Rescues
Massive waves and violent winds battered two ships, forcing them aground during storms overnight off Britain’s northwestern coast, the coast guard said Friday.The gale force winds were hampering attempts to rescue the 14-member Spanish crew of a trawler...
Related Stories
Most Recent
Most Popular
Most Commented
A former senator close to President Alvaro Uribe was freed from prison on Wednesday, four months after his arrest on charges of colluding with far-right death squads.
made popular Aug 20 2008
Venezuela’s government said Sunday that it will ship gasoline to neighboring Colombia in an attempt to slow cross-border smuggling of cheap Venezuelan fuel.
made popular Aug 17 2008
Authorities say a bomb exploded during a crowded street fair in northwestern Colombia, killing seven people and wounding 17.
made popular Aug 15 2008
Supporters of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe delivered more than 5 million signatures, hauled in three trucks, to election authorities Monday calling for a referendum...
made popular Aug 11 2008
Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey says Switzerland and Colombia have moved past a dispute over Colombia’s use of the Red Cross logo.
made popular Aug 11 2008
The International Red Cross said Wednesday that Colombia broke the Geneva Conventions by deliberately using its humanitarian emblem during the covert military mission...
made popular Aug 6 2008
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Friday he wants the United States to be tougher on cocaine traffickers extradited from this South American nation.
made popular Aug 2 2008
A Colombian paramilitary leader, supposedly demobilised, confessed in court that the armed ultra-right group killed, in February 2000, more than 60 farmers in the town...
made popular Jul 31 2008
Two warlords from a far-right Colombian paramilitary group blamed for some of modern Colombia’s worst atrocities pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to a drug...
made popular Jul 29 2008
A senior Colombian rebel commander is rejecting asylum in France or anywhere else for jailed guerrillas freed in any potential prisoner swap.
made popular Jul 26 2008
Police have arrested the head of one of Colombia’s main governing parties for alleged ties with far-right paramilitaries.Local television is showing...
made popular Jul 25 2008
President Bush on Tuesday seasoned his call to Congress to pass a free trade pact with Colombia with a little Latino music.The White House event was billed as a...
made popular Jul 22 2008
Well over a million Colombians, clad in white and cheering “No more kidnapping,” marked their independence day on Sunday with marches and concerts demanding...
made popular Jul 20 2008
The presidents of Brazil and Colombia vowed Saturday to boost trade and investment between their nations ahead of crucial world trade talks next week.Brazilian...
made popular Jul 20 2008
An Interview With Robert Young Pelton
The following is an excerpt from News E-Magazine GlobalPundit.Org’s Interview with author( World’s Most Dangerous...
made popular Jul 19 2008
Prospects for peace negotiations with Latin America’s last major rebel army have all but disappeared after Colombia tricked the guerrillas into handing over their...
made popular Jul 17 2008
Colombia’s president says a Red Cross symbol was worn by a member of the military rescue mission that freed 15 hostages from leftist rebels.President Alvaro Uribe...
made popular Jul 16 2008
Three Americans freed after being held more than five years by rebels in Colombia gave thanks Saturday and urged people to not forget other hostages who were left...
made popular Jul 12 2008
Three Americans freed after being held more than five years by rebels in Colombia are giving thanks and urging people to not forget other hostages who were left...
made popular Jul 12 2008
Colombian rebels on Friday blamed two guerrillas who were guarding hostages for the success of a rescue mission by the military that freed three U.S. defense...
made popular Jul 11 2008
All Stories
Most Recent
Most Popular
Most Commented
The country’s largest rebel group held more than 700 hostages throughout the vast jungle, and Santos knew that the insurgents would have the advantage in the face...
made popular Jul 6 2008
At first Megan Minor thought the warnings her ship was sinking were just another drill, until she looked toward the engine room and saw water coming up the...
made popular Oct 19 2007
Related Tags
Bogota Britain Canada Colombia Europe France Global Latin America London North America Russia satellite scitech Sea Technology United Kingdom United States Washington World
Home

RSS



AP, 








