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Colombia recalled its top diplomat in Venezuela's second largest city on Sunday after President Hugo Chavez threatened to expel the official for allegedly expressing support for his political opponents.Chavez criticized Colombia's consul in Maracaibo, Carlos Galvis, for privately welcoming...  

A model showcases a creation made of leaves and flowers by Colombian designer Maria Nubia Ayala during the Bio Fashion show in Cali, Colombia, Satu A model showcases a creation made of leaves and flowers by Colombian designer Maria Nubia Ayala during ...  

BOGOTA: Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt has begun a Latin American tour to seek the help of regional leaders in persuading Colombian Marxist FARC rebels to disarm and end their guerrilla war. Betancourt arrived in Colombia ...  

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) announced that it has signed an agreement to open the 11-story, 76-room Holiday Inn Express Bogota in Colombia. This is the  

Ingrid Betancourt made her first trip to the country since being rescued from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, leftist rebels in July.  

Families of hostages held by Marxist FARC rebels met in Bogota Sunday with former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, asking her to work on their behalf during her Latin American tour. Betancourt, a French-Colombian national, arrived ...  

Tens of thousands of Colombians marched Friday to demand that leftist rebels free hostages they have held for as long as a decade or more. Previously, millions marched.  

Anti-kidnapping campaigner Ingrid Betancourt paid a surprise visit to Colombia at the start of a regional tour to try to jump-start hostage talks with the leftist rebels who kept her captive for years. It was her first trip to Colombia since leaving ...  

Ingrid Betancourt, who was held hostage by Farc rebels in Colombia for six years, makes a surprise visit to the country.  

French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt has returned to Colombia for the first time after her release, a diplomatic source says. In July, the Colombian army freed Betancourt after six years in captivity and she flew to France with her family ...  

BOGOTA, Colombia | Tens of thousands of Colombians marched Friday to demand that leftist rebels free hostages they have held for as long as a decade or more.  

Betancourt, who met with President Alvaro Uribe after arriving from Europe, said that though she is "neither a mediator nor a facilitator" she would do her all to try to secure freedom for the rebel-held ...  

America claimed top spot in Group B of Colombia's Copa Mustang II after sharing a 2-2 draw with Cali city rivals Depotivo.  

About 5 million people signed petitions calling for the referendum, hoping to keep the combative leader in office.  

BOGOTA, Nov 26 (IPS) - Five thousand people chanting anti-government slogans in the Colombian capital’s central Bolívar Square reflected the sharp fall in popularity of right-wing President Álvaro Uribe, whose bid to reform the constitution to allow him to run for a third term in 2010 has...  

By Festus Abu Amid criticisms of the Super Eagles for the defeat to Colombia in a friendly game in the early hours of Thursday in Cali, versatile former ...  

After a 40000 person march to Cali, President Álvaro Uribe agreed to talks with indigenous leaders. Despite Uribe's promise to start returning stolen land ...  

This sweltering market town on Venezuela's southwestern frontier has its own mayor, council and police force. It also has a parallel government of sorts - a group of Communist guerrillas from the neighboring country of Colombia.  

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Ingrid Betancourt, the symbol of rebel hostages in Colombia, hugged and wept with her children for the first time in six years on Thursday after a military rescue that dealt a severe blow to already weakened guerrillas. The rescue ...  

Two years ago, President Bush and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe negotiated a free-trade agreement.  

BOGOTA -(Dow Jones)- A congressional committee of the lower house killed the immediate reelection of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe for 2010 but left the door open to allow him running for a third term in 2014, Colombia's largest newspaper El Tiempo said Thursday.  

After Colombian President Uribe’s embarrassingly obvious support for Republican John McCain during his campaign for the U.S. presidency, the people of that country are now grappling with the damage that such support is likely to have done to relations with President-elect Obama’s Administration...  

BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe announced Wednesday he is releasing all information on his and his family's income to show he did not invest in or make money from pyramid schemes that have defrauded millions. Colombian ...  

Investors gather outside an office of DRFE, "Easy Money Fast Cash" in English, a lending company that offered high rates of return in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Nov.  

Bush administration policies to fight drug trafficking and rebels have proved less than effective. Human rights activists in Colombia have long accused their government of a horrific war strategy: In...  

