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Uribe to Denounce Chavez in Court in Andes CrisisTuesday, March 04, 2008 8:10:00 AM BOGOTA—Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Tuesday accused Venezuela's Hugo Chavez of backing genocide and said he would denounce him in international court as a diplomatic and military crisis grippe ... Full Story
Venezuela, Ecuador Break Colombia Ties Over RaidTuesday, March 04, 2008 8:07:00 AM CARACAS/QUITO—Leftist allies Venezuela and Ecuador escalated a crisis with Colombia on Monday, cutting diplomatic ties after their neighbor raided inside Ecuador in an attack that sparked troop deploy ... Full Story
Andes Brinkmanship Fuels Risk of Border ClashTuesday, March 04, 2008 8:03:00 AM BOGOTA—Venezuela and Ecuador may be rattling sabers more than preparing for war by sending thousands of troops to Colombia's borders, but the brinkmanship in a growing Andes crisis raises the risk ... Full Story
Ecuador Delays Oil Exports After Pipeline DamagedFriday, February 29, 2008 8:30:00 PM Ecuador will delay crude shipments by two to three days after a damaged pipeline caused South America's fifth-largest oil producer to declare force majeure on exports, officials said on Friday. Full Story
Ex-FARC Hostages Say Betancourt 'very sick' in JungleWednesday, February 27, 2008 10:00:00 PM BOGOTA—French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, held hostage by FARC guerrillas, is "very sick" in a Colombian rebel jungle camp and has been mistreated by her captors, hostages released on Wedn ... Full Story
Colombian Rebels Free Four Hostages From JungleWednesday, February 27, 2008 8:05:00 AM Marxist rebels freed four Colombian lawmakers held hostage for years in the jungle Wednesday, in a victory for President Hugo Chavez of neighboring Venezuela who brokered the deal. Full Story
Six Years on, Betancourt Symbol of Colombia CaptivesSaturday, February 23, 2008 8:14:00 PM BOGOTA—The photograph of Ingrid Betancourt in her mother's Bogota home could not provide a starker contrast to her life six years after guerrillas kidnapped her as she campaigned for the Colombian ... Full Story
Colombian Soldiers Convicted in Massacre of PoliceMonday, February 18, 2008 8:04:00 PM BOGOTA—A group of Colombian soldiers were convicted Monday of killing 10 police on an anti-drugs mission two years ago, a case that highlighted the corrupting power wielded by cocaine smugglers in thi ... Full Story
Bolivia Asks U.S. Envoy to Explain Spying ChargeTuesday, February 12, 2008 8:13:00 PM Bolivia asked the U.S. government Tuesday to explain a U.S. scholar's allegation that embassy officials urged him to report on Cuban and Venezuelan activities in the leftist-run country. Full Story
Venezuela Moves Bank Accounts After Exxon FreezeMonday, February 11, 2008 8:04:00 PM CARACAS—Venezuela has begun moving oil revenue into Swiss banks to avoid a possible seizure of funds by Exxon Mobil in a legal tussle that pits leftist anti-U.S. President Hugo Chavez against America& ... Full Story
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