U.S. Firm On Trial in Colombia Slayings
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LA LOMA, Colombia -- In 2001, paramilitary hit men pulled three union leaders off buses in this roasting-hot swath of northeastern Colombia and shot them dead. In a shadowy conflict where gunmen often kill union activists, the slaying generated little attention, even as the dead men's families ac...
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A Colombian accused of leading a powerful drug cartel pleaded not guilty to U.S. drug conspiracy and importation charges on Friday, more than two years after he had been arrested and detained in Cuba.
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The United States pressed its case on Thursday for former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega's extradition to France, countering objections from his lawyers that prompted a Florida judge to suspend temporarily the court-approved extradition.
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A U.S. woman was shot and killed as she vacationed with her Colombian husband in this South American country, in a robbery that netted $200 and a laptop computer, police said on Sunday.
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A Colombian rebel leader being held  in custody in the United States on drug trafficking and other  charges will appear in court next week, a Justice Department  official said on Saturday.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian rebels on Wednesdaydenied government accusations they plotted to kill PresidentBush during a visit to the port of Cartagena last week.
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A Colombian rebel leader in U.S. custody on federal drug and terrorism charges was ordered held without bond Wednesday pending a trial.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Thursday ordered an investigation of right-wing militia leaders suspected of killing two fellow paramilitaries this month and threatened to extradite them to the United States.
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U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday began their second attempt to hold Latin American rebel leader Ricardo Palmera responsible for keeping three Americans hostage for four years.
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Three U.S. Marines will go on trial   on murder charges without the possibility of the death penalty   in the April shooting death of an Iraqi man in Hamdania, the   U.S. military said on Monday.
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FLORENCIA, Colombia  - When spies spotted a guerrilla chief camped on a jungle riverbank one afternoon late last year, Colombia's army quickly turned to U.S. soldiers to help plan his capture.
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Colombian rebel leader Ricardo Palmera was convicted yesterday in federal court of helping hold three Americans hostage for years in jungle prison camps. He is the only person ever found responsible for their capture.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - A commander of Colombia'slargest rebel army was handed over to U.S. authorities at aBogota airport for extradition to the United States Friday oncocaine smuggling and kidnapping charges.
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Four Colombian soldiers were sentenced to 40 years each for murdering union officials in 2004, a decision the government said reflects its commitment to labor rights as it tries to clinch a U.S. free trade deal.
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KABUL, Afghanistan  - Three Americans standing  trial in Afghanistan Monday for imprisoning and torturing  Afghans were given a week to provide evidence, which they say  was withheld by U.S. authorities, proving that they had  official clearance.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia said on Friday that a  top Marxist guerrilla leader may avoid extradition to the  United States if his rebel group frees 63 hostages, including  three Americans and one German.
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BOGOTA -- Colombia's president last night approved the extradition from a local prison to the United States of a top leftist guerrilla commander, but said he will halt the order if the guerrillas release 63 high-profile hostages -- including three Americans and a German -- before Dec. 30.