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Colombian drug boss pleads guilty in US

The 48-year-old, who was once an FBI top-ten fugitive, entered the plea as part of an apparent deal with prosecutors that also saw him sign a document detailing his rise to the top of one of Colombia's most bloody cocaine gangs.

Diplomat: Iran opposes US base deal for Colombia

Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that his country opposes an impending deal to expand the U.S. military's presence in Colombia.

Chavez stirs anxiety over US military deal in Colombia

Controversy over Colombia's decision to host an expanded US military presence loomed over a summit Monday of South American leaders, which President Alvaro Uribe refused to attend for fear of a diplomatic ambush.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, who says the increased US presence in neighboring Colombia is aimed at overthrowing his leftist government, had sought a region-wide censure of the pending military cooperation agreement in the summit's closing statement. But other leaders who met privately with Mr. Uribe on his damage-control tour of seven nations last week were less inclined to condemn it outright.

Colombian border towns in a gas crunch thanks to Hugo Chavez

HEADLINES: Thousands of gallons of gasoline, made in Colombia's Atlantico Department, will be sent to La Guajira which is experiencing a shortage due to Venezuela stopping energy exports.

Former Top Ten Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Drug, Murder, Racketeering Charges

Diego Montoya Sanchez, 48, one of the leaders of the Norte Valle Colombian drug cartel and a former FBI Top Ten Fugitive, pleaded guilty today in Miami to drug trafficking, murder, and racketeering charges, the Justice Department announced.

Reputed Colombian cocaine kingpin Diego Montoya pleads guilty to drug charges

This Sept. 10, 2007 file photo shows Colombian drug trafficker, Diego Montoya, at the military base in Bogota, Colombia.

Chavez stirs anxiety over US military deal in Colombia

Controversy over Colombia's decision to host an expanded US military presence loomed over a summit Monday of South American leaders, which President Alvaro Uribe refused to attend for fear of a diplomatic ambush.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, who says the increased US presence in neighboring Colombia is aimed at overthrowing his leftist government, had sought a region-wide censure of the pending military cooperation agreement in the summit's closing statement. But other leaders who met privately with Mr. Uribe on his damage-control tour of seven nations last week were less inclined to condemn it outright.

Reelection in Colombia at Standstill

Bogota, Aug 5 The reelection initiative in Colombia that seeks to enable an eventual third administration of President Alvaro Uribe is currently showing symptoms of a standstill, a parliamentary source recognized.

Colombian priest charges clerical homosexuality is widespread

A priest in Colombia has awakened a controversy in that country with a provocative book entitled Toward a Gay Clergy .

Unasur agrees to summit on US bases in Colombia

South American presidents expressed deep concerns Monday with a planned U.S. military expansion in Colombia, but failed to reach consensus on a joint statement rejecting U.S. long-term leases on Colombian bases.

Colombia Senator Gives FARC Hostage Life Proof

Liberal Colombian Senador Piedad Cordoba confirmed on Sunday that the life proves of a group of detainees by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia are already in the national capital.

Colombia and its neighbours: Bazookas and bases

WHEN Colombian officials revealed on July 26th that three Swedish anti-tank rocket launchers sold to Venezuela in 1988 had been found in a camp belonging to the FARC guerrillas, they expected their neighbours to share their outrage.

Colombia to hand over captured Ecuador troops

Colombian soldiers have captured 11 Ecuadorean troops who crossed over the border at a time of heightened tensions between the Andean neighbors but Ecuador authorities played down the incident as an accident.

Chavez buying Russian tanks to send to the border with Colombia in...

SANTIAGO, CHILE: Presidet Uribe heads to Brasil Thursday as he continues his tour of South America lining up support from UNASUR member nations for Colombia's pending military base deal with the United States.

Colombiaa s Rubiales-Monterrey Pipeline Protected by Leak Detection...

Energy Solutions International, Inc. , a world-leading supplier of software solutions that optimize operational and commercial performance of oil and gas pipelines, announced that its PipelineManager software for comprehensive pipeline management, including leak detection, will be deployed on the Rubiales - Monterrey Pipeline in Colombia.

Colombia to send troops to Afghanistan

Colombia has one of the largest armies in Latin America which has been mainly financed, equipped and trained by the United States.

Bolivia Not To Allow U.S. Military Bases

The Bolivian government will never allow the establishment of a U.S. military base on its territory, President Evo Morales said Friday.

Reputed Drug Kingpin Montoya To Plead Guilty

Share + Aug 7, 2009 6:27 pm US/Eastern 1 of 1 Diego Montoya, center, aka "Don Diego" as the alleged head of Colombia's Norte del Valle drug cartel and one of the most wanted drug traffickers by the U.S. justice, is led under heavy police escort on Dec.

Three Colombian soldiers killed in attack

Leftist rebels ambushed a Colombian military expedition in the centre of the country, killing three soldiers, authorities said on Friday.

Colombia military boss warns of foreign threat to election

BOGOTA: Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva warned that his country's presidential elections next year could become an "objective" for foreign militaries, according to an interview published on Sunday.