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Defence Agreement: U.S. Lease Of Colombian Military Bases
On Friday, October 30, U.S. and Colombian officials signed the controversial Defense Cooperation Agreement , granting the U.S. armed forces access to seven Colombian military bases for the next ten years.
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Colombia extradites drug lord to U.S.
Colombia extradited 45-year-old drug trafficker Jorge Ivan Urdinola Perea, alias "La Iguana," to the United States on Tuesday.
Venezuela, Colombia in bridge row
Colombia has accused neighbouring Venezuela of blowing up two pedestrian bridges on its shared border.
HEADLINES: Colombia has a new beauty queen. Miss Bolivar was chosen Monday night as the new Miss Colombia 2009-2010 and will represent Colombia in Miss Universe.
Escobar son accused in Medellin cartel crimes
Colombia's police director says the son of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar was directly involved in cartel business, even killings, rejecting the denials of a man whose reappearance is creating a sensation in Colombia 16 years after his father's death.
11 Arrested on People-Trafficking Charges in Colombia
Colombian police arrested 11 people over the weekend who allegedly belonged to two networks that sent young women to Guatemala, Honduras and Panama, where they were forced to work as prostitutes, the National Police said.
Colombia anticipates clash with Venezuela
A Venezuelan soldier stands behind a map showing where troops have been deployed along the Colombian border in Cedeno, Venezuela, on 5 November 2009.
Authentic Colombian & Latinoamerican cuisine at Mi Tierra Restaurant in Toronto
Mention Colombia and hearty home cooking might not be the first thing that comes to mind.
The Chavez Diet: Venezuelans Urged To Lose Bulge
Share + Nov 15, 2009 9:47 pm US/Eastern CARACAS, Venezuela 1 of 1 Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez answers questions from journalists before receving former Colombian president Ernesto Samper for a meeting at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on August 6, 2009.
Colombia: Mob attacks intel agents, frees suspect
The chief of Colombia's secret police says a mob assaulted three of its agents as they tried to arrest a suspect with alleged guerrilla ties.
ALBA Countries to debate on the 7 US military bases in Colombia
Chancelor David Choquehuanca reported that the Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas scheduled for December 14 and 15 will surely discuss the use of the 7 US military bases in Colombia." On Tuesday, Bolivian President, Evo Morales, asserted that he will call for an ALBA emergency meeting in order to analyze the US military bases ...
Venezuela Marches Against US Military Bases in Colombia
Thousand Venezuelans will join a march against the US military bases in Colombia in respond to the call of Venezuela United Socialist Party .
Ecuador and Colombia move to normalising relations
More than a year and a half after Colombia bombed a Colombian rebel stronghold in Ecuador, the two South American countries Friday took the first steps toward normalising their relations.
Love parfait: Colombian cooking concocts dessert with passion fruit _ and Viagra
A Colombian cooking school has concocted a "love dessert" made with passion fruit - and Viagra.
Colombia takes Chavez war talk to Security Council
Colombia brought what it called threats of war from neighboring Venezuela to the UN Security Council on Wednesday after Hugo Chavez, leader of the neighboring country, told his army to get ready to fight.
Today in History - Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009
Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end with the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany.
Chavez foe: Venezuela a refuge for Colombia rebels
A prominent opponent of President Hugo Chavez accused the socialist leader's government on Wednesday of turning a blind eye to leftist Colombian rebels taking refuge in border areas of Venezuela.
Pablo Escobar's Son Apologizes in Film About Drug Lord's Crimes
The last phone call Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar made before he was gunned down on a Medellin rooftop was to his son, and many thought Juan Pablo Escobar would follow in his father's footsteps.
U.S. Treasury links M laga companies with Colombian drugs cartel
The United States Treasury Department announced this Tuesday that it has imposed sanctions on 14 people and 25 companies in Colombia, Spain and Holland for suspected links to Colombia's Cali drugs cartel.
Colombia seizes $19M in forged US bills in 2009
Colombian authorities say they have seized $19 million in forged U.S. currency so far this year, five times the amount confiscated last year.
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