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Colombian ex-cartel city revived

BBC NewsJan 5 -- Fifteen years ago Pablo Escobar, the head of the Medellin drug cartel, was killed as he tried to flee across a rooftop in what officials say was the most dangerous city in the world.

Hartford Courant (From the Chicago Tribune)

Once held by rebels, Ingrid Betancourt now held in high regard in Colombia

Jan 3 -- Few politicians step into the spotlight with Madonna and the Virgin Mary. But Ingrid Betancourt, held hostage in Colombia by leftist rebels for six years before a daring rescue in July, has shown the breadth of her appeal during a high-profile tour of Latin America last month.

China View - Xinhua

Colombia promises millions of dollars for capturing guerilla leaders

Jan 3 -- Rewards of up to 5 billion Colombian pesos (2.5 million U.S. dollars) will be set aside for direct delivery or information leading to the capture of FARC (the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) guerilla leaders, Colombian Defense Ministry said Friday.

Goal.com

Torino Want Fabian Vargas

Jan 3 -- The Granata are keen to sign Colombian international Fabian Vargas from Boca Juniors.

Brantford Expositor, Canada

Jan 3 -- In Colombia, Carlos Gonzalez was the owner and operator of a successful restaurant. He was forced to abandon his business when guerrilla fighters regularly extorted money from him. Now, living in Kitchener with his family, he is reliving his dream.

Denver Post

OP-ED: Latin American challenges for Obama

Jan 2 -- It's Nov. 4, 2008, Election Day, and we're driving north from Granada, Nicaragua. Everywhere we stop, my Obama T-shirt is greeted with cheers and approval. This is the sentiment throughout Latin America. Clearly, the new Obama administration is starting off with an important reservoir of goodwill in this huge region.

Wall Street Journal

Colombia's Leader Digs In

Dec 31 -- Álvaro Uribe was 7 years old when he announced to his family that he intended to become president of Colombia. Fifty years later, in the eyes of many, he is the man who rescued his beleaguered nation from collapse.

CNN

Colombia freezes fuel prices

Dec 31 -- Colombia will freeze prices for gasoline and other petrofuels through March, the government has announced.

Radio Netherlands Worldwide

FARC threaten Dutch charity head

Dec 31 -- The Colombian FARC rebel group has placed Dutch activist Lidwien Zumpolle on its death list. Ms Zumpolle heads Hands for freedom, an organisation that helps guerrillas lay down their weapons and join civil society.

World Politics Review

OP-ED: U.S.-Colombian Relations at a Crossroads

Dec 30 -- Most of the early analysis of President George W. Bush's Latin American legacy concentrates on his failure to engage the region despite early promises to "look south." But the emphasis on the outgoing administration's general neglect of Latin America has diverted attention from the strong alliance that has developed between the United States and Colombia.

The world of the FARC (Part I: Europe)

The computer of “Raúl Reyes” played an important role in 2008. SEMANA investigated what has happened with it and has uncovered new revelations and the surprising effects it has had in nearly 30 countries where the guerrillas have a presence. In this first part, the magazine reveals how the rebel group operates in various European countries.

HEADLINES

George W. Bush will give Alvaro Uribe the highest US civilian award

Monday 5 January 1:00PM

Freed hostage thanks troops who received him after he escaped from the guerrilla

Tuesday 30 December 12:00AM

Seven Colombians arrested in Spain, accused of swindling illegal immigrants

Tuesday 23 December 12:00AM

“Projected growth in Latin America for 2009 is 1,9%”: ECLAC

Friday 19 December 9:00AM

"I prefer the death penalty to admitting the crimes I've been charged with": David Murcia

Thursday 18 December 8:00AM

Ex president Pastrana denies links to paramilitary groups

Tuesday 16 December 10:00AM

There are less migrant latin workers in the US

Tuesday 16 December 10:00AM

Colombia and Puerto Rico struck an energy agreement

Friday 12 December 4:00PM

"We feel ashamed of what has happened": Vice President Francisco Santos (listen to the interview)

Thursday 11 December 9:00AM

Farc defector finally travels to France

Wednesday 10 December 8:00AM

This Wednesday, solidarity march for IDP

Wednesday 10 December 8:00AM

Former guerrilla's future uncertain

Tuesday 9 December 11:00AM

President Uribe wants mayors and governors to be reelected

Friday 5 December 9:00AM

Argentina: second stop in Ingrid Betancourt's Latin American tour

Wednesday 3 December 9:00AM

“Kidnapping is an indescribable and irreparable personal and family tragedy”: Claudia Rujeles de Jara

InterviewSEMANA INTERNATIONAL spoke to Claudia Rujeles, wife of former governor of Meta province, Alan Jara, who is one of the six hostages FARC announced it would release in the coming weeks.

Freedom: the news story of 2008

SEMANA INTERNATIONALMore than 40 years ago the first kidnapping case was registered in Colombia. Since then, the country had not been so overwhelmed with joy as this year, when 22 people who had been kidnapped by the Farc returned to their homes.

Interview with William J. Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs at the State Department

VideoSEMANA INTERNATIONAL spoke to William J. Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs at the State Department, about Colombia's Free Trade Agreement, United States' foreign assistance and the changes that a new government in the White House will bring to the US-Colombia relationship.

¿Which of the two U.S. presidential candidates is better for Colombia?

Video /¿Which of the two U.S. presidential candidates is better for Colombia?

In the Final Presidential Debate, Obama and McCain discuss FTA with Colombia

Video /In the Final Presidential Debate, Obama and McCain discuss FTA with Colombia

Andrés Piedrahíta was recently in Kenya with his family, where this photo was taken. The picture is on the Christmas cards he sent to some of his friends.

The Colombian in the Madoff scandal

ProfileIntelligent, friendly and ambitious- that’s Andrés Piedrahíta, the Colombian who together with his father-in-law managed the firm that was most damaged by the Bernard Madoff fraud scandal in the U.S.

The Truth About Plan Colombia

Newsweek(From the magazine issue dated Jan 12, 2009) -- The U.S.-backed war on drugs is failing, as coca traffickers stay one step ahead of Uribe.

Article | The Latin American Boom is Over

Article | Bogota, a city of contrasts

Article | Inside Colombia’s Hostage War

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Colombia in the World Colombian priest turned Maronite monk finds life of solitude in Qadisha Valley

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