Colombia warlord loses benefits
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A leading Colombian paramilitary leader is accused of running a drugs empire from prison and loses privileges,
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TURBO, Colombia : Some 450 Colombian paramilitaries handed over weapons, the first of at least 3,000 right-wing fighters due to surrender their arms as an initial gesture in a peace deal.
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A Colombian guerrilla released from prison to help broker a deal to free rebel hostages could play a role in verifying troops have been pulled back from any safe haven set up for talks, guerrilla commanders said.
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Colombia will allow no more international missions seeking the release of hostages held by leftist rebels after a Venezuela-led plan dissolved in a flurry of accusations last week, the government said on Monday.
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The head of the Colombian army was dismissed Wednesday with no explanation just short of a year in the post.
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BOGOTA, Colombia -- Col. Hern?n Mej?a was among Colombia's most decorated officers, a young, strapping warrior with five medals for valor on his chest and a reputation for being a relentless adversary of the Marxist guerrillas who operated in the dusty hamlets of northeast Colombia.
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One of the world's most sought after cocaine kingpins was hunted down and captured in Colombia yesterday in the toughest blow against the country's drugs trade in more than a decade.
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Nations asked to fund disarmament last week said Colombia must stiffen penalties for ex-fighters.
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By Jaime Acosta TURBO, Colombia  - Some 450 far-right Colombianparamilitary fighters turned in their weapons on Thursday aspart of a government-negotiated demobilization to eliminate theoutlawed group by the end of next year.
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Colombian paramilitary leader Miguel Arroyave is killed, casting further doubts on ongoing peace talks.
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Top Democratic lawmakers, including presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Chris Dodd, have urged Colombia to reverse the "infiltration" of murderous paramilitary groups at high government levels or risk losing $700 million a year in aid.
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BOGOTA, Colombia, Feb. 16 -- U.S. support for Colombia has been a foregone conclusion under the administration of President ÃÂlvaro Uribe, who was elected in 2002. But with a widening scandal tying the president's close supporters to paramilitary groups, policymakers on Capitol Hill say skepticism of...
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A Venezuelan-led mission to rescue three hostages, including a 3-year old boy, from leftist rebels in Colombia's jungles fell apart Monday as the guerrillas accused Colombia's military of sabotaging the promised handoff.
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VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - A Venezuelan-sponsored plan to free three hostages held by Colombian rebels was stalled by the guerrillas' failure to reveal their location, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said it may unravel if the stalemate drags on.
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BUENAVENTURA, Colombia  - Colombia's most infamous cocaine lords have been killed or jailed, violence has fallen sharply and drug seizures are at an all-time high.
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Police in Colombia say they have thwarted a plot by rebels to kill President Alvaro Uribe, by hitting his plane.
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TIBU, Colombia -- After nearly 10 years of fighting anti-government rebels, Julio Cesar Arce strode onto a muddy field one recent day and joined 1,400 fellow paramilitary fighters in a ceremony marking the largest voluntary disarmament in his country's violent history.