

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  8. Minister basks in daring ploy's hostage releaseRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | The Washington Times

    ... warmth with which we were received and the many, many people who saw us in Congress, I think this has helped put Colombia in a much more positive light," he said. ASSOCIATED PRESS Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos says the bloodless rescue of 15 ...

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    Related Topix: Washington, DC, South America, World News

  9. Three People Rescued After Drifting At Sea For 4 DaysRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | WTVJ Miami Channel 6

    The Coast Guard rescued three people who were adrift for four days aboard a homemade wooden boat that launched from Hollywood, Fla.

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  10. Induction and Identification of a Small-Granule, High-Amylose Mutant...Read the original story

    8 hrs ago | Today's Chemist At Work

    Web Release Date: July 26, 2008 Induction and Identification of a Small-Granule, High-Amylose Mutant in Cassava Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical , Apdo Ae ́ reo 6713, Cali, Colombia; ...

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    Related Topix: Cali, Colombia, World News, Valle Del Cauca, Colombia, National University

  11. Meet Gotham City Mayor Nestor CarbonellRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 23 | HispanicTrending

    If, as John Leguizamo famously joked, there are no Latinos in "Star Trek" because America doesn't plan to have Hispanics around for the future, at least there's still Gotham City.

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    Related Topix: Nestor Carbonell, Comedy, Suddenly Susan, Entertainment, Television, Thriller, Crime Movies, Action, The Dark Knight

  12. Treponema pallidum elicits innate and adaptive cellular immune...Read the original story

    8 hrs ago | CiteULike

    ... and peripheral blood from 23 patients with secondary syphilis and 5 healthy control subjects recruited in Cali, Colombia. Dermal leukocytes were obtained from fluid aspirated from epidermal suction blisters raised over secondary syphilis skin ...

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    Related Topix: Cali, Colombia, World News, Valle Del Cauca, Colombia, HIV/AIDS, Health

  13. Bogota & beyond - Bogota, ColombiaRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    ... left quite a strong aftertaste!Apparently uncleaned roasted pig intestines are a delicacy only to be found in Colombia and Argentina! So, after my brush with the pig intestines and leg-breaking alcohol, we went back into the city for a look around ...

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

  14. Leading Colombian party chief arrestedRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    Police have arrested the head of one of Colombia's main governing parties for alleged ties with far-right paramilitaries.

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Alvaro Uribe

  15. Head of Colombian governing party arrested for alleged paramilitary tiesRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune

    BOGOTA, Colombia : The leader of a major governing party was arrested Friday for alleged ties with far-right paramilitaries, compounding a scandal that has battered Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's ...

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    Related Topix: South America, Meta, Colombia, World News, Bogota, Colombia, Magdalena, Colombia, Santa Marta, Colombia, Alvaro Uribe

  16. Colombian leader's ally arrestedRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | The Peninsula

    ... he used paramilitaries to help win elections and consolidate power in his home province of Tolima," a spokesman for Colombia's attorney general's office said. Uribe is leaving open the option of running again in 2010.

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    Related Topix: Alvaro Uribe, South America, World News, Magdalena, Colombia, Santa Marta, Colombia

  17. Colombia's FARC Terrorist Group Faces Devastating ReversalsRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | NewsBlaze

    ... Take that veneer away and the group begins to disintegrate. Every effort by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to win relevance and influence in the past year has failed, while President Alvaro Uribe's hardline strategy to rein in the ...

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    Related Topix: Hugo Chavez, Meta, Colombia, World News, Bogota, Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, Terrorism

  18. Minor League Baseball Brawl Clears BenchesRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | WTVJ Miami Channel 6

    A major brawl at an Ohio minor league baseball game sends one fan to the hospital and a pitcher to jail.

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Christian Bale, Miami Metro

  19. Formerly Homeless Mom Gets Life Back On TrackRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | WTVJ Miami Channel 6

    A special police task force or... Christian Bale In 'Rescue Dawn... Christian Bale talks about his... Colombian Independence Day Mar... The recent rescue of several h... Police: Burglar Appears Professional A ...

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  20. RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: US Lawyers to Defend Victims of ParamilitariesRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Inter Press Service

    ... seven of the 14 paramilitary leaders extradited on May 13. The heads of the far-right United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC),who took part in a controversial demobilisation process negotiated with the rightwing government of Alvaro Uribe, are ...

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