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Crime challenge

Saturday, July 31st 2010, 4:38

Urban violence a test for Colombia's next leader
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Talks on Venezuela-Colombia row

Friday, July 30th 2010, 0:57
related countries: United States United States, Venezuela Venezuela

Venezuela and Colombia trade accusations at the start of a meeting of South American foreign ministers.
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Talks on Venezuela-Colombia row

Thursday, July 29th 2010, 10:08
related countries: United States United States, Venezuela Venezuela

South American regional group Unasur is set to address the breakdown in ties between Venezuela and Colombia.
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Chavez threatens US oil shipments

Sunday, July 25th 2010, 20:27
related countries: United States United States, Venezuela Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatens to cut oil supplies to the US if his country is attacked by Colombia, a US ally.
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Meeting to debate Venezuela row

Sunday, July 25th 2010, 13:30
related countries: United States United States, Venezuela Venezuela

South American regional group Unasur calls a special meeting to address the breakdown in relations between Venezuela and Colombia.
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Venezuela cuts ties with Colombia

Friday, July 23rd 2010, 9:29
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez severs diplomatic relations with Colombia over claims his country is harbouring guerrillas.
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Colombia recalls Venezuela envoy

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 15:53
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

Colombia's ambassador to Venezuela is recalled for talks as the row deepens over accusations Venezuela tolerates Colombian guerrillas on its soil.
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Official quits over Colombia row

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 0:07
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

Senior OAS official Francisco Proana resigns a day before he was due to convene a special meeting of the grouping involving Venezuela and Colombia.
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Venezuela rejects Bogota charges

Friday, July 16th 2010, 18:27
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela
related places: Bogota, Caracas

Venezuela recalls its ambassador to Colombia as it rejects Bogota's accusation of sheltering Colombian rebels in its territory.
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Venezuela 'harbours' rebel groups

Friday, July 16th 2010, 10:44
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

The Colombian government says it has evidence rebel leaders are in Venezuela and it knows where guerrilla camps are located.
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Betancourt drops damages claim

Wednesday, July 14th 2010, 11:32

Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt drops her widely criticised claim for $6.8m compensation for her years in rebel hands.
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Venezuela extradites 'drug boss'

Wednesday, July 14th 2010, 9:26
related countries: United States United States, Venezuela Venezuela

Venezuela hands over Colombian Carlos Alberto Renteria to US authorities who accuse him of being a major drug cartel leader.
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'Drugs baron' arrested in Venezuela

Wednesday, July 14th 2010, 1:27
related countries: United States United States, Venezuela Venezuela
related places: Washington

An alleged Colombian drug baron who is on Washington's ''most wanted'' list has been handed over to the US by the Venezuelan authorities.
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Farc leader's bodyguards 'killed'

Monday, July 12th 2010, 11:29

At least 12 bodyguards of Farc rebel leader Guillermo Saenz have died in an army attack, Colombian special forces say.
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Betancourt 'not suing' for kidnap

Monday, July 12th 2010, 11:09

Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt, who spent six years in captivity, seeks to clarify her bid for $6.8m in damages.
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Farc leader's bodyguards 'killed'

Monday, July 12th 2010, 7:16

At least 12 bodyguards of Farc rebel leader Guillermo Saenz have died in an army attack, Colombian special forces say.
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Betancourt seeks kidnap damages

Saturday, July 10th 2010, 6:17

Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt, who spent six years in captivity, asks the government for $6.8m in damages.
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Colombian rebels killed in attack

Wednesday, July 7th 2010, 9:19

Thirteen Farc rebels are killed in northern Colombia, an operation President Uribe calls a "message" to the Farc leadership.
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'Cartel boss' held in Venezuela

Wednesday, July 7th 2010, 7:13
related countries: United States United States, Venezuela Venezuela
related places: Caracas

