News Source: Al Jazeera
| 1 day ago
The talks in Manaus, the capital of Brazil's Amazonas state, on Thursday had been expected to bring together the leaders of the eight nations that have territory inside the huge rainforest region. But the only leaders still attending are Luiz
News Source: United Press International
| 3 days ago
Colombians have a more negative view of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez than Venezuelans do of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe , a poll released Tuesday said. Venezuelans are also more likely to have no opinion at all of Uribe, a tribute to Chavez'
News Source: Open Democracy
| 3 days ago
Criminal gangs exploit weak state presence to forge a parallel state and prosecute their criminal enterprises sustained by fear, violence and brutality. Border zones are incubators of criminal instability and violence. Weak state presence and the
News Source: Taiwan News
| 4 days ago
The day's swelter dissipates in twilight as a makeshift bar appears in the cobbled colonial plaza...The mariachis start strumming, followed by a troop of "cumbia" dancers, and there's a sense of an evening shared...She and husband Eddie are visiting
News Source: The independent
| 6 days ago
The view from our veranda is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. It's a vision of earthly paradise as painted by the Flemish masters. There are 20ft trees that would be no taller than a much-loved potted plant in the UK. Flame-red heliconias
News Source: Hola Arkansas
| 8 days ago
Bush welcomed Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to the Oval Office Wednesday, June 14, 2006. �This is my first chance to be able to congratulate the President for a very strong victory. He was obviously a good campaigner that had a message that the
News Source: United Press International
| 13 days ago
Millions of referendum signatures in support of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe 's second re-election bid are invalid, an electoral body says. The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday this week's ruling by Colombia's National Electoral Council
News Source: Reuters
| 16 days ago
Colombia brought what it called threats of war from neighboring Venezuela to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday after Hugo Chavez, leader of the neighboring country, told his army to get ready to fight. For months Chavez has said that a military