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Belgian Tourists in Guatemala Freed, Says Ministry
Sunday, March 16, 2008 9:30:00 PM
Four Belgian tourists being held by peasant farmers in the Guatemalan jungle have been released, the Belgian Foreign Ministry said.   Full Story
 

Popularity of Colombia's Uribe Hits Record High
Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:12:00 AM
BOGOTA—Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's popularity rose to a record high 82 percent thanks to his handling of a recent diplomatic spat with Ecuador and Venezuela, according to a Gallup poll publ ...   Full Story
 

U.S. Finds Possible Venezuela-FARC Ties 'Disturbing'
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 8:23:00 PM
WASHINGTON—The United States said Wednesday new data about possible links between Venezuela and Colombia's FARC guerrilla group is disturbing but Washington is far from a decision to put Caracas o ...   Full Story
 

Brazil Wants Regional Defense Group After Andes Spat
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 8:08:00 PM
BRASILIA—Following a crisis that took Andean countries to the brink of war, Brazil wants to create a regional defense council to avoid conflicts and to reduce reliance on U.S. weapons, Defense Ministe ...   Full Story
 

Peru Bets on Desalination to Ensure Water Supplies
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 10:00:00 PM
LIMA—Peru plans to start desalinating water from the Pacific Ocean to make up for declining supplies from fast-melting glaciers affected by climate change, President Alan Garcia said Tuesday.The An ...   Full Story
 

Latin American Nations End Crisis With Handshake
Saturday, March 08, 2008 8:03:00 PM
SANTO DOMINGO—The presidents of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela ended a border dispute on Friday with a summit handshake after a week of regional diplomacy in the face of troop buildups."And with t ...   Full Story
 

Colombia Says Another Top Rebel Leader Killed
Friday, March 07, 2008 8:11:00 PM
BOGOTA—A top commander of Colombia's biggest rebel group was killed by his own bodyguard in the second major blow to the left-wing insurgency's leadership in less than a week, the government s ...   Full Story
 

Ecuador Captures Colombian Rebels as Leaders Meet
Thursday, March 06, 2008 9:44:00 PM
QUITO—Ecuador said it captured five Colombian guerrillas as Latin American leaders gathered on Thursday for a summit that will be dominated by a regional crisis over a cross-border military raid by Co ...   Full Story
 

Venezuela Mobilizes Forces to Colombia Border
Thursday, March 06, 2008 8:05:00 AM
CARACAS—Venezuela deployed tanks and air and sea forces toward the Colombian border on Wednesday in its first major military mobilization in a crisis that has raised fears for regional stability.Ve ...   Full Story
 

Ecuador Lobbies for Support in Andean Crisis
Wednesday, March 05, 2008 8:18:00 PM
CARACAS—Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa visited Latin American powerhouse Brazil on Wednesday on his regional tour to push Colombia to apologize for a military operation in Ecuador as an Andean cri ...   Full Story
 

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