News Topic - Colombia
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Ecuadorian leader calls FARC rescue lucky
QUITO, Ecuador, July 15 (UPI) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said that Colombia's recent successful effort to free 15 hostages was more luck than the result of "good planning."
United Press International – Jul 16, 2008 12:41 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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QUITO, Ecuador, July 15 (UPI) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said that Colombia's recent successful effort to free 15 hostages was more luck than the result of "good planning."
United Press International – Jul 16, 2008 12:41 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Top Stories
Colombian TV Show Exposes Drug Underworld
The highest-rated TV show in Colombia follows a rather grim plot line: Boy meets girl. Boy smuggles tons of cocaine. Longtime pals betray each other. Everyone ends up dead or in jail.
CBS News – Jul 15, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The highest-rated TV show in Colombia follows a rather grim plot line: Boy meets girl. Boy smuggles tons of cocaine. Longtime pals betray each other. Everyone ends up dead or in jail.
CBS News – Jul 15, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in World
TV show provides look into Colombian drug cartelAP - The highest-rated TV show in Colombia follows a rather grim plot line: Boy meets girl. Boy smuggles tons of cocaine. Longtime pals betray each other. Everyone ends up dead or in jail.
Yahoo! – Jul 15, 2008 12:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Entertainment
Growing up amid war affects children's moral development
Research among 96 war-affected children and adolescents in Colombia examined how war affects children's moral development. Though all participants said it was wrong to steal or hurt others because of justice or welfare or even to ensure one's survival, many said that it was acceptable to steal or hurt others for revenge. This was one of the first studies to examine moral development in children growing up in a war zone.
EurekAlert! – Jul 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology: Science
Research among 96 war-affected children and adolescents in Colombia examined how war affects children's moral development. Though all participants said it was wrong to steal or hurt others because of justice or welfare or even to ensure one's survival, many said that it was acceptable to steal or hurt others for revenge. This was one of the first studies to examine moral development in children growing up in a war zone.
EurekAlert! – Jul 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology: Science
Lost small arms aid insurgentsUNITED NATIONS -- Every year hundreds of thousands of smallarms go missing and many wind up in the hands of insurgents incountries like Iraq, Colombia and Afghanistan, a new surveypublished on Monday said.
Canada.com – Jul 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Canada: British Columbia
Sustaining the Medellin Miracle
MEDELLIN, Colombia -- This labyrinthine metropolis transformed over the course of a decade from a battlefield of drug lords, paramilitaries and leftist guerrillas into one of the safest, most dynamic cities in Latin America. Visionary inner-city renewal projects and a push to take back the lawles...
Washington Post – Jul 11, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in World: South America
MEDELLIN, Colombia -- This labyrinthine metropolis transformed over the course of a decade from a battlefield of drug lords, paramilitaries and leftist guerrillas into one of the safest, most dynamic cities in Latin America. Visionary inner-city renewal projects and a push to take back the lawles...
Washington Post – Jul 11, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in World: South America
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?
found in World: South America
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?
found in World: South America
Rescued Hostages Express Gratitude
Three American defense contractors expressed public gratitude yesterday for their rescue from rebels in Colombia last week and urged Americans not to forget hundreds of Colombians still held hostage in punishing conditions.
Washington Post – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in World: South America
Three American defense contractors expressed public gratitude yesterday for their rescue from rebels in Colombia last week and urged Americans not to forget hundreds of Colombians still held hostage in punishing conditions.
Washington Post – Jul 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in World: South America
Colombia's President Uribe and the Clownish Narco-terrorists
Colombia's president is more popular than most hemisphere leaders, while FARC looks foolish.
U.S. News & World Report – Jul 7, 2008 7:44 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Colombia's president is more popular than most hemisphere leaders, while FARC looks foolish.
U.S. News & World Report – Jul 7, 2008 7:44 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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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?
found in World: South America
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?
found in World: South America