Tag: <span>Álvaro Uribe</span>
June 14, 2010 > Staff
Colombian Military Rescues Three Hostages Held By The FARC
Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombian security forces liberated three hostages who have been held by leftist guerrillas for nearly 12 years, government officials announced on Sunday, according […] Read More >
June 10, 2010 > Staff
Colombian Colonel Alfonso Plazas Vega Sentenced To 30 Years For Forced Disappearances
Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombian Colonel Alfonso Plazas Vega was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday, after being convicted of the forced disappearance of 11 […] Read More >
June 8, 2010 > Staff
Colombia’s FARC Releases Video Of Five Hostages Asking Government To Negotiate With Rebels
Today in Latin America Top Story — Four police officers and one soldier, kidnapped by Colombia’s FARC guerrillas, called on the government to make a deal with the left-wing rebel group […] Read More >
June 7, 2010 > Staff
OAS Meeting Begins in Peru Amid Tensions Over Status of Honduras
Today in Latin America Top Story — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other dignitaries from throughout Latin America began a meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) […] Read More >
May 20, 2010 > Roque Planas
Colombia’s Disgraced DAS and President Uribe’s Uncertain Legacy
On Nov. 17, 2004, Colombian journalist Claudia Julieta Duque received a phone call. Speaking with a calm voice, a man threatened to kill and rape Duque’s 10-year-old daughter. “Your daughter […] Read More >
May 13, 2010 > Staff
Venezuela Arrests 19 Colombians on Spying Charges
Today in Latin America Top Story — Tensions between Colombia and Venezuela have flared up again as Venezuela arrested 19 Colombians accused of allegedly carrying illegal arms and cutting trees. […] Read More >
May 10, 2010 > Staff
Laura Chinchilla Inaugurated as Costa Rica’s First Female President
Today in Latin America Top Story — Costa Rica swore in the country’s first female president this weekend as Laura Chinchilla was inaugurated during an open-air ceremony in San José. […] Read More >
April 28, 2010 > Staff
Ecuadorean Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Colombian Presidential Candidate Juan Manuel Santos
Today in Latin America Top Story — An Ecuadorean court issued an arrest warrant for Colombian presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos that could threaten ties between Colombia and Ecuador, according […] Read More >
April 26, 2010 > Staff
Colombian Presidential Candidate Antanas Mockus Pulling Ahead, Poll Indicates
Today in Latin America Top Story — A recently released Colombian poll predicts that Green Party candidate Antanas Mockus would beat Juan Manuel Santos in a second round vote in […] Read More >
March 29, 2010 > Staff
FARC Release Hostage Josué Daniel Calvo; Uribe Opens Door to Humanitarian Agreement
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC, in Spanish), a leftist guerrilla army, released hostage Josué Daniel Calvo on Sunday, raising hopes that […] Read More >