Amnesty International today called on the Colombian Congress not to approve the draft “Victims’ Law”.  

It also marks IHG’s fifth hotel in Colombia, joining the InterContinental Cali, the InterContinental Medellin and the Holiday Inn Express Medellin. ...  

Bogota - Ten people were killed in an avalanche Wednesday in the south-western Colombian town of Miranda, following heavy rains that have fallen on the South American country for weeks. Colombian radio station Caracol said the avalanche caused by an ...  

Two years ago, President Bush and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe negotiated a free-trade agreement. Yet when President-elect Barack Obama steps into the ...  

A commission of the lower chamber of Colombia's parliament on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at allowing President Alvaro Uribe to run for a third term in 2014, but ruled out a second immediate re-election. Under the bill, Uribe would have to sit out a term after his current term ends in two...  

Real estate investment trust Mack-Cali Realty Corp. on Wednesday said it filed to renew three registrations covering securities it may periodically offer for sale.  

For years, President Chavez has denied giving refuge to the FARC and Colombia's National Liberation Army, or ELN, both considered terrorist organizations by the U.S. and Europe.  

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe told military and police officials Monday to speed up any investigations into alleged human rights abuses -- a directive that follows allegations the military engineered executions of innocent civilians.  

2008-11-25 15:49:07 - Colombia Petrochemicals Report 2008 - a new market research report on http://www.companiesandmarkets.com www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/Colombia-Petro .. Market Overview The Colombian chemical and ...  

Mack-Cali Realty Corporation today announced that it has filed three shelf registration statements on Form S-3 to renew three existing shelf registration statements on Form S-3 that otherwise would have ...  

Super Eagles captain, Nwankwo Kanu, finally arrived in Cali from the United States on Tuesday morning ahead of Wednesday‘s friendly match against Colombia. The Nigeria Football Federation Chief Media Officer, Ademola Olajire, told our correspondent ...  

P rime Minister Stephen Harper and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe officially signed a controversial free trade agreement just one day ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation forum on Nov. 21, Canwest News Service reported. Mr. Harper called ...  

Nigeria will field an under-strength team for Wednesday's friendly against Colombia in Cali after more withdrawals, officials disclosed.  

Nestled in the jungles and highlands of northwestern South America, thousands of Colombia's rebel fighters, once embroiled in the continent's longest-running armed conflict, are laying down their weapons and attempting a return to normal life. But ...  

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — Authorities say at least four people have died in landslides triggered by a volcanic eruption in southwestern Colombia.  

A week after decreeing a social emergency, due to the closing and bankruptcy of several illegal financial companies, the situation remains complicated in several Colombian regions.  

In southwest Colombia, at least ten people have been killed by an erupting volcano. The volcano, the Nevado del Huila, erupted on Thursday, causing avalanches and floods that struck several indigenous native villages. It's possible that the death toll may increase because not all the affected...  

Nestled in the jungles and highlands of northwestern South America, thousands of Colombia's rebel fighters, once embroiled in the continent's longest-running armed conflict, are laying down their weapons and ...  

The company owns, operates leases, manages, and develops Class A office and industrial/flex properties, primarily in suburban markets in the northeastern US.  

Colombian TV has broadcast footage a huge landslide which destroyed several buildings in the Mesitas, Cundinamarca Department, north east of Bogota.  

Thousands of Colombians joined walks in the country in October commemorating International Breast Cancer Month. In Bogota alone, about 6,000 people walked through the main streets wearing pink ribbons, the symbol of the fight against this type of cancer.  Demonstrations took place in other...  

The chief suspect in a multi-million-dollar Colombian pyramid scheme was deported from Panama early Thursday to face charges that his company...  

Super Eagles Head Coach, Amodu Shuaibu, says he has a team good enough to give Colombia a run for her money in Wednesday's friendly match at the spanking-new Cali International Stadium.  

2008-11-25 12:53:03 - Colombia Freight Transport Report 2008 - a new market research report on http://www.companiesandmarkets.com www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/Colombia-Freig .. In October 2007 Álvaro Uribe and Hugo Chávez, the ...  

