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Nicaragua president says he's open to FARC talks
AP - Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega says he is open to meeting with Colombia's FARC rebels.
Yahoo!  –  Jul 17, 2008 5:25 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in World: South America
Navy seizes homemade sub
The Mexican Navy seized a homemade submarine off the Pacific coast with a suspected drug shipment on board. Similar vessels have been discovered off Colombia and Central America, but Navy spokesman Captain Benjamin Mar said the seizure...
New Zealand Herald  –  Jul 17, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in World: South America
Nicaragua's Ortega says willing to talk to FARC
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaragua's leftist president, Daniel Ortega, said on Wednesday he was willing to accept a request from Colombia's biggest guerrilla force for talks to try to help Colombia end its four-decade-long civil war.
Reuters  –  Jul 17, 2008 07:09 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in World
The State of Play on Trade
Trade deals with Colombia, Korea, and Panama, all rife with political import, are stalled in Congress. In the meantime, some U.S. exports lag
Business Week  –  Jul 17, 2008 04:01 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Business
Photo from Yahoo! Colombia misused Red Cross emblem in hostage rescue
Reuters - Colombia misused the symbol of the Red Cross in this month's military rescue of politician Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other rebel-held hostages, it said on Wednesday, admitting a possible violation of the rules of war.
Yahoo!  –  Jul 17, 2008 03:51 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Top Stories
Columbian orphans visit WNY
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) - - It was anything but your typical backyard picnic tonight in Orchard Park. Fourteen orphans, all the way from Bogota, Colombia, spent the night getting to know the families who may soon welcome them into their homes for good. A language barrier isn't stopping these families from forming a special bond.
WIVB - TV  –  Jul 17, 2008 03:27 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Local: New York: Buffalo
EXCLUSIVE: Former hostage Keith Stansell reunites with children, parents after five years in captivity
Stansell, a Tampa Bay area resident, and two other Americans were held by by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia since February 2003.
ABC Action News  –  Jul 17, 2008 02:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Local: Florida: Tampa
Betancourt rescuers 'used Red Cross and broke Geneva Convention'
Colombia misused the symbol of the Red Cross during its daring military rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages, admitting a possible violation of the rules of war.
Telegraph.co.uk  –  Jul 17, 2008 12:06 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in World
House Republicans push for Colombia pact vote
Reuters - Republicans pressured U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday to set a vote on a free trade pact with Colombia, which they said would die if Congress does not approve it this year.
Yahoo!  –  Jul 16, 2008 10:20 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Politics: Congress
Red Cross Apology
Colombia's president apologizes to the International Red Cross.
KAPPTV.com  –  Jul 16, 2008 9:02 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Local: Washington: Yakima-Pasco