Topic: Colombia

April 9, 1948, Bogota), political leader who was considered a champion of the Colombian people and was revered as a martyr after his assassination.. Gaitan studied law at the National University of Colombia, Bogota, and continued his studies in Rome. There he ...

Prospects for reviving and approving US free trade pacts with Panama, Colombia and South Korea are " not good," Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Thursday.And US President Barack Obama "is sending all the wrong signals to the rest of the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States risks being " wallflowers at the dance" as other countries pursue trade deals while the Obama administration sits on the sidelines, a senior Republican senator said on Thursday.The Democratic Obama administration so far has only produced ...

US president-elect Barack Obama is sending evaluators to study the sprawling US bureaucracy to help him determine how best to meet his administration's goals when he takes office on January 20.Obama's 450-strong transition team will scour more than 100 departments and agencies ...

US president-elect Barack Obama is sending teams of evaluators through the length and breadth of the sprawling US bureaucracy to help him reset the course of the ship of state on January 20.Obama's 450-strong transition team will scour more than 100 departments ...

Colombia Hostages storyIn a July 2 story about the rescue of kidnapped presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages from Colombian rebels, The Associated Press erroneously translated Betancourt as saying she still aspires " to serve Colombia as president. "Do I still ...

Alvaro Uribe Says Colombian Institutions Are Now Free of Infiltration, Corruption by MilitiasPresident Alvaro Uribe said Friday that Colombia's institutions are now free of infiltration and corruption by right-wing militias blamed for some of the nation's worst human rights abuses.In a nationally ...

Summary Box: Colombia's Army Investigated for Civilian KillingsINVESTIGATION: Colombia's public prosecutor has reopened 131 investigations into army killings from 2002-2007, which could result in firings of soldiers.VICTIMS: Prosecutors allege the military tampered with evidence to make civilian victims appear to be combatants. ...