A rich Syrian arms dealer and his cohort were convicted Thursday of shipping high-powered weapons to Colombian guerrillas fighting American drug agents.  

Former lawmaker and guerrilla hostage Oscar Tulio Lizcano and his wife Martha looking at the pictures of the FARC hostages released during the Army's Jaque Operation, at a ceremony in Cali, Colombia, yesterday.  

A snow-capped volcano erupted and sparked landslides in southwest Colombia, killing at least six people -- four of them children, government officials and rescue workers said Sunday.  

AMIDST wide spread fear that most of the influential players of the Super Eagles are planning to turn their back on the friendly against Colombia on Wednesday in Cali, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has ...  

SECRETARY-General of the Nigeria Football Federaiton, Dr. Bolaji Ojo-Oba, said on Thursday in Abuja that the body has spoken to members of the Super Eagles on the need to take Wednesday’s international friendly against Colombia in Cali very serious ...  

Colombian prosecutors have ordered the arrest of seven managers of the DMG financial company. The seven are charged with money laundering and other financial crimes. DMG encouraged potential clients to invest by promising them massive interest rates and debit cards that would enable to them to...  

Senator Clinton’s new job puts her at the forefront of President Obama’s foreign policy, and thus, the relation between his administration and Colombia. ...  

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch release a joint statement, after both were verbally attacked by President Uribe, for issuing reports in October criticizing his government.  

BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe told military and police officials Monday to speed up any investigations into alleged human ...  

"Uribe expressed a wish for the combination of Colombia's abundant resources and Korean technologies, while Lee asked for support for South Korean companies ...  

The colourful history of Colombia's America de Cali involves basketball, witchcraft, and ultimately a long golden period. FIFA.com takes a closer look.  

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe told military and police officials Monday to speed up any investigations into alleged human rights abuses -- a directive that follows allegations the military engineered ...  

Landslides triggered by a volcanic eruption injured nine people and destroyed more than 20 homes and five bridges in southwest Colombia, prompting a red alert for more activity. President Alvaro Uribe flew with disaster officials over the volcano Friday, and ordered the air force to create an...  

Canada's PM Harper (r) and Colombia's Pres. Uribe in Lima on Friday. The leaders of Canada and Colombia have signed a historic free-trade agreement in Lima, opening up the potential for increased trade. Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, and ...  

The Nigeria Football Fede ration (NFF) yesterday confirmed the availability of top players for the interna-tional friendly match against Colombia in Cali on Wednes-day.  

MANTECAL, Venezuela -- This sweltering market town on Venezuela's southwestern frontier has its own mayor, council and police force. It also has a parallel government of sorts -- a group of Communist guerrillas from the neighboring country of ...  

Consumers could pay less for their bananas and morning java in the wake of a "historic" free trade deal between Canada and Colombia. The agreement -- signed yesterday in Peru by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe ...  

Paris, Nov 8 The National Indigenous Organization of Colombia condemned human rights violations in that South American country and announced a march from Cali to Bogota, it was reported here.  

Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Colombia's government, unable to attain a free-trade agreement with the U.S., signed a bilateral investment treaty with China, granting most favored nation status to each other's companies. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe ...  

Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Colombia's government, unable to attain a free-trade agreement with the U.S., signed a bilateral investment treaty with China, granting most favored nation status to each other's companies. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe ...  

That fantastic deal enriched legions of working-class Colombians before President Alvaro Uribe shut down DMG Group, last week, calling it a pyramid scheme that laundered drug money and raked in US$435 million (S$664.5 million) this year alone ...  

IIke Uche can be counted on to bring sanity to a chaotic Super Eagles when they confront Colombia for the first time in 13 years in an international friendly in Cali, Colombia, tonight.  

The FTA was announced Saturday in Peruvian capital Lima by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who presided over the signing of the accord on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec ...  

Police tear-gassed protesters Thursday as a crackdown on illegal investment schemes exposed class divisions in Colombian society.  

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will sign a free trade accord today on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Lima, Uribea s office said in ...  

BOGOTA, Nov 3 (IPS) - In his meeting with indigenous protesters Sunday, Colombian President Álvaro Uribe did not give in to any of the movement’s main demands, and the demonstrators decided to continue their protest, which is in its fourth week ...