http://www.newstin.com/us/south-central-america-terrorist-groups Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76319446 Former Colombian guerrilla hostage Ingrid Betancourt has been named woman of the year by the World Awards Association, headed by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Betancourt, who was released in July by the Colombian... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:47:11 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76319446 2008-09-05T19:47:11Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76321829 Bogota - Three military and two police officers were killed Friday in an ambush by leftist rebels in the north-western province of Choco, on the border with Panama, officials said. Choco police chief Coronel Javier Herrera... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:49:59 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76321829 2008-09-05T20:49:59Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76293119 By Benedetta Berti The Colombian government inflicted a substantial blow’s to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on July 2 when they successfully executed military “Operation Jaque” (Operation Checkmate),... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:42:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76293119 2008-09-05T10:42:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76257378 BOGOTA, Sep. 3, 2008 (IPS/GIN) - Some 34,000 judicial sector employees in Colombia began an indefinite strike Wednesday, demanding labour stability, the enforcement of a new salary scheme, and guarantees of independence... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:44:45 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76257378 2008-09-04T17:44:45Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76177962 By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Ingrid Betancourt, rescued in July after six years in leftist rebel captivity, is the second most popular politician in Colombia after President Alvaro Uribe, according to a... Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:15:42 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76177962 2008-09-03T21:15:42Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76157155 "A moment might come," Duran said, "when nobody can save Antonini's skin." A smart political agenda lies behind the unusually moderate words and actions from the fiery Venezuelan leader Antonini, a Venezuelan businessman... Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:15:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76157155 2008-09-03T14:15:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76125164 Colombia says it has paid a reward to a former guerrilla bodyguard who killed a top rebel leader and defected with the dead man's severed right hand. The Defense Ministry said Tuesday in a statement that it paid Pedro... Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:18:57 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76125164 2008-09-03T04:18:57Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76049883 ROME, Sept. 1 -- Freed French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt hugged Pope Benedict XVI on Monday and told him how she was overcome with emotion when she heard him appeal for her freedom on a radio broadcast during her... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76049883 2008-09-02T04:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76108920 Dame Helen Mirren is a woman who never fails to surprise. Such is the case with an interview that Mirren has given to GQ magazine in which, among inflammatory observations about date rape, she lets slip that she used to... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:05:57 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76108920 2008-09-02T01:05:57Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75981234 BOGOTA (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and around 20 more wounded by a car bomb in the Colombian city of Cali in one of the worst urban attacks this year, authorities said on Monday. The suspected guerrilla... Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:49:45 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75981234 2008-09-01T07:49:45Z