BOGOTA - A Colombian court has convicted a retired army general of murder and sentenced him to 40 years in prison for his role in a notorious 1997 massacre by far-right militias. The sentence of ex-Gen. Jaime Humberto Uscategui is the most severe im
BOGOTA - Four soldiers from Venezuela's National Guard captured in Colombian territory will be repatriated in a bid to ease tensions between the South American neighbors, President Alvaro Uribe's government said Saturday. The Colombian navy intercep
BOGOTA - A Colombian cooking school has concocted a love dessert made with passion fruit — and Viagra. Student chefs at the state culinary school in Quindio province wouldn't give the complete ingredients but say it contains the active ingre
Debutants Switzerland have made it all the way to the final of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria, trouncing Colombia 4-0 in the first semi-final at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. For Sunday's final at the Abuja National Stadium, Switzer
CARACAS, Venezuela - A prominent opponent of President Hugo Chavez accused the socialist leader's government on Wednesday of turning a blind eye to leftist Colombian rebels taking refuge in border areas of Venezuela. Tachira state Gov. Cesar Perez s
BOGOTA - Colombian authorities say they have seized $19 million in forged U.S. currency so far this year, five times the amount confiscated last year. A statement from the Presidency's press office says 16 people have been arrested in Colombia and t
BOGOTA, Nov 8 - Colombia has said it will appeal to the United Nations Security Council and the OAS after Hugo Chavez, the fiery leftist president of neighbouring Venezuela, ordered his army to prepare for war in order, he said, to assure peace. For
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez on Sunday ordered Venezuela's military to prepare for a possible armed conflict with Colombia, saying his country's soldiers should be ready if the United States attempts to provoke a war between the South
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