News Source: Russia Today
| 26 days ago
Colombia, Bogotá: An unidentified US military officer (C) passes between two Colombian soldiers in combat gear on watch at the entrance of the Foreign Ministry on October 30, 2009, in Bogota. (AFP Photo / Rodrigo Arangua) download embed “US-...
News Source: Associated Press
| 26 days ago
In a private, low-key ceremony, the U.S. ambassador and three Colombian ministers on Friday signed a pact giving American personnel expanded access to military bases in this drug-producing country, a deal that Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has called a...
News Source: CNN
| 26 days ago
Colombia and the United States signed an agreement Friday that allows U.S. personnel to be stationed at seven military bases in the South American nation. The United States says it needs the bases to help in its fight against terrorists and...
News Source: Reuters
| 26 days ago
Trade Representative Ron Kirk will outline the Obama administration's review of a long-delayed free trade agreement with South Korea in a speech next week, a U.S. business group said on Friday. U.S. President Barack Obama opposed the pact with Asia'...
News Source: Christian Science Monitor
| 26 days ago
Far-left and moderate leaders alike have expressed concerns about an increasing US presence in the region. Colombia signed a controversial military cooperation pact with the United States Friday that will expand US access to Colombian military bases...
News Source: The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
| 26 days ago
Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez and the US ambassador to Colombia, William Brownfield, signed the accord during a brief closed-door ceremony in Bogota, a Colombian foreign ministry spokesman told AFP. The exact text of the agreement, which...