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Chávez, Seeking Colombia Role, Distances Himself From Rebels
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 7 -- At a May presidential summit in Brazil, President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela sought out his Colombian counterpart and regional rival, Ãlvaro Uribe. The two had not spoken in months. But Chávez got right to the point, telling Uribe: "We haven't been giving money to the...
Washington Post – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 7 -- At a May presidential summit in Brazil, President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela sought out his Colombian counterpart and regional rival, Ãlvaro Uribe. The two had not spoken in months. But Chávez got right to the point, telling Uribe: "We haven't been giving money to the...
Washington Post – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Hunt for Nazi 'Doctor Death' in Chile
SANTIAGO - Representatives of a Jewish human rights organisation arrived in Chile on Monday in a renewed hunt for former SS doctor Aribert Heim.Efraim Zuroff, considered the top Nazi hunter of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 7, 2008 9:10 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
SANTIAGO - Representatives of a Jewish human rights organisation arrived in Chile on Monday in a renewed hunt for former SS doctor Aribert Heim.Efraim Zuroff, considered the top Nazi hunter of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 7, 2008 9:10 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Betancourt wastes no time after freedom
PARIS - Freedom tastes sweet and Ingrid Betancourt is lapping it up, with the same drive and determination that kept her alive in the Colombian jungle for six years, sometimes chained to a tree.Five days after being rescued along...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 7, 2008 6:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
PARIS - Freedom tastes sweet and Ingrid Betancourt is lapping it up, with the same drive and determination that kept her alive in the Colombian jungle for six years, sometimes chained to a tree.Five days after being rescued along...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 7, 2008 6:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Freed hostage to write play about her captivity
PARIS - Ingrid Betancourt, freed from six years of captivity in a Colombian jungle, plans to write a play about her experience that she said in an interview published Sunday will plumb the soul of the human condition."People must...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 6, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
PARIS - Ingrid Betancourt, freed from six years of captivity in a Colombian jungle, plans to write a play about her experience that she said in an interview published Sunday will plumb the soul of the human condition."People must...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 6, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Experts say tourist overuse threatens Peru's Machu Picchu
LIMA - An influx of tourists to Peru's famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu may prompt UNESCO to add the jungle-shrouded ruins to its list of endangered World Heritage sites.Yearly visits to Machu Picchu, Peru's top tourist destination,...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 6, 2008 7:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
LIMA - An influx of tourists to Peru's famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu may prompt UNESCO to add the jungle-shrouded ruins to its list of endangered World Heritage sites.Yearly visits to Machu Picchu, Peru's top tourist destination,...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 6, 2008 7:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Colombian Officials Recount Rescue Plan
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 5 -- Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told a special team of intelligence agents assigned with drawing up a hostage rescue operation to be inventive and bold.
Washington Post – Jul 6, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 5 -- Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told a special team of intelligence agents assigned with drawing up a hostage rescue operation to be inventive and bold.
Washington Post – Jul 6, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Colombian hostage crisis ends bloodlessly
The plan was to bring together their most prized hostages and march them 145km through Colombia's wilderness.A month later, disguised commandos primed with acting lessons land in a helicopter and trick the rebels into handing...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 4, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The plan was to bring together their most prized hostages and march them 145km through Colombia's wilderness.A month later, disguised commandos primed with acting lessons land in a helicopter and trick the rebels into handing...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 4, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Sharemarket recovers lost ground
The sharemarket recovered almost all of yesterday's losses, buoyed by bargain hunters stepping in after markets steadied offshore.The NZSX-50 benchmark index, which yesterday plunged 69 points, closed up 63.5 points, or 2...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 4, 2008 06:10 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The sharemarket recovered almost all of yesterday's losses, buoyed by bargain hunters stepping in after markets steadied offshore.The NZSX-50 benchmark index, which yesterday plunged 69 points, closed up 63.5 points, or 2...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 4, 2008 06:10 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Hostages Freed in Colombia Are Reunited With Families
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 3 -- On their first full day of freedom, the hostages rescued from guerrilla captivity in Colombia were reunited with relatives, as new details emerged Thursday about their captors and the conditions under which they were held.
Washington Post – Jul 4, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 3 -- On their first full day of freedom, the hostages rescued from guerrilla captivity in Colombia were reunited with relatives, as new details emerged Thursday about their captors and the conditions under which they were held.
Washington Post – Jul 4, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Latin America Policy at a Crossroads
MEXICO CITY, July 3 -- Sen. John McCain's trip to Colombia and Mexico this week made one thing clear: The shape of the United States' relationship with Latin America will hinge on the outcome of the 2008 election.
Washington Post – Jul 4, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
MEXICO CITY, July 3 -- Sen. John McCain's trip to Colombia and Mexico this week made one thing clear: The shape of the United States' relationship with Latin America will hinge on the outcome of the 2008 election.
Washington Post – Jul 4, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