A suspected Colombian drugs baron has been arrested in Caracas and will be extradited to the US, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says.
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Colombian police find replica World Cup trophy made of cocaine

Sunday, July 4th 2010, 3:16

Laboratory tests confirm that a replica World Cup trophy found by police at a Colombian airport is made out of cocaine.
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World Cup replica made of cocaine

Sunday, July 4th 2010, 3:16

Laboratory tests confirm that a replica World Cup trophy found by police at a Colombian airport is made out of cocaine.
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Colombia assembly leader attacked

Monday, June 28th 2010, 0:27
related places: Medellin

Gunmen seriously injure the president of the assembly in the Colombian city of Medellin.
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Peru tops Colombia in coca league

Tuesday, June 22nd 2010, 19:37
related countries: Peru Peru

Peru replaces Colombia as the biggest producer of coca, in what the UN says is a vindication for Colombia's tough anti-drugs policy.
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Continuity vote

Monday, June 21st 2010, 15:33

Colombia's new president faces tough challenges
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Santos victor in Colombia vote

Monday, June 21st 2010, 8:46

Government candidate Juan Manuel Santos wins convincingly in the final round of Colombia's presidential elections.
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Rescue hopes dim at Colombia mine

Saturday, June 19th 2010, 22:13

Rescuers in Colombia resume work to free dozens of miners trapped underground, but there is little hope any have survived.
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Colombian mine blast traps dozens

Friday, June 18th 2010, 14:02

An explosion at a coalmine in Colombia kills at least 16 workers with about 70 still trapped, officials say.
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Road closed due to crab migration

Thursday, June 17th 2010, 12:51
related places: Providencia

Will Grant visited Colombia's island paradise of Providencia where he observed a very unusual sport.
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Colombia reward paid out

Thursday, June 17th 2010, 6:06

Colombian informants share a $1.2m reward for helping the rescue of four security personnel after a decade in rebel hands.
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Fourth Colombian hostage rescued

Monday, June 14th 2010, 20:53

Colombian forces find a police officer who fled during fighting as troops rescued three fellow captives from rebel hands.
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Colombian Farc hostages rescued

Monday, June 14th 2010, 13:04

Colombian forces rescue three of their men held hostage for more than a decade by Farc rebels and are searching for a fourth.
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Clinton pledges Colombia support

Thursday, June 10th 2010, 10:12
related countries: United States United States

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US will continue to back Colombia in its ongoing fight against rebels and drug traffickers.
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Jail term for Colombia ex-officer

Thursday, June 10th 2010, 6:56

A former Colombian army colonel is jailed for his role in the forced disappearance of 11 people in Bogota 25 years ago.
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Colombia hostage videos released

Monday, June 7th 2010, 9:29

Farc guerrillas in Colombia release videos indicating that five men they are holding are still alive after more than 10 years.
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Nine die in Colombia rebel clash

Wednesday, June 2nd 2010, 21:34

At least nine people die in clashes between two of Colombia's left-wing rebel groups.
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Colombia heads for run-off vote

Tuesday, June 1st 2010, 13:59

Colombia's presidential poll goes to a run-off in June as former defence minister Juan Manuel Santos falls just short of victory.
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Colombian beauty queen arrested

Thursday, May 27th 2010, 17:46
related countries: Argentina Argentina

Colombian beauty queen Angie Sanclemente is arrested in Argentina, charged with involvement in drug trafficking.
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Looming presence

Wednesday, May 26th 2010, 13:33

Why Alvaro Uribe is a key factor in Colombia's election
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Colombia druglord pleads for home

Thursday, May 13th 2010, 1:04
related countries: United States United States

A top Colombian drug dealer jailed in the US writes to Colombia's president asking to be allowed back home.
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Colombian presidential candidate chains himself to hero Bolivar

Tuesday, May 11th 2010, 10:59
related places: Bolivar

A Colombian presidential candidate chains himself to a statue, protesting against what he says is biased media coverage.
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