Colombia announces capital controls
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Colombia announced capital controls on some foreign investments Wednesday to try to curb the soaring peso, which has made greater gains against the dollar this year than any other currency.
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The Catholic Church and the Colombian Congress termed as positive the proposal of President Alvaro Uribe to negotiate the liberation of individuals kept as hostages by the FARC
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Venezuela has started a rescue operation in Colombia to secure the release of two hostages held by leftist rebels, an official said on Thursday, after a similar effort led by President Hugo Chavez collapsed last year.
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Colombia agreed Wednesday to allow Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to send his planes and helicopters into its territory to pick up three hostages who have been held for years by leftist rebels
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President Alvaro Uribe has accelerated a program that redistributes land confiscated from narcotraffickers.
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BOGOT&#xC1; -- The Colombian government, the recipient of billions of dollars in US aid to fight drugs and a leftist insurgency, is under siege as evidence mounts of links between right-wing death squads and dozens of officials loyal to President &#xC1;lvaro Uribe.
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BOGOTA, Colombia, Dec. 18 -- Colombian guerrillas said Tuesday that they would hand over three hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃÂ¿vez, including an aide to French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt.
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Colombia's government will release a group of jailed left-wing guerrillas, says President Alvaro Uribe.
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Colombia agreed on Wednesday to allow Venezuelan aircraft to land in the country and pick up three hostages held by Marxist rebels, a breakthrough that could lead to the captives' quick release.
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Colombia this week put 10 percent of Ecopetrol on sale in a move counter to the Latin American trend toward more state control of oil and gas resources.
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Colombia agreed on Wednesday to allow Venezuelan planes and helicopters to land in the country and pick up three hostages held for years by Marxist guerrillas, including a child born in captivity.
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BOGOTA, Colombia, June 5 -- President ÃÂlvaro Uribe has begun releasing dozens of Marxist rebels from jail in a bid to encourage the country's largest guerrilla group to liberate civilian hostages held in jungle camps, a risky move that has the support of Colombia's European allies.
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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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By Jason Webb BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia may recover itslong-lost status as a significant gold producer thanks toimproved security and a rebound in prices, which have allowed aCanadian company to reopen a mine troubled by rebels.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell has concluded that Colombia has met congressional requirements for protection of human rights, thereby freeing &#36;32.5 million in military aid funds, the State Department said Friday.
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BOGOTA, Colombia, June 15 -- Colombia's Congress voted to recognize gay unions, approving a bill to give same-sex couples full rights to health insurance, social security and inheritance benefits. The measure would make Colombia the first country in Latin America to extend such rights to gay...
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says Colombia's Farc rebels have said they are ready to release hostages.