Colombia News

People in the balconies of the vast congressional hall in coastal Valparaiso shouted warnings as a massive light fixture rocked overhead, and heads of state nervously eyed the ceiling.

President Barack Obama is applauding Colombian President Alvaro Uribe for accepting a court decision that prevents him from running for a third term.

Caracas, Mar 9 Venezuelan Deputy Aurora Morales reiterated on Tuesday the danger that the presence of US military stations in Colombia represents for the countries of the region.

The Philadelphia Union signed Colombian midfielder Roger Torres on loan from America de Cali of the Columbian First Division, the Major League Soccer club announced on Monday.

They also accuse Uribe of ignoring the advice of the State Council - the highest court on administrative matters, which also urged that the congress take up the agreement before it was signed.

Colombia and Venezuela are makingA progress in negotiations to end a diplomatic dispute that hasA battered trade and unnerved the Andean region, said the DominicanA Republica s president, who is brokering talks.

Uzbekistan News.Net Sunday 7th March, 2010 A Colombian teacher threw a sandal at former agriculture minister and a presidential candidate Andres Felipe Arias during a public event at a theatre in the northern Colombian city of Barranquilla.

AN aspiring Colombian presidential candidate had a sandal tossed at him yesterday in an incident reminiscent of a protest against former US President George W. Bush in Iraq.

Reporting from Bogota, Colombia - One of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history rocked Chile on Saturday, killing more than 300 people, toppling buildings and freeways, and setting off sirens thousands of miles away as governments scrambled to protect coastal residents from the ensuing tsunami.

Spain and Venezuela ended a tense spat between governments by issuing a joint statement Saturday in which the Latin American country denied any links with Basque separatists.

Bogota, Mar 4 Colombian intelligence authorities revealed on Thursday the existence of an alleged terrorist plan aimed at magistrates of the Plenary Courtroom of the Supreme Court of Justice.

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The European Union has completed negotiations over controversial free trade agreements with Peru and Colombia, with member state and European Parliament approval now required.

Prices probably rose 1.02 percent last month from January, the fastest pace since a 1.51 percent increase in February 2008, according to the median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg.

Bogota, Feb 28: Authorities here have arrested a leftist rebel on charges of kidnapping and murdering a sister of former Colombian president Cesar Gaviria, officials said.

Not surprisingly, with congressional elections in Colombia being held on March 14 and the presidential election on May 30, the political environment is heating up in the South American country - and in New York City.

President Hugo Chavez lashed out at Spain's prime minister Wednesday for asking Venezuela to respond to a Spanish judge's accusation that his government collaborated with Basque separatists and Colombian rebels.

Some of Colombia's most-wanted drug traffickers were among 78 people the U.S. Treasury Department took action against on Tuesday because of their roles in international narcotics trafficking.

Miami, New York, Las Vegas, Santo Domingo, London, Medellin. No, Juanes isn't on tour.

Former Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos leads the race to succeed President Alvaro Uribe in a May election after a court barred the US ally from seeking re-election, a poll said yesterday.

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams says he expects to be back at his desk in a little over a week.