Colombia

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A French journalist newly freed by Colombian rebels says they want France to help facilitate talks with the Colombian government.Romeo Langlois arrived in Paris on Friday to be reunited with his family after his release in the Colombian jungle Wednesday. He had been held by FARC rebels for a month.Langlois, an independent journalist on assignment for France 24 television, said the FARC used his kidnapping to show that they are still active...  

The carrier will launch several more routes launching in Jun-2012 including Medellin to Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga and Pereira; Bogota to Cartagena; Cali to Cartagena; and Cartagena to Pereira, according to the carrier's website. Flights from Medellin ...  

Seeking notoriety as an international spokesman for Venezuela’s anti-Chavez sector, former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe issued baseless and malicious claims in international media aimed at isolating the Venezuelan government. Openly campaigning for ...  

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC guerrillas freed French reporter Romeo Langlois on Wednesday, a month after taking him hostage in a firefight that showed the leftist group is still a menace despite a decade of military blows. Langlois, the rebels' highest-profile captive since French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, was taken hostage in the southern Caqueta region on April 28 after he was caught in crossfire between a Colombian...  

May 30, 2012: French journalist Romeo Langlois, center, is escorted by rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, upon their arrival to San Isidro, southern Colombia.AP SAN ISIDRO, Colombia – A French journalist released to a ...  

Alma Guillermoprieto Carolyn Kaster/AP Images President Obama with the Colombian singer Shakira and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in Cartagena, where he was attending the Summit of the Americas, at which leaders openly discussed the legalization of drugs for the first time, April 15,2012 A couple of decades ago, perhaps, a discussion of the war on drugs declared by Richard Nixon back in 1973 could...  

Twelve soldiers were killed by the rebels. Immediately following the fight, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reassured Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos that he would crack down on any illegal activity on the Venezuelan side of the border. Silva said ...  

"I've just learned that an attempt was made on the life of Mr. Fernando Londono. He was in his armored car ... Londono, 78, served in the cabinet of former president Alvaro Uribe, a hardliner who governed from 2002 to 2010. Santos, who followed Uribe ...  

Combatants from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.FARC rebels kill 12 Colombian soldiers, wound 4Tue May 22, 2012 3:21AM GMTpresstv.irTwelve Colombian army troops have been killed and four more wounded in an ambush by rebel group FARC in the county’s north, a security official says. The attack took place on Monday in La Majayura, a rural area bordering Venezuela, said...  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s main rebel group says it plans to release on Wednesday a French journalist it has held for a month. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia says in a communique published online Saturday night that it would shortly ...  

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With the aim of promoting Colombian capital markets on the world’s most important stock exchanges, the Colombian Securities Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Colombia, BVC), the Colombian Central Security Depositary Company ...  

Londono, a conservative lawyer, served as minister for two years during the administration of Colombia's former hardline President Alvaro Uribe ... Reproduction of text for non-commercial purposes only is permitted provided that both the source and ...  

With the aim of promoting Colombian capital markets on the world’s most important stock exchanges, the Colombian Securities Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Colombia, BVC), the Colombian Central Security Depositary Company (Depósito ...  

“Companies bringing in dollars to pay for taxes is something that will help the peso amid all the volatility” in global markets, said Juan Camilo Santana, an analyst at Cia. de Profesionales de Bolsa SA brokerage in Bogota. Companies are ...