Imagine the entire population of Kentucky forced out of their homes in the past 25 years, with many of the residents moving to a neighboring country.
Guerrilla war displaces millions of Colombians
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Colombia’s Uribe: Keeping Up with Hugo Chavez
It took some arm-twisting. One Colombian legislator traveling in Taiwan was ordered aboard a flight back to Bogotá so he could cast his vote.
Rebels arrested in assassination plot, Colombian leader says
Colombian police foiled a plot by Marxist guerrillas to assassinate the nation’s defense minister, according to President Alvaro Uribe. Ten guerrillas dressed as police planned to infiltrate the family farm of Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos over Easter week and kill the official and his family, Uribe said Thursday on national television. The guerrillas, who belong to the FARC, the Spanish acronym for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, were captured, Uribe said.
Colombia’s FARC releases Swedish captive
The last non-Colombian hostage known to have been held by leftist rebels in Colombia was freed Tuesday.
Volcano eruption sparks alert in Colombia
A volcano near southwest Colombia’s border with Ecuador erupted on Saturday, leading the government to issue a "red alert" for the region. There were not believed to be any fatalities or injuries in the blast, which happened at about 7:10 p.m. ET (12:10 a.